| Name
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Type
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Imperial circle
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Imperial diet
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History
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![]() Lage
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Lordship
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 Landau
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Imperial City
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Upp Rhen
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RH
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1260: Built by Leiningen-Landeck
1291: Free Imperial City
1324: To the Bishopric of Speyer
1511: Free Imperial City
1648: To France
1815: To Austria
1816: To Bavaria
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 Landsberg in Alsace
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Lordship
1583: Barony
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n/a
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n/a
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1234: First mentioned; to Lords of Landsberg
1281: To Austria
1363: Sold to Rappoltstein
1398: To Lupfen (state)
1563: To Schwendi
1568: HRE Baron
1697: To France
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 Landsberg in Saxony
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Margraviate
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n/a
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n/a
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1170: Built and title held by Meissen
1261: Partitioned from Meissen
1291: Extinct; to Meissen then sold to Brandenburg
1341: To Meissen
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 Langwies
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Jurisdiction
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 Lauenburg
see: Saxe-Lauenburg
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 Laurenburg
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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1093: First mentioned
1159: Partitioned into itself and Nassau
1197: Extinct; to Nassau
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 Lausanne
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Prince-Bishopric
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n/a
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517: Formed
1270: HRE Prince of the Empire
1536: To Bern
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| Lausanne
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Imperial City
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n/a
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1434: Formed
1536: To Bern
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 Lavant (St. Andra)
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Prince-Bishopric
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Aust
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n/a
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1228: Formed
15th Century: HRE Prince of the Empire; no secular territory
Originally represented in the Austrian Circle
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| Leas
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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1529: Formed
1597: became an unlanded title
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 Leiningen
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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early 12th Century: Formed
1128: 1st mentioned
c. 1212: Extinct; to Saarbrücken-Hardenburg who assumed the name Leiningen
1241: Acquired Dagsburg
1237: Partitioned into Leiningen-Dagsburg and Leiningen-Landeck
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Leiningen
Prince of Leiningen, Count-Palatine of Mosbach, Lord of Miltenberg, Amorbach, Düren, Bischofsheim, Hardheim & Lauda, etc.
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Principality
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Upp Rhen
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PR
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1803: Formed for Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg
1806: To Baden
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Leiningen-Billigheim
Count of Leiningen, Lord of Billigheim, Allfeld, Mühlbach, Katzenthal, and Neuburg at the Neckar, Count of Dagsburg & Aspremont
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1803: Renamed from Leiningen-Guntersblum
1806: To Baden
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| Leiningen-Dagsburg (Leiningen-Dachsburg)
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County
1444: Landgraviate
1658: County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1237: Partitioned from Leiningen
1317: Partitioned into itself and Leiningen-Hardenburg
1444: HRE Landgrave
1467: Extinct; Most to Runkel-Westerburg who assumed the name Leiningen-Westerburg, Dagsburg to Leiningen-Hardenburg who assumed the name Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hartenburg
1658: Partitioned from Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
1706: Extinct; to Leiningen-Heidesheim
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| Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1560: Renamed from Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg
1658: Partitioned into Leiningen-Heidesheim, Leiningen-Dagsburg and Leiningen-Guntersblum
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| Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg
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County
1779: Principality
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1467: Renamed from Leiningen-Hardenburg
1560: Partitioned into itself and Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
1779: HRE Prince
1796: To France
1803: Compensated with Amorbach and other territories; renamed to Leiningen
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| Leiningen-Guntersblum
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1658: Partitioned from Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
1774: Partitioned into itself and Leiningen-Heidesheim
1795: To France
1803: Compensated with Billigheim; renamed to Leiningen-Billigheim
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| Leiningen-Hardenburg (Leiningen-Hartenburg)
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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1317: Partitioned from Leiningen-Dagsburg
1343: Partitioned into Leiningen-Rixingen and itself
1467: Acquired Dagsburg; renamed to Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg
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| Leiningen-Heidesheim
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1658: Partitioned from Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
1766: Extinct; to Leiningen-Guntersblum
1774: Partitioned from Leiningen-Guntersblum
1795: To France
1803: Compensated with Neudenau; renamed to Leiningen-Neudenau
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| Leiningen-Landeck
