Electorate of Salzburg
The Electorate of Salzburg (German: Kurfürstentum Salzburg or Kursalzburg), occasionally known as the Grand Duchy of Salzburg, was an electoral principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1803–05, the short-lived successor state of the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg.
Electorate of Salzburg | |||||||||
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Salzburg between the Bavarian and Habsburg lands | |||||||||
| Capital | Salzburg | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
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• 1803–1805 | Ferdinand III | ||||||||
| Historical era | Napoleonic Wars | ||||||||
• Archbishopric secularized | February 11, 1803 | ||||||||
• Raised to Electorate | April 27, 1803 | ||||||||
• Mediatised to Austria | December 26, 1805 | ||||||||
| Currency | Salzburg Thaler | ||||||||
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