West Bank (Rhine)
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The West Bank was a landlocked territory and comprised the south western part of Germany
and the Southern Netherlands
on the west bank of the Rhine in Europe. To the east, the West Bank shared border with the Holy Roman Empire
. Since the French Revolutionary Wars
, most of the West Bank had been under changing control of French and Austrian forces.
For years prior to the Revolutionary Wars, the area known as the West Bank was under control of the archbishoprics of Mainz
and Trier
, as well as smaller Landlords.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the Southern Netherlands
Southern Netherlands
Southern Netherlands were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain , Austria and annexed by France...
on the west bank of the Rhine in Europe. To the east, the West Bank shared border with the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
. Since the French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states...
, most of the West Bank had been under changing control of French and Austrian forces.
For years prior to the Revolutionary Wars, the area known as the West Bank was under control of the archbishoprics of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
and Trier
Archbishopric of Trier
The Archbishopric of Trier was a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. Its suffragans were the dioceses of Metz, Toul and Verdun. Since the 9th century the Archbishops of Trier were simultaneously princes and since the 11th...
, as well as smaller Landlords.