Prince-Bishopric of Brixen

Imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire in present-day northern Italy (1027-1803) Prince-Bishopric of BrixenHochstift Brixen (German)Prinzipat dl Vëscul de Persenon (Ladin)Principato Vescovile di Bressanone (Italian)1027–1803 Flag Coat of arms Ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire, 1648, with Brixen territories highlightedStatusPrince-BishopricCapitalBrixenCommon languagesSouthern Bavarian, LadinGovernmentEcclesiastical principalityHistorical eraMiddle AgesEarly modern period• Ingenuinus Bishop of Sabiona 579• Gained Reichsfreiheit 1027• Prince-Bishopric 1179• Joined Austrian Circle 1512• Mediatised to Tyrol 1803• To Austrian Empire 1814 CurrencyBrixen Thaler Preceded by Succeeded by County of Norital Duchy of Bavaria County of Tyrol The Prince-Bishopric of Brixen (German: Hochstift Brixen, Fürstbistum Brixen, Bistum Brixen) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire in the present-day northern Italian province of South Tyrol. It should not be confused with the larger Catholic diocese, over which the prince-bishops exercised only the ecclesiastical authority of an ordinary bishop. The bishopric in the Eisack/Isarco valley was established i