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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1237: Partitioned from Leiningen
1289: Extinct; Madenburg to Leiningen-Dagsburg, Landeck to Ochsenstein, rest to Zweibrücken
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Leiningen-Neudenau
Count of Leiningen, Lord of Herzbolzheim, Count of Dagsburg & Aspremont
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1803: Renamed from Leiningen-Heidesheim
1806: To Baden
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| Leiningen-Rixingen
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WE
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1343: Partitioned from Leiningen-Hardenburg
1506: Extinct; Rixingen to Zweibrücken-Bitsch; rest divided between Daun and Hohenfels
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 Leiningen-Westerburg
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Lordship
1481: County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1467: Renamed from Runkel-Westerburg after inheriting much of Leiningen-Dagsburg
1481: HRE Count
1547: Partitioned into Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen, Leiningen-Westerburg-Westerburg and Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg
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Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen
Count of Leiningen, Lord of Westerburg, Grünstadt, Oberbrunn & Forbach
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1698: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg
1705: Inherited half of Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen
1795: To France
1803: Compensated with Ilbenstadt
1806: To Berg and Hesse-Darmstadt
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| Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1547: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg
1570: Acquired Rixingen and Oberbronn
1622: Partitioned into itself, Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Oberbronn
1635: Extinct; divided between Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Oberbronn
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Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen
Count of Leiningen, Lord of Westerburg, Grünstadt, Oberbrunn & Forbach
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1698: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg
1705: Inherited half of Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen
1795: To France
1803: Compensated with Engelthal
1806: To Nassau
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| Leiningen-Westerburg-Oberbronn
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1622: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen
1665: Extinct in male line; divided between Sinclair and Hesse-Homburg
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| Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1622: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen
1705: Extinct; divided between Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen
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| Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1547: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg
1656: Sold to Holzappel
1698: Partitioned into Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen
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| Leiningen-Westerburg-Westerburg
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County
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Upp Rhen
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WT
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1547: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg
1597: Extinct; to Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen
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 Lemgo
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Imperial City
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Low Rhen
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RH
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Annexed to Lippe
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 Leuchtenberg
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Landgraviate
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Bav
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PR
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1196: Formed
Lordship
c. 1160: County
1119: Acquired Waldeck; also known as Lord of Waldeck
c. 1160: HRE Count
1196: Landgrave
1209: Partitioned into Waldeck and itself
1259: Acquired Waldeck
1366: Partitioned into Leuchtenberg-Leuchtenberg and Leuchtenberg-Grafenau
1488: Princely Landgraviate
1488: Renamed from Leuchtenberg-Leuchtenberg
1646: Extinct; to Bavaria-Leuchtenberg
1705: To Bavaria
1707: To the Bishopric of Bamberg
1708: To Lamberg
1712: To Austria
1714: To Bavaria
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| Leuchtenberg-Grafenau
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Landgraviate
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n/a
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n/a
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1366: Partitioned from Leuchtenberg
1423: Territory to Lower Bavaria
1456: Extinct
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| Leuchtenberg-Hals
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Princely Landgraviate
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n/a
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n/a
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1463: Partitioned from Leuchtenberg-Leuchtenberg
1486: To Aichberg
1488: Extinct
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| Leuchtenberg-Leuchtenberg
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Landgraviate
1440: Princely Landgraviate
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n/a
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n/a
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1366: Partitioned from Leuchtenberg
1375: In succession dispute with Ortenburg over Hals
1378: Acquired Crailsheim
1399: Sold Crailsheim to Nuremberg
1400: Acquired Weiden and Parkstein
1407: Acquired Hals
1413: Sold Stierenberg to Palatinate-Neuburg
1440: HRE Princely Landgrave
1463: Partitioned into itself and Leuchtenberg-Hals
1488: Renamed to Leuchtenberg
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 Leutkirch im Allgäu
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Imperial City
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Swab
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SW
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1293: Free Imperial City
1803: To Bavaria
1810: To Württemberg
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 Leyen (Gondorf; Petra)
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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13th Century: Formed
1272: First mentioned as ministerialis of the Archbishopric of Trier
1320: Acquired Weinberg as fief of Katzenelnbogen
c. 1395: Partitioned into Leyen-Neustadt and Leyen-Gondorf
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Leyen
HRE Prince of and at Leyen & Hohengeroldseck, Baron of Adendorf, Lord of Bliescastel, Burrweiler, Münchweiler, Orterbach, Niewern, Saffig, Ahrenfels, Bongard, Simpelfeld, etc.
