Fulda

Princely Abbey of Fulda (1220-1632, 1634-1752), Prince-Bishopric of Fulda (1752-1802)

State of the Holy Roman Empire (1220-1802)

Location: Central Germany

Capital City: Fulda

Government type: Ecclesiastical Monarchy

Main languages: German

Main religions: Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1220: Emperor Firedrich II grants Imperial immediacy to Fulda Abbey

1576-1602: Occupied by Würzburg

1632-1634: Given to Hesse-Kassel by Sweden

1634: Restored

1752: Raised to a Bishopric by Pope Benedict XIV

1802: Annexed to Prussia, given to Orange-Nassau the following year.

Currency

Denier (1220-1313)

Thaler (1313-1802)

1 Thaler = 6 Kopfstück = 24 Groschen = 40 Böhmisch = 120 Kreuzer = 192 Dreier = 576 Pfennig = 1152 Heller • 1 Ducat = 3.5 Thaler

Coins from Fulda in the collection

•6 Pfennig, 1759 (Prince-Bishop Adalbert II (1757-1759), billon, KM#102)