Metz Prince-Bishopric

The Bishopric of Metz is a prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire.

• Coat of arms/Flag
• Status – Prince-Bishopric
• Capital City- Vic-sur-Seille
• Other Settlements –
• Languages – Lotharingian French
• Religion(s) – Roman Catholic
• Government – Prince-Bishopric
• Legislature –
• Current Ruler – Conrad II Bayer of Boppard (Bishop of Metz)
• Other Notable residents –

The Bishops of Metz had already ruled over a significant amount of territories within the former Kingdom of Lotharingia, which by the became a part of East Francia. They had to struggle for their independence from the Dukes of Lorraine, acquired the lands of the Counts of Metz, but had to face the rise of their capital Metz to the status of an Imperial City . The unrest of the Metz citizens forced the bishops to move their residence to Vic-sur-Seille.

Two hundred years ago Emperor Charles IV of Luxembourg again confirmed the bishopric’s Imperial immediacy.