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Principality
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Swab
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SC
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1806: Renamed from Leyen-Hohengeroldseck
1815: To Austria
1819: To Baden
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| Leyen-Adendorf
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Lordship
1653: Barony
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Swab
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SC
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1539: Partitioned from Leyen-Saffig
1629: Acquired Nievern
1653: HRE Baron
1660: Acquired Blieskastel
1667: Acquired Forbach
1670: Acquired Arenfels and Hönningen
1697: Acquired Hohengeroldseck
1705: Renamed to Leyen-Hohengeroldseck
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| Leyen-Gondorf
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1395: Partitioned from Leyen
c. 1420: Partitioned into Leyen-Hartelstein and Leyen-Saffig
1611: Partitioned from Leyen-Saffig
1692: Extinct; to Leyen-Nickenich
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| Leyen-Hartelstein
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1420: Partitioned from Leyen-Gondorf
1479: Extinct; to Leyen-Saffig
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| Leyen-Hohengeroldseck
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Barony
1711: County
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Swab
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SC
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1705: Renamed from Leyen-Adendorf
1711: HRE Count
1794-6: Lost left-bank territory to France
1806: Renamed to Leyen
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| Leyen-Neustadt
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1395: Partitioned from Leyen
1625: Extinct; to Boos von Waldeck
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| Leyen-Nickenich
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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1611: Partitioned from Leyen-Saffig
1714: Extinct; to Leyen-Hohengeroldseck
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| Leyen-Saffig
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1420: Partitioned from Leyen-Gondorf
1444: Acquired Nickenich as fief of the Archbishopric of Trier
1481: Acquired Saffig and Olbrück as fief of the Archbishopric of Cologne
1486: Acquired Blieskastel
1520: Acquired Adendorf
1525: Acquired Münchhausen and Schäferei
1539: Partitioned into itself and Leyen-Adendorf
1611: Partitioned into Leyen-Nickenich, itself and Leyen-Gondorf
1703: Extinct; to Leyen-Adendorf
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 Lichtenberg
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Lordship
1458: County
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n/a
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n/a
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13th Century ?
1206: First mentioned
1249: Advocates of Strasbourg
c. 1330: Partitioned into Lichtenberg Elder Line and Lichtenberg Younger Line
1405: Reunited by Lichtenberg Younger Line
1458: HRE Count
1480: Extinct; divided between Hanau-Babenhausen and Zweibrücken-Bitsch
1570: Zweibrücken half to Hanau-Lichtenberg
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| Lichtenberg Elder Line
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1330: Partitioned from Lichtenberg
1390: Extinct; divided between Lichtenberg Intermediate Line and Lichtenberg Younger Line
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| Lichtenberg Intermediate Line
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1335: Partitioned from Lichtenberg Younger Line
1405: Extinct; to Lichtenberg Younger Line
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| Lichtenberg Younger Line
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1330: Partitioned from Lichtenberg
c. 1335: Partitioned into Lichtenberg Intermediate Line and itself
1405: Renamed to Lichtenberg
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 Lichtenthal (Lichtental)
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Abbacy
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n/a
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n/a
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1245: Founded and given Lichtental in fief of Baden
1288: Acquired Geroldsau as fief of Baden
1803: Secularised to Baden
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 Liechtenstein
Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein, Duke of Troppau & Jägerndorf, Count of Rietberg, etc
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Principality
