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Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn
Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, also known as Julius Echter, was prince-bishop of Würzburg from 1573 to 1617, a leading Counter-Reformation ruler who founded the Juliusspital and reopened Würzburg University.
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
The Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg (Hochstift Bamberg) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in Franconia, founded by King Henry II in 1007 and annexed by Bavaria in 1802–1803.
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
The Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg (Hochstift Würzburg) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in Franconia, ruled by the bishop of Würzburg until its secularization in 1802–1803.