Editing Fulda (section)

===18th and 19th centuries===

The foundation of the abbey of Fulda and its territory originated with an Imperial grant, and the sovereign [[principality]] therefore was subject only to the [[List of German monarchs|German emperor]]. Fulda became a bishopric in 1752 and the [[prince-abbot]]s were given the additional title of [[prince-bishop]]. The prince-abbots (and later prince-bishops) ruled Fulda and the surrounding region until the [[bishopric]] was forcibly dissolved by [[Napoleon I]] in 1802.

The city went through a baroque building campaign in the 18th century, resulting in the current "Baroque City" status. This included a remodeling of [[Fulda Cathedral]] (1704–12)<ref>L. Pfaff: ''Der Dom zu Fulda.'', publ. J. L. Ath, 1855, p.19</ref> and of the ''Stadtschloss'' (Fulda Castle-Palace, 1707–12) by [[Johann Dientzenhofer]]. The city parish church, St. Blasius, was built between 1771 and 1785. In 1764 a [[porcelain]] factory was started in Fulda under Prince-Bishop, Prince-Abbot [[Heinrich von Bibra]], but shortly after his death it was closed down in 1789 by his successor, Prince-Bishop, Prince-Abbot Adalbert von Harstall.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Maggetti |first1=Marino |last2=Serneels |first2=Vincent |last3=Stasch |first3=Georg |date=2015-06-01 |title=Composition and technology of 18th century high magnesia faïences from Fulda |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X14000303 |journal=Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports |volume=2 |pages=40–50 |doi=10.1016/j.jasrep.2014.12.004 |bibcode=2015JArSR...2...40M |issn=2352-409X}}</ref>

The city was given to [[William I of the Netherlands|Prince William Frederick of Orange-Nassau]] (the later King [[William I of the Netherlands]]) in 1803 (as part of the short-lived [[Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda]]), was annexed to the [[Grand Duchy of Berg]] in 1806, and in 1809 to the [[Principality of Frankfurt]]. After the [[Congress of Vienna]] of 1814–15, most of the territory went to the [[Electorate of Hesse]], which [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] annexed in 1866.<ref>{{AmCyc|wstitle=Fulda|inline=1}}
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