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Aust
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PR
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c. 1140: Family first mentioned as lower nobility in Austria
1699: Acquired Schellenberg
1712: Acquired immediate Vaduz
1713: Bench of Secular Princes
1719: Schellenberg and Vaduz united to form Principality of Liechtenstein
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 Liège (Lüttich, Luik)
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Bishopric
972: Prince-Bishopric
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Low Rhen
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EC
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340s
972: Acquired Huy; Prince-Bishopric
1096: Acquired Bouillon
1366: Acquired Loon
1568: Acquired Horne
1795: To France
1815: To the Netherlands
1830: To Belgium
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 Ligne
HRE Prince of Ligne & Amblise/Amblia, Margrave of Roubaix/Roubais & Dormans, Count of Fauquemberghe, Baron of Werchin, Beloeil, Antoing, Cisoing, Villiers, Silly & Herzelles; Sovereign of Fagnolle; Lord of Baudour, Wallincourt,& other lands
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Lordship
12th Century: Barony
1544: County
1601: Principality
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Low Rhen
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WE / PR
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1020: First mentioned as fiefs of Hainaut
12th Century: HRE Baron
1503: Acquired Fauquembergues as fief of France
1544: HRE County
1601: HRE Prince
1770: Acquired Fagnolle
1786: Lower Rhine-Westphalian Circle
1789: Bench of Counts of Westphalia
1795: To France
1803: Compensated with Edelstetten; Bench of Princes
1804: Sold to Esterházy von Galántha
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 Limburg
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1106: Duchy
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Burg
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n/a
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c. 1100: Formed
1155: Duchy of Limburg independent from Lower Lorraine
1288: Passed to Brabant
1483: To the Burgundian Netherlands
1516: To the Spanish Netherlands
1648: Dalhem, Falkenberg and Maastricht to the Netherlands
1713: To the Austrian Netherlands
1794: To France
1815: To Prussia
1918: To Belgium
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 Limburg an der Lahn
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Lordship
|
n/a
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n/a
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1221: To Isenburg-Cleeberg
1258: To Isenburg-Limburg
1342: Half of Limburg to the Archbishopric of Trier
1406: Isenburg-Limburg extinct; rest to Trier
1803: To Nassau
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 Limburg (Hohenlimburg; Limburg an der Lenn)
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1242: County of Isenberg-Limburg
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1242: Hohenlimburg built and an imperial immediate territory consolidated around it
1225: To Altena-Isenberg
1253: To Limburg-Isenberg
1304: To Limburg-Hohenlimburg
1442: Condominium between Neuenahr-Alpen
1459: and Limburg-Hohenlimburg-Broich
1508: Limburg half (condominium) to Daun-Falkenstein
1542: All to Neuenahr-Alpen
1592: To Bentheim
1610: To Bentheim-Limburg
1626: To Bentheim-Alpen
1629: To Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda
1808: To Berg
1813: To Prussia
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| Limburg-Hohenlimburg-Broich
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County
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Low Rhen
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WE
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1372: Created when Limburg-Hohenlimburg inherited Lordship of Broich; fief of Berg and his sons partitioned:count William I zu Hohenlimburg and count Diederik IV zu Broich
1422: Acquired Bedburg and Hackenbroich
1432: Fief of Cleves
1442: Fief of Berg
1444: Acquired half of Limburg
1450: Acquired Bürgel
1459: Acquired half of Limburg-Hohenlimburg
1482: Acquired Hardenberg-Neviges
1508: Extinct; to Daun-Falkenstein
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| Limburg-Hohenlimburg
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County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1304: Partitioned from Limburg-Isenberg
1370: Acquired Vitinghof and Neu-Isenberg
1372: Acquired Broich; to Limburg-Hohenlimburg
1442: Condominium between Neuenahr-Alpen and Limburg-Hohenlimburg-Broich after a succession dispute.
