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Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg Fürstbistum Würzburg  (German)
1168–1830
Coat of arms
The Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg in the 18th century
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Würzburg
Common languages	East Franconian German
Religion	Roman Catholic
Government	Prince-Bishopric
Prince-Bishop
• First bishop (743–55)	St Burchard I
• First Prince-Bishop (1165–70)	Herold von Hochheim
• Last (1795–1808; Prince-Bishop to 1803-1830)	Georg Karl von Fechenbach
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Bishopric founded	743
• Raised to prince-bishopric	1168
• Prince-Bishops styled Dukes in Franconia	1441
• Ecclesiastical Prince of Franconian Circle	1500
• Secularised and annexed by Bavaria	25 February 1830
• Ceded to Ferdinand and raised to Grand Duchy	30 September 1830
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Franconia Electorate of Bavaria

The Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg (German: Fürstbistum Würzburg; Hochstift Würzburg) was an state of the Holy Roman Empire that was in Lower Franconia. It existed from 1168–1830.

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