Prince-Bishopric of Liège

Key facts

Status

Ecclesiastic state of the Holy Roman Empire

Capital

Liège

Common languages

Latin and Old French , becoming Francien ( French ), Walloon and German

Religion

Roman Catholic

Government

Elective principality

340s 384

Saint Servatius (first bishop, at Tongeren )

Approximately 670 700

Saint Lambert (at Maastricht )

972 1008

Notker (first prince-bishop)

1792 1794

François-Antoine-Marie de Méan (last)

Historical era

Middle Ages

Creation of diocese

340s

Li ge revolution

1789–1791