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| Limburg-Styrum
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Lordship
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Low Rhen
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WE
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1304: Partitioned from Limburg-Isenberg
1553: Acquired Bronckhorst
1615: Acquired Borculo
1640: Acquired Gemen
1644: Partitioned into Limburg-Styrum-Bronckhorst-Borculo, Limburg-Styrum-Gemen and Limburg-Styrum-Styrum
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| Limburg-Styrum-Borculo
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1766: Partitioned from Limburg-Styrum-Bronckhorst-Borculo
Non-immediate line with territories within the Netherlands
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| Limburg-Styrum-Bronckhorst
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Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1766: Partitioned from Limburg-Styrum-Bronckhorst-Borculo
Non-immediate line with territories within the Netherlands
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| Limburg-Styrum-Bronckhorst-Borculo
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Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1644: Partitioned from Limburg-Styrum
1721: Bronckhorst sold
1726: Borculo sold
1766: Partitioned into Limburg-Styrum-Bronckhorst and Limburg-Styrum-Borculo
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| Limburg-Styrum-Gemen
|
Lordship
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Low Rhen
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WE
|
1644: Partitioned from Limburg-Styrum
1677: Side line Limburg-Styrum-Illereichen created
1782: Extinct; to Limburg-Styrum-Illereichen
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| Limburg-Styrum-Illereichen
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Lordship
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Low Rhen
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WE
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1677: Formed when Maximilian Wilhelm of Limburg-Styrum-Gemen acquired Illereichen by marriage
1772: Sold Illereichen to Palm
1782: Acquired Gemen
1800: Extinct; To Boyneburg-Bömelberg
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Limburg-Styrum-Styrum
Count of Limburg and Bronckhorst, Lord of Styrum, Wisch, Borkelo and Gemen, Hereditary Banner-Lord of the Principality of Gelderland and the County of Zütphen
|
Lordship
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Low Rhen
|
WE
|
1644: Partitioned from Limburg-Styrum
1773: Acquired two thirds of Oberstein
1806: To Berg
|
 Limpurg (Schenk von Limpurg)
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Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1138: Mentioned as milisterialis in the service of King Conrad III
1230: Acquired Bielriet
1235: Lost their core territories along the Main and Tauber rivers
1251: Acquired Lohrbach
c. 1277: Partitioned into itself and Lohrbach
1356: HRE Hereditary Arch-Cupbearer of the Imperial Household
1413: Acquired half of Hohenlohe-Speckfeld
1441: Partitioned into Limpurg-Gaildorf and Limpurg-Limpurg
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| Limpurg-Gaildorf
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Lordship
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1441: Partitioned from Limpurg
1557: Partitioned into itself and Limpurg-Schmiedelfeld
1690: Extinct in male line; 2 heiresses
1707: Divided; half to Limpurg-Obersontheim and half to the 2 heiresses. Over the next 99 years Limpurg-Gaildorf was inherited and divided between numerous owners
1806: All to Württemberg
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| Limpurg-Limpurg
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Lordship
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1441: Partitioned from Limpurg
1475: Partitioned into Limpurg-Speckfeld and itself
1530: Partitioned into Limpurg-Speckfeld and itself
1541: Limpurg sold to Schwäbisch-Hall; renamed to Limpurg-Obersontheim
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| Limpurg-Obersontheim (Limpurg-Sontheim)
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Lordship
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1541: Renamed from Limpurg-Limpurg
1596: Partitioned into Limpurg-Speckfeld and itself
1713: Extinct in the male line; 5 heiresses. Over the next 95 years Limpurg-Obersontheim was inherited and divided between numerous owners
1806: All to Württemberg
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| Limpurg-Schmiedelfeld
|
Lordship
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1557: Partitioned from Limpurg-Gaildorf
1682: Extinct; to Limpurg-Gaildorf
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| Limpurg-Speckfeld
|
Lordship
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1475: Partitioned from Limpurg-Limpurg
1521: Extinct; to Limpurg-Limpurg
1530: Partitioned from Limpurg-Limpurg
1581: Extinct; to Limpurg-Obersontheim
1596: Partitioned from Limpurg-Obersontheim
1705: Extinct in the male line; 3 heiresses. Over the next 101 years Limpurg-Speckfeld was inherited and divided between numerous owners
1806: All to Württemberg
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| Lindau
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Abbacy
|
Swab
|
EC
|
c. 822: Formed
1466: HRE Princess
1803: To Bretzenheim
1804: To Austria
1805: To Bavaria
|
 Lindau
|
1275: Imperial City
|
Swab
|
SW
|
1275: Imperial Free City
