| 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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![]() Rabenswalde-Wiehe
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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1227: Partitioned from Käfernburg
1255: Acquired Bucha
1312: Extinct; to Weimar-Orlamünde-Weimar
|
 Rantzau (Ranzau; Rantzow)
|
County
|
Low Sax
|
WE
|
1649: Christian Rantzau purchased part of Pinneberg from Holstein-Gottorp
1650: Lower Saxon Circle
1726: To Denmark
|
 Rapperswil (Rapperschwyl)
|
Lordship
1233: County
|
n/a
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n/a
|
1099: First mentioned; branch of the Counts of Wandelburg
1233: HRE Count
1283: Extinct in male line; most seized by Austria
1309: Remaining territory to Habsburg-Laufenburg by marriage
1352: City of Rapperswil to Austria (see below)
1353: Divided between Habsburg-Laufenburg-Neu-Rapperswil and Habsburg-Laufenburg-Alt-Rapperswil
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 Rapperswil (Rapperschwyl)
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Imperial City
|
n/a
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n/a
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1229: City founded by Rapperswil
1309: To Habsburg-Laufenburg
1352: To Austria
1415: Free Imperial City
1442: To Austria
1464: Protectorate of the Swiss Confederation
1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
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 Rappoltstein
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Lordship
1651: County
|
|
SW
|
942: First mentioned
1082: Made fief of the Bishopric of Worms
1157: Extinct in male line; to Urslingen by marriage
1219: Urslingen assumed the name Rappoltstein
1227: Sold Kaysersberg to the Emperor
12??: Imperial immediacy
1293: Partitioned into Rappoltstein-Hohenack, Rappoltstein-Groß-Rappoltstein and Rappoltstein-Hohen-Rappoltstein
1436: Reunited by Rappoltstein-Hohen-Rappoltstein
1437: Acquired Hohenack
1651: HRE Count
1673: Extinct; to Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
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| Rappoltstein-Groß-Rappoltstein
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1293: Partitioned from Rappoltstein
1338: Acquired Hohen-Rappoltstein
1351: Acquired Hohenack
1368: Partitioned into itself and Rappoltstein-Hohen-Rappoltstein
1377: Extinct in male line
1400: Extinct; to Lupfen
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| Rappoltstein-Hohenack
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1293: Partitioned from Rappoltstein
1351: Extinct; to Rappoltstein-Groß-Rappoltstein
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| Rappoltstein-Hohen-Rappoltstein
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Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1293: Partitioned from Rappoltstein
1338: To Rappoltstein-Groß-Rappoltstein
1341: Extinct
1368: Partitioned from Rappolstein-Groß-Rappoltstein
1419: Acquired Groß-Rappoltstein
1436: Renamed to Rappoltstein
|
 Ratzeburg
|
Prince-Bishopric
|
Low Sax
|
EC
|
c. 1050: Diocese established
1066: See destroyed in uprising
1154: Reestablished
1236: HRE Prince of the Empire; Imperial immediacy
1648: Secularized as Principality for Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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 Ratzeburg
|
Principality
|
Low Sax
|
PR
|
1648: Ratzeburg secularised and given to Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1701: To Mecklenburg-Strelitz
|
 Ravensberg
|
1180: County
|
Low Rhen
|
n/a
|
1170: Renamed from Calvelage; fief of Saxony
1180: Imperial immediacy
1226: Partitioned into Vechta and itself
1252: Vechta sold to Münster
1346: Extinct; to Berg
1437: To Jülich-Berg
1521: To Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1614: To Brandenburg
1807: To Westphalia
1814: To Prussia
|
 Ravensburg
|
Imperial City
|
Swab
|
SW
|
1088: First mentioned; seat of the Welfs
1191: To Hohenstaufen
1268: To the Empire directly
1276: Free Imperial City
1803: To Bavaria
1810: To Württemberg
|
 Ravenstein
|
Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1150: To Cuijk
c. 1170: To Herpen; later superseded by Ravenstein and the local barons assumed the name Ravenstein
1324: Extinct in male line; to Valkenburg by marriage
1396: To Salm
1397: To Cleves-Marck
1450: To Cleves-Ravenstein
1528: To Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1609: To the Netherlands
1621: To Brandenburg
1630: To Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Neuburg
1695: To the Palatinate
1794: To France
1800: To the Batavian Republic
1806: To Holland
1810: To France
1815: To the Netherlands
|
 Rechberg
|
county
|
|
n/a
|
1179: First mentioned
13th Century: Partitioned into Rechberg auf den Bergen and Rechberg unter den Bergen
