The Archbishopric of Trier was one of the important ecclesiastical principalities of the The Holy Roman Empire ( German: Heiliges Römisches Reich) ( Italian: Sacro Romano Impero) ( Latin: Sacrum Romanum Imperium) ( Czech: Svatá říše římská) ( French: Saint Empire Romain Germanique) ( Polish: Święte Cesarstwo Rzymskie Narodu Niemieckiego) ( Dutch: Heilige Roomse Rijk) was a political... Holy Roman Empire. It encompassed territory along the Moselle River between Trier: The Porta Nigra, viewed from outside Trier (French: Trèves), is Germanys oldest city. It is situated on the western bank of the Moselle River in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone. It is located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate near the German... Trier, near the French border, and This article is about the German city Koblenz. For other places with the same name see Koblenz (disambiguation). Koblenz (also Coblenz and the French Coblence) is after Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein the third largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate (german Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany. It derives from the ancient Latin name... Koblenz on the Rhine. The Archbishop of Trier was traditionally an Imperial The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. During and after the 15th century they often merely... Elector, and held the honorary office of Archchancellor of Gaul (here taken to mean the Kingdom of Arles, or Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy ( French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts ( Gauls), Romans ( Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks... Burgundy, along with Germany and Italy one of the three component kingdoms of the Empire).

Unlike the other Rhenish Archbishoprics, Between 780/82 AD and 1802 AD the Archbishop of Mainz, was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince of the middle ages. His see was established in the 4th century AD, in the city of Mainz, which had been a Roman provincial capital, but the office really came to prominence... Mainz and The Archbishopric of Cologne was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Cologne itself became a free city in 1288, and the seat of the Archbishop was moved from Cologne Cathedral to Bonn. Its territories included a strip of territory along the Left Bank of the... Cologne, which were raised to archepiscopal status during the The Carolingians were a dynasty of rulers that eventually controlled the Frankish realm and its successors from the 8th to the 10th century, officially taking over the kingdom from the Merovingian dynasty in 751. The name Carolingian itself comes from the Charles Martel who defeated the Moors at Poiters in... Carolingian period, Trier, as the important Roman city of Augusta Treverorum, had been home to an Archbishop since Roman times.

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Bishops and Archbishops (from 8th cent.)of Trier, 50-1801

• Eucherius c. 50-73
• Valerius c. 73-88
• Maternus c. 88-128
• Auspicius c. 129
• Celsus  ? –c. 142
• Felix I c. 142
• Mansuetus fl. c. 164
• Clement 173 d. 190
• Moses fl. c. 190
• Martin I fl. c. 202
• Anastasius fl. c. 211
• Andreas fl. c. 227
• Rusticus I fl. c. 235
• Auctor I fl. c. 237
• Mauritius I 243 d. 244
• Fortunatus fl. c. 247
• Cassianus fl. c. 257
• Marcus I c. 262 d. 273
• Ravitus c. 273-282
• Marcellus 282-287
• Severinus 287-308
• Florentius 308-309
• Martin II 309-310
• Maximinus I 310-322
• Valentinus 322-327
• Agrippinus 1327-1335
• Maximinus II 1335-1352
• Paulinus 353-358
• Bonosus 359-365
• Vetranius 365-384
• Felix II 384-398
• Mauritius II 398-407
• Leontius 407-409
• Auctor II 409-427
• Severus 428-455
• Cyrillus 455-457
• Iamblichus 457-458
• Evemerus 458-461
• Marcus II 461-465
• Volusianus 465-469
• Miletius 469-476
• Modestus 476-479
• Maximianus 479-499
• Fibicius 500-526
• Aprunentius 526-527
• Nicetius 527-566
• Rusticus II 566-573
• Magnerich 573-596
• Gundwich 596-600
• Sibald 600-626
• Modoald 626-645
• Numerianus 645-665
• Hildulf 665-671
• Basinus 671-697
• Ludwin 697-718
• Milo 718-758
• Wermad 758-791
• Richbod 791-804
• Waso 804-809
• Amalhar 809-814
• Hetto 814-847
• Dietgold 847-868
• Barthold 869-883
• Radbod 883-915
• Rudgar 915-930
• Rudbrecht 930-956
• Heinrich I 956-964
• Dietrich I 965-977
• Egbert 977-993
• Ludolf 994-1008
• Megingod 1008-1015
• Poppo 1016-1047
• Eberhard 1047-1066
• Kuno I 1066
• Udo 1066-1078
• Egilbert 1079-1101
• Bruno 1101-1124
• Gottfrid 1124-1127
• Meginher 1127-1130
• Adalberon von Munsterol 1131-1152
• Hillin von Fallemanien 1152-1169
• Arnold I 1169-1183
• Fulmar 1183-1189
• Johann I 1189-1212
• Dietrich von Wied 1212-1242
• Arnold II von Isenburg 1242-1259
• Heinrich I von Finstingen 1260-1286
• Bohemond I von Warnesberg 1286-1299
• Diether von Nassau 1300-1307
• Heinrich III von Virneburg 1300-1306 (in opposition)
• Baldwin von Luxemburg 1307-1354
• Bohemond II von Saarbrücken 1354-1361
• Kuno II von Falkenstein 1362-1388
• Werner von Falkenstein 1388-1418
• Otto von Ziegenhain 1418-1430
• Rhaban von Helmstadt 1430-1438
• Jakob von Sierk 1439-1456
• Johann II of Baden 1456-1503
• Jakob II of Baden 1503-1511
• Richard Greiffenklau zu Vollraths 1511-1531
• Johann III von Metzenhausen 1531-1540
• Johann Ludwig von Hagen 1540-1547
• Johann IV von Isenburg 1547-1556
• Johann V von der Leyen 1556-1567
• Jakob III von Eltz 1567-1581
• Johann VI von Schonenberg 1581-1599
• Lothar von Metternich 1599-1623
• Philipp Christoph von Sotern 1623-1652
• Karl Kaspar von der Leyen 1652-1676
• Johann Hugo von Orsbeck 1676-1711
• Charles Joseph Ignace of Lorraine 1711-1715
• Franz Ludwig of Palatinate-Neuburg 1716-1729
• Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim 1729-1756
• Johann Philipp von Walderdorf 1756-1768
• Clemens Wenzel of Saxony 1768-1801

Bishops of Trier, 1801-present

• Charles Mannay 1802-1816
• Josef von Hommer 1824-1836
• Wilhelm Arnoldi 1842-1864
• Leopold Pelldram 1864-1867
• Matthias Eberhard 1867-1876
• Michael Felix Korum 1881-1921
• Franz Rudolf Bornewasser 1922-1951
• Matthias Wehr 1951-1966
• Bernhard Stein 1967-1980
• Hermann Josef Spital 1981-2001
• Reinhard Marx 2001-present