1803: To Bretzenheim
1804: To Austria
1805: To Bavaria
|
 Lindow-Ruppin
|
County
|
Upp Sax
|
WE
|
c. 1214: Line established when Gebhard of Arnstein acquired Ruppin
1349: Acquired Wusterhausen and Gransee
1407: Acquired Neustadt
1524: Extinct; to Brandenburg
|
 Lingen
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County
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Low Rhen
|
WE
|
13th Century: Part of Tecklenburg
1493: To Tecklenburg-Lingen
1526: Fief of Guelders
1541: To Tecklenburg in fief to Guelders
1547: To Buren
1551: To Mary of Hungary
1555: To the Spanish Netherlands
1597: To Maurice of Orange
1605: To the Spanish Netherlands
1632: To Nassau-Orange
1702: To Prussia
1807: To France
1809: To Berg
1810: To France
1814: To Prussia
1815: To Hanover
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 Lippe
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Lordship
1528: County
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Low Rhen
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WE
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1123: First mentioned
1190: Acquired Rheda
1323: Acquired Langenholzhausen and Varenholz
1344: Partitioned into Lippe-Lippe and Lippe-Rheda
1365: Reunited by Lippe-Lippe; acquired half of Schwalenberg
1400: Acquired Barntrup und Salzuflen
1401: Rheda and Lipperode to Tecklenburg
1405: Acquired Sternberg
1444: Lippstadt in condiminium with Mark
1528: HRE Count
1568: Simon of Lippe founded sideline of Lippe-Spiegelberg-Pyrmont
1621: Partitioned into Lippe-Detmold and appanages Lippe-Brake and Lippe-Alverdissen
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| Lippe-Alverdissen
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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1621: Appanage created within Lippe-Detmold
1640: Acquired half of Schaumburg
1647: Renamed to Schaumburg-Lippe
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| Lippe-Biesterfeld
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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1768: Appanage created within Lippe-Detmold
1781: Appanage Lippe-Falkenflucht created
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| Lippe-Brake
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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1621: Appanage created within Lippe-Detmold
1709: Extinct; to Lippe-Detmold
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Lippe-Detmold
HRE Prince, Count & Noble Lord of Lippe, Count of Schwalenberg & Sternberg, Hereditary Burgrave of Utrecht
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County
1789: Principality
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Low Rhen
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WE / PR
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1621: Partitioned from Lippe
1762: Appanages Lippe-Biesterfeld and Lippe-Weissenfeld created
1789: HRE Prince
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| Lippe-Falkenflucht
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County
|
n/a
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n/a
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1781: Appanage created within Lippe-Detmold from Lippe-Biesterfeld
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| Lippe-Lippe
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Lordship
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n/a
|
n/a
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1344: Partitioned from Lippe
1365: Renamed to Lippe
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| Lippe-Rheda
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Lordship
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n/a
|
n/a
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1344: Partitioned from Lippe
1365: Extinct; to Lippe-Lippe in succession dispute with Tecklenburg
1401: To Tecklenburg
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| Lippe-Spiegelberg-Pyrmont
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County
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Low Rhen
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WE
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1568: Simon of Lippe acquired Spigelberg and Pyrmont through marriage
1583: Extinct; to Gleichen-Tonna
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| Lippe-Weissenfeld
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County
|
n/a
|
n/a
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1768: Appanage created within Lippe-Detmold
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 Livonia
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Bishopric
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n/a
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n/a
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1186: Established at Üxküll
1202: Renamed to the Bishopric of Riga
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 Livonian Order
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Order of Chivalry
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n/a
|
n/a
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1237: Created from the Swordbrothers Order remnants, within the Teutonic Order
1346: Acquired Estonia
1435: Joined the Livonian Confederation
1561: Order abolished; Courland and Semigallia created; Estonia to Denmark and the rest to Lithuania
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 Lobkowitz
Prince Lobkowitz, Duke of Roudnice, Princely Counts of Sternstein, etc.
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Principality
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Bav
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PR
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1417: Nicholas of Újezd received Lobkovice in Bohemia; took the name Lobkowicz
1459: HRE Baron
1562: Acquired Neustadt and Sternstein
1624: HRE Prince
1653: Bench of Secular Princes
1742: Bavarian Circle
1806: To Bavaria
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 Lohrbach
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Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
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1000: First mentioned as a property of the Lauffen family
1219: To Dürn
1251: To Limpurg
c. 1277: Partitioned from Limpurg
1291: To the Order of St. John
13??: Sold to Limpurg
1413: Sold to Palatinate-Mosbach
1499: To the Palatinate
1803: To Leiningen-Billigheim
1806: To Baden
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Lommersum
see: Kerpen
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|
|
|
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 Loon (Looz)
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County
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Upp Rhen
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n/a
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944: Formed
1015: First definitive mention of Loon
1108: Acquired Rieneck
c. 1194: Acquired Duras
1227: Acquired Chiny
1336: Extinct; to Heinsberg
1366: To the Prince-Bishopric of Liège; Rieneck to the Archbishopric of Mainz
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 Looz-Corswarem
Duke and HRE Princely Count of Looz, Hesbaye, Horne, Niel, Duke of Corswarem-Looz, Count of Fresing and Nieurlet, Upper-Court-Lord of the City and the Castellany of Cassel, Margrave of Ligny, Tongrinne and Pont-d'Oie, Baron of Longchamps and Cranewyck, Vice-Count of St. Gertrude at Liernu, Lord of the free City of Wavre, the City of Fleurus and the Lordships of Landelis, Bommeree, Denee, St. Marie, Vitry, Grand-Lez, Betisart, Clermont, Veleine, and other places
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County
1734: Duchy
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Low Rhen
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PR
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12th Century: Emerged as a sideline of Loon in Corswarem, Ghoer, Nandrin and Fresin
1250: Acquired Niel
1734: HRE Duchy
1795: All lands to France
1803: Compensated with Rheina-Wolbeck; Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle and Bench of Princes
1806: To Berg
|
 Lorraine
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1048: Duchy
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Upp Rhen
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PR
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959: Upper Lotharingia (Lorraine) divided from Lotharingia
1048: Conferred upon Count Gerhard of Alsace
1473: Inherited by Vaudemont
1480: Permanently united with Bar
1552-1559: French occupation
1633-1659: French occupation
1670-1697: French occupation
1702-1714: French occupation
1766: To France
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 Lorraine-Nomény
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Principality (personalist)
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n/a
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PR
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1736: Personalist vote created for Francis of Lorraine
1803: Reichstag seat revoked
|
 Lorsch
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Abbacy
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n/a
|
n/a
|
764: Formed
852: Imperial immediacy
1232: To the Archbishopric of Mainz
1461: To the Palatinate
1556: Abbey dissolved
|
 Löwenberg (Lwowek Slaski)
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Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1281: Partitioned from Jauer into Löwenberg and Jauer
1285: Extinct; to Jauer
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 Löwenstein
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1494: County
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Swab
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SC
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c. 1090: Territory acquired by Calw
1123: Lowenstein founded by Calw
1255: To Calw-Löwenstein
1277: Sold to the Bishopric of Würzburg
1281: To Austria
1283: To Albert [de] of Schenkenberg who took the title Löwenstein
1382: Half sold to the Palatinate
1441: Rest sold to the Palatinate
1464: Extinct
1488: To Louis of Scharfeneck
1494: HRE Count of Löwenstein
1504: To Württemberg
1510: Löwenstein restored but as fief of Württemberg
1552: Partitioned into Löwenstein-Löwenstein and Löwenstein-Scharfeneck
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| Löwenstein-Löwenstein
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County
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Swab
|
SC
|
1552: Partitioned from Löwenstein
1574: Inherited 1/3 of Wertheim; renamed to Löwenstein-Wertheim
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| Löwenstein-Scharfeneck
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County
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Swab
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SC
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1552: Partitioned from Löwenstein
1622: Under imperial ban; sized by the Emperor
1633: Extinct
1634: To Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
1794: To France
1815: To Bavaria
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| Löwenstein-Wertheim
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County
|
Franc
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FR
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1574: Renamed from Löwenstein-Löwenstein
1611: Partitioned into Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg and Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
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Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
HRE Prince of Löwenstein and Wertheim, Count of Rochefort, Montaigu, Supreme Prince of Chassepierre/Chaisepierre, Lord of Scharfeneck, Breuberg, Herbeumont/Herbimont, Neufchâteau, Kerpen and Kasselburg
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County
1711: Principality
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Low Rhen
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PR
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1803: Renamed from Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg
1803: Bench of Princes
1806: To Baden and the Archbishopric of Regensburg (Wertheim), Württemberg (Limpurg) and Bavaria
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| Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
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County
1711: Principality
|
Franc
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FR
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1611: Partitioned from Löwenstein-Wertheim
1711: HRE Prince
1730: Acquired Rosenberg
1794: Lost left-bank territory to France
1803: Compensated with Bronnbach and Rothenfels; renamed to Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
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Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
HRE Prince of Löwenstein and Wertheim, Count of Rochefort, Montaigu, Supreme Prince of Chassepierre, Lord of Scharfeneck, Breuberg, Herbeumont, Neufchâteau, Kerpen & Kasselburg
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County
1711: Principality
|
Franc
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PR
|
1803: Renamed from Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
1803: Bench of Princes
1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt (Breuberg, Heubach & Habizheim), Baden and the Archbishopric of Regensburg (Wertheim), Württemberg (Limpurg) and Bavaria
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| Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg
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County
|
Low Rhen
|
WE
|
1611: Partitioned from Löwenstein-Wertheim
1794: Lost left-bank territory to France
1803: Compensated with Freudenberg; renamed to Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
|
 Lower Alsace (Nordgau)
|
Landgraviate
|
n/a
|
n/a
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1192: Enfeoffed upon Sigebert III of Werd
1340: Half to Oettingen
1359: All to the Bishopric of Strasbourg
1648: To France
|
 Lower Austria (Austria below the Ems)
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Archduchy
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Aust
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n/a
|
1379: Partitioned from Austria
1493: Re-annexed to Austria
|
 Lower Bavaria
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Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1255: Partitioned from Bavaria
1340: Extinct; to Upper Bavaria
1349: Partitioned from Bavaria
1353: Partitioned into Bavaria-Landshut and Bavaria-Straubing
|
 Lower Isenburg
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County
|
El Rhin
|
WE
|
Name given to the territories of the House of Isenburg in the original homelands after the acquisition of Büdingen in 1340: Formed
1439: Only Isenburg-Isenburg line remaining in Lower Isenburg, and became known as Lower Isenburg
1502: To Isenburg-Grenzau
1664: Isenburg-Grenzau extinct; to the Archbishopric of Trier
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| Lower Lotharingia (Lower Lorraine)
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Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
977: Emperor Otto II granted Lower Lorraine as a duchy to Charles, brother of Lothair of France, as a German fief
1033: United with Upper Lorraine when Gozelo I succeeded
1106: Superseded by Counts of Leuven (later Dukes of Brabant)
|
 Lower Salm
See: Salm in the Ardennes
|
County
|
|
|
|
 Lübeck
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Bishopric
|
Low Sax
|
EC
|
1149: Formed
1180: Imperial immediacy
1803: Secularised to Oldenburg as Principality of Lübeck below
|
 Lübeck
|
Imperial City
|
Low Sax
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RH
|
1226: Free Imperial City
1810: To France
1815: Sovereign Free City
|
 Lübeck
|
Principality
|
Low Sax
|
|
1803: Bishopric of Lübeck secularised for Oldenburg
1810: To France
1814: To Oldenburg
|
 Lucerne
|
Imperial City
|
Swab
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SW
|
1415: Free Imperial City
1178: To Murbach Abbey
1291: To Austria
1332: Joined the Swiss Confederation
1415: Free Imperial City
1648: Left the Empire
|
 Lüneburg
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1269: Partitioned from Brunswick and Lüneburg
1369: Extinct; War of the Lüneburg Succession between Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Saxony
1373: To Saxony
1385: To Henry and Bernard I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1388: Saxony renounced claims to Lüneburg; henceforth known as Brunswick-Lüneburg
|
 Lustenau
|
Imperial Farm
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1395: Ceded to Hohenems from Werdenberg
1759: To Austria
1790: To Harrach-Hohenems / Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems
1806: To Bavaria
1811: To Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems
1814: To Austria
1817: To Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems
1830: To Austria
|
 Luxembourg
|
1059: County
1354: Duchy
|
Burg
|
n/a
|
963: To Sigfried of Ardennes
c. 1060: Title Count of Luxembourg first used by the Ardennes
1136: Extinct; to Namur
1196: To Burgundy
1197: To Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg
1353: To Bohemia
1354: HRE Duke
1364: Acquired Chiny
1443: To Burgundy
1483: To the Burgundian Netherlands
1516: To the Spanish Netherlands
1713: To the Austrian Netherlands
1795: To France
1815: Grand Duchy; in personal union with the Netherlands
1830: Partitioned between France, Belgium and Luxembourg
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