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A city in northwestern Germany, and the seat of a Bishop from 783. In the 16th century the Bishopric and surrounding territory was converted to Protestantism, in which it remained until being recaptured by Catholic forces, then retaken by the Protestants during the 30 Years War. The treaty ending that conflict contained the unusual provision that Catholic and Protestant Bishops should alternate thereafter. Another note of interest concerns the last Bishop. When the Bishopric was mediatized in 1802, its Princely status was retained as an appanage of Hannover. The Elector (and later King) at the time was the last Bishops father, thus providing the only example I can think of off-hand of a father succeeding his son.

1. Wiho (I).........................................783 ?-809

2. Meginhard..........................................810-829

3. Goswin...........................................829 ?-845

4. Gosbert............................................845-860

5. Egbert.............................................860-887

6. Egilmar............................................887-906

7. Bernhar............................................906-918

8. Dodo I.............................................919-949

9. Drogo..............................................949-969

10. Leutholf...........................................969-978

11. Dodo II............................................978-996

12. Günther............................................996-1000

13. Wacholf...........................................1000-1003

14. Dietmar...........................................1003-1022

15. Meginhar..........................................1023-1027

16. Gosmar............................................1028-1036

17. Albrich...........................................1036-1052

18. Benno I...........................................1052-1067

19. Benno II..........................................1067-1088

20. Markwart..........................................1088-1093

21. Wiho II...........................................1093-1101

22. Johann I..........................................1101-1109

23. Gottschalk von Diepholz...........................1109-1119

24. Diethard..........................................1119-1137

25. Udo von Steinfurt.................................1137-1141

26. Philipp, Gr. v. Katzenellenbogen....1141-1173 opposed by...

27. Wezel, Antibishop......................................1141

28. Arno, Gr. v. Altena...............................1173-1191

29. Gerhard, Gr. v. Wildeshausen..............1192-1216 d. 1219

30. Adolf, Gr. v. Tecklenburg.........................1216-1224

31. Engelbert I, Gr. v. Isenburg..............1224-1226 d. 1250

32. Otto I............................................1226-1227

33. Konrad I von Veltberg.............................1227-1238

34. Engelbert I, Gr. v. Isenburg (restored)...........1238-1250

35. Bruno, Gr. v. Isenburg............................1250-1258

36. Baldwin von Rüssel................................1259-1264

37. Engelbert, Gr. v. d. Marck, Administrator.............. 1264-1265

38. Wittekind, Gr. v. Waldeck.........................1265-1268

39. Konrad II, Gr. v. Rietberg........................1269-1297

40. Ludwig, Gr. v. Ravensberg.........................1297-1308

41. Engelbert II von Weike............................1309-1321

42. Gottfried, Gr. v. Arnsberg........................1321-1348

43. Johann II Hud.....................................1349-1366

44. Melchior, Hzg. v. Braunschweig-Grubenhagen........1366-1376

45. Dietrich von Horn.................................1376-1402

46. Heinrich I, Gr. v. Holstein...............1402-1404 d. 1421

47. Otto II, Gr. v. Hoya..............................1404-1424

48. Johann III Von Diepholz...........................1424-1437

49. Eric I, Gr. v. Hoya.......................1437-1441 d. 14 ?

50. Heinrich II, Gr. v. Mörs, Administrator.................1441-1450

51. Albrecht, Gr. v. Hoya.............................1450-1453

52. Rudolf von Diepholz...............................1453-1455

53. Konrad III von Diepholz...........................1455-1482

54. Konrad IV, Gr. v. Rietberg........................1482-1508

55. Eric II, Hzg. v. Braunschweig-Luneburg............1508-1532

56. Franz, Gr. v. Waldeck.............................1532-1553

57. Johann IV, Gr. v. Hoya............................1553-1574

58. Protestant

59. Heinrich III, Hzg. v. Saxe-Lauenburg..............1574-1585

60. Wilhelm von Scheniang..................................1585

61. Bernhard II, Gr. v. Waldeck.......................1585-1591

62. Philipp Sigismund, Hzg. v. Braunschweig-Luneburg..1591-1623

63. Eitel Friedrich, Gr. v. Hohenzollern..............1623-1625

64. Catholic

65. Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg..............1625-1634 d. 1661

66. Protestant

67. Gustav Gustavsson af Wasaborg.....................1634-1648

68. Catholic

69. Franz Wilhelm Von Wartenberg (restored)...........1648-1661

70. Protestant

71. Ernst August I, Hzg. of Brun.-Lune., El. Hann. ...1661-1698

72. Catholic

73. Charles Joseph Ignace de Lorraine (Abp. Trier)....1698-1716

74. Protestant

75. Ernst August II of Brun.-Luneb./Hannover..........1716-1728

76. Catholic

77. Clemens August Von Bayern (Abp. El Cologne).......1728-1761

78. Protestant

79. vacant

80. Frederick Augustus of Hannover-Great Britain, Duke of York...1764-1802 d. 1827

81. To Hannover.......................................1802-1807

82. To Westphalia.....................................1807-1814

83. To Hannover.......................................1814-1866

84. To Prussia........................................1866-1918