|
Rechberg auf den Bergen
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
13th Century: Partitioned from Rechberg
c. 1327: Partitioned into Rechberg-Staufeneck and Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
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| Rechberg-Babenhausen
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1432: Partitioned from Rechberg-Staufeneck
1439: Acquired Mindelheim
14??: 1467: Mindelheim sold to Frundsberg
1507: Extinct; to Rechberg-Brandenburg
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| Rechberg-Brandenburg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1460: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1481: Acquired Brandenburg an der Iller
1507: Acquired Babenhausen
1537: Extinct; to Rechberg-Kellmünz
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| Rechberg-Donzdorf
|
Lordship
1601: Barony
1699: County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1574: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1601: HRE Baron
1605: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Hohenrechberg and Aichen
1682: Acquired Ramsberg
1699: HRE Count
1732: Extinct; to Rechberg-Osterberg
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| Rechberg-Gammertingen
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1437: Partitioned from Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
1449: Formed Lordship of Schramberg
1459: Henry acquired Schwarzenberg; formed line Rechberg-Schwarzenberg
1526: Sold Lordship of Schramberg to Landenberg
c. 1570: Extinct
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| Rechberg-Heuchlingen
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1540: Partitioned from Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
1573: Inherited Rechberg-Hohenrechberg and assumed that name
|
| Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1327: Partitioned from Rechberg auf den Bergen
1374: Acquired Rechberghausen
1437: Partitioned into Rechberg-Weißenstein, itself and Rechberg-Gammertingen
1540: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Heuchlingen
1573: Inherited by Rechberg-Heuchlingen
1585: Extinct; to Rechberg-Staufeneck
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| Rechberg-Hohenrechberg and Aichen
|
Barony
1626: County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1605: Partitioned from Rechberg-Donzdorf
1626: HRE Count
1676: Extinct in male line
1677: To Limburg-Styrum-Illereichen by marriage
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| Rechberg-Illereichen
|
Lordship
1601: Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1351: Partitioned from Rechberg-Staufeneck
1430: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Scharfenberg
1460: Partitioned into itself, Rechberg-Kronburg and Rechberg-Brandenburg
1568: Acquired Donzdorf
1574: Partitioned into itself, Rechberg-Rechberghausen and Rechberg-Donzdorf
1601: HRE Baron
1619: Extinct; to Rechberg-Hohenrechberg and Aichen
|
| Rechberg-Kellmünz
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1506: Partitioned from Rechberg-Kronburg
1539: Sold Babenhausen to Fugger
1573: To Rechberg-Kronberg
1578: Extinct
|
| Rechberg-Kronburg
|
Lordship
1577: Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1460: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1506: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Kellmünz
1540: Partitioned into itself, Rechberg-Türkheim-Schwabeck and Rechberg-Osterberg
1573: Acquired Kellmünz
1577: HRE Baron
1604: Extinct; to Westernach
|
| Rechberg-Osterberg
|
Lordship
1601: Barony
1810: County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1540: Partitioned from Rechberg-Kronburg
1601: HRE Baron
16??: Partitioned into Rechberg-Weißenstein and itself
1806: To Württemberg
1810: To Bavaria; Raised to County and assumed the name Rechberg and Rothenlöwen
|
| Rechberg-Ramsberg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1468: Partitioned from Rechberg-Scharfenberg
1529: Extinct; to Pappenheim-Rothenstein
|
| Rechberg-Rechberghausen
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1574: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1596: Partitioned into Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Unterwaldstetten and Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Rechberghausen
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| Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Rechberghausen
|
Lordship
1642: Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1596: Partitioned from Rechberg-Rechberghausen
1642: HRE Baron
1672: Sold Unterwaldstetten to Grafeneck-Eglingen
1677: Extinct; to Rechberg-Donzdorf
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| Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Unterwaldstetten
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1596: Partitioned from Rechberg-Rechberghausen
1640: Extinct; to Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Rechberghausen
|
| Rechberg-Schwabeck
|
Lordship
1598: Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1596: Partitioned from Rechberg-Türkheim-Schwabeck
1598: HRE Baron
1620: Extinct; to Rechberg-Osterberg
|
| Rechberg-Scharfenberg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1430: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1468: Partitioned into Rechberg-Ramsberg and itself
1547: Extinct; to Rechberg-Illereichen
|
| Rechberg-Schwarzenberg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1459: Established when Henry of Rechberg-Gammertingen acquired Schwarzenberg through marriage
1542: Extinct; to Ehingen
|
| Rechberg-Staufeneck
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1327: Partitioned from Rechberg auf den Bergen
1330: Acquired Illereichen
1351: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Illereichen
1432: Partitioned into Rechberg-Babenhausen and itself
1599: Extinct; divided between Getrude von Schutzbar and Württemberg
1601: Hohenrechberg sold to Rechberg-Donzdorf
1604: All to Getrude von Schutzbar
1623: Sold to Württemberg
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| Rechberg-Türkheim-Schwabeck
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1540: Partitioned from Rechberg-Kronburg
1597: Partitioned into Rechberg-Schwabeck and Rechberg-Weißenstein
|
| Rechberg unter den Bergen
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
13th Century: Partitioned from Rechberg
1316: Acquired Sindelfingen and Kellmünz
1351: Sindelfingen sold to Württemberg-Urach and Württemberg-Stuttgart
1366: Heuchlingen and Rechberghausen sold to Austria
1413: Extinct; to Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
|
| Rechberg-Weißenstein
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1437: Partitioned from Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
1443: Acquired Krautheim and Ballenberg as fief of Mainz
1550: Extinct; to Rechberg-Kronburg
|
| Rechberg-Weißenstein
|
Lordship
1597: Barony
1607: County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1596: Partitioned from Rechberg-Türkheim-Schwabeck
1597: HRE Baron
1607: HRE Count
1618: Extinct; to Rechberg-Schwabeck
|
| Rechberg-Weißenstein
|
Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
16??: Partitioned from Rechberg-Osterberg
1738: Extinct; to Rechberg-Osterberg
|
 Rechteren-Limpurg-Speckfeld
|
County
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1713: Renamed from Rechteren when inherited a portion of Limpurg
1806: To Württemberg
|
 Reckheim
See: Rekem
|
|
|
|
|
 Regensburg (Ratisbon)
|
Bishopric
|
Bav
|
EC
|
739: Formed
13th Century: HRE Prince of the Empire
1803: Merged with other territories to form Archbishopric (see below)
|
 Regensburg (Ratisbon)
|
Electoral Archbishopric
|
Bav
|
EC
|
1803: Mainz, Regensburg and other territories combined for Karl Theodor von Dalberg
1810: To Bavaria; Karl Theodor von Dalberg obtained Frankfurt
|
 Regensburg (Ratisbon)
|
Imperial City
|
Bav
|
SW
|
1245: Free Imperial City
1803: To Archbishopric of Regensburg
1810: To Bavaria
|
 Regenstein (Reinstein)
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1162: Partitioned from Blankenburg; fief of Saxony
1180: Fief of Halberstadt
1202: Fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1224: Partitioned into Regenstein Elder Line and Regenstein Younger Line
|
| Regenstein (Reinstein)
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1599: To Halberstadt
1644: To Tannenbach as fief of Halberstadt
1671: To Halberstadt
1807: To Westphalia
1815: To Prussia
|
| Regenstein-Blankenburg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1368: Formed by Regenstein-Hainburg after acquiring Blankenburg
1599: Extinct; to Halberstadt
See: Blankenburg and Regenstein
|
| Regenstein Elder Line
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1224: Partitioned from Regenstein; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1328: Extinct; to Regenstein-Regenstein
|
| Regenstein-Hainburg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1248: Partitioned from Regenstein Younger Line; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1344: Fief of Halberstadt
1366: Acquired Regenstein
1368: Acquired Blankenburg; renamed to Regenstein-Blankenburg
|
| Regenstein-Regenstein
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1248: Partitioned from Regenstein Younger Line; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1344: Fief of Halberstadt
1366: Extinct; to Regenstein-Hainburg
|
| Regenstein Younger Line
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1224: Partitioned from Regenstein; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1248: Partitioned into Regenstein-Regenstein and Regenstein-Hainburg
|
 Reichelsberg (Reichsberg; Reichelsburg)
|
Lordship
County
|
Franc
|
n/a
|
1230: First mentioned; property of Brauneck as fief of Bamberg
1249: To Brauneck-Brauneck as fief of Bamberg
1390: To Würzburg
1401: To Weinsberg
1516: To Königstein
1521: To Würzburg
1671: To Schönborn
1806: To Bavaria
|
 Reichenau
|
Abbacy
|
Swab
|
SP
|
724
????: Imperial immediacy
1540: To the Bishopric of Constance
1803: Secularised; to Baden
|
 Reichenstein
|
Lordship
|
Low Rhen
|
WE
|
1332: Lordship established by Waldbott von Neuerburg
1506: Waldbott von Neuerburg extinct; to Sombreffe
1523: To Wied
1698: To Nesselrode-Reichenstein
1702: Bench of Westphalian Counts
1776: To Nesselrode-Landskron
1806: To Berg
1815: To Prussia
|
 Reichenweier (Riquewihr)
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1049: First mentioned; to Egisheim-Dagsburg
1269: To Horburg
1324: To Württemberg
1680: Left the Empire as part of France
1796: To France directly
|
 Reifferscheid (Reifferscheidt)
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
12th Century: First mentioned
c. 1195: Partitioned into itself and Wildenburg
1273: Acquired Malberg; side line established
1354: Acquired Bedburg
1366: Partitioned into Reifferscheid-Gladbach and Reifferscheid-Bedburg
|
| Reifferscheid-Bedburg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1366: Partitioned from Reifferscheid
1394–5: Acquired Dyck
1460: Acquired Salm in the Ardennes; renamed to Salm-Reifferscheid
|
| Reifferscheid-Gladbach
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1366: Partitioned from Reifferscheid
1426: Extinct
|
 Reipoltskirchen
|
Lordship
|
Upp Rhen
|
WE
|
1198: First mentioned
1276: To Hohenfels
1277: To Hohenfels-Reipoltskirchen
1602: Extinct; divided and shared between numerous families
1793: To France
1815: To Bavaria
|
| Rekem (Reckheim)
|
Lordship
1356: Barony
1623: County
|
Low Rhen
|
WE
|
1108: First mentioned
1140: Extinct; to Bronchhorst
1317: To Mark-Rekem
1335: To Stein
1356: HRE Baron
1397: To Sombreffe
1501: To Pirmont
1514: To Mark-Arenberg
1545: To Hennin
1553: To Vlodrop
1564: To Quadt-Wickrath
1590: To Aspremont-Lynden
1623: HRE Count; Joined the Westphalian Counts
1795: To France
1815: To the Netherlands
1830: To Belgium
|
 Remiremont
|
Abbacy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
620: Formed
1070: Imperial immediacy
1290: HRE Princess of the Empire
1566: To Lorraine
1790: Secularized to France
|
 Retersbeck (Reitersbach)
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1290: First mentioned
1410: Inherited Schaesberg; took the name Retersbeck von Schaesberg and shortly after Schaesberg
|
 Reuss (Reuß)
House began at Reuss-Plauen; branch of Weida
|
|
|
|
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| Reuss-Burgk
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1583: Partitioned from Reuss-Unter-Greiz
1616: Partitioned into itself and Reuss-Dölau
1640: Extinct; Burgk to Reuss-Unter-Greiz, Dölau to Reuss-Ober-Greiz
1668: Partitioned from Reuss-Unter-Greiz
1673: HRE Count
1697: Extinct; to Reuss-Unter-Greiz
|
| Reuss-Dölau
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
1694: County
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1616: Partitioned from Reuss-Burgk
1636: Extinct; to Reuss-Burgk
1694: Partitioned from Reuss-Ober-Greiz
1698: Extinct; to Reuss-Ober-Greiz
|
| Reuss-Ebersdorf
|
County
1806: Principality
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1678: Partitioned from Reuss-Lobenstein
1806: HRE Prince
|
| Reuss Elder Line
|
Principality
|
Upp Sax
|
WT / PR
|
1778: Renamed from Reuss-Greiz; HRE Prince
1803: Bench of Princes
After May 1778: First-ever appearance of the black-red-gold tricolour flag in its modern arrangement in any sovereign state within what today comprises Germany
|
| Reuss-Gera (Reuss Younger Line)
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1564: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz
1647: Partitioned into itself, Reuss-Saalburg, Reuss-Schleiz and Reuss-Lobenstein
1666: Acquired Saalburg
1673: HRE Count
1802: Extinct; joint rule by Reuss-Schleiz, Reuss-Lobenstein and Reuss-Ebersdorf
|
| Reuss-Greiz
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
1768: County
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1359: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen
1368: Partitioned into Reuss-Greiz Hinterschloss and Reuss-Greiz Vorderschloss
1462: Reunited by Reuss-Greiz Hinterschloss
1485: Partitioned into itself and Reuss-Kranichfeld
1564: Partitioned into Reuss-Unter-Greiz, Reuss-Ober-Greiz and Reuss-Gera
1768: Renamed from Reuss-Ober-Greiz
1778: Renamed to Reuss Elder Line
|
| Reuss-Greiz Hