Principality of Regensburg

The Principality of Regensburg was created by the Empire in 1803 and was until 1810 one of the territories of the Kurerzkanzlers, since 1806 Prince-Bishop within the Confederation of the Rhine.

History

The Principality of Regensburg was formed with the kingdom in 1803 and consisted of the former territories of the Bishopric of Regensburg with the dominions Donaustauf, Worth and High Castle, the Imperial City of Regensburg, the Abbey of St. Emmeram, the kingdom pins Obermünster and Niedermünster and all possessions of indirect Monasteries Regensburg. It was under the reign of Karl Theodor von Dalberg, who was also the dignity of an elector, the Office of Reichserzkanzlers as well as the offices of the Archbishop of Mainz and Primate of Germany. Since the Electorate of Bavaria wanted to control over the old Bavarian capital of Regensburg, the official establishment Dalberg delayed as Archbishop of Regensburg until 1 February 1805. With the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine 1806, Dalberg of Napoleon had to move, as Primate of the protocol- Aryan top the new state structure to occur. The Austrian corps Liechtenstein occupied by the Fifth Coalition War between France and the allied Austrians and British on April 20, 1809 Regensburg. On April 23, 1809, the city was shot by French troops on fire and stormed. Dalberg was trying to help the owner of about 150 houses burnt with silver from the Cathedral.

On May 22, 1810 Dalberg came as a result of the agreement reached on February 28, 1810 Paris Treaty was from the Principality of Regensburg, but received the greater part of the principality of Hanau and Fulda with the title of Grand Duke of Frankfurt. Archbishop of Regensburg he remained until 1817, the Principality of Regensburg came to the Kingdom of Bavaria -. Regensburg became the capital of the rain circle, which largely went up in 1837 in present-day administrative region of Upper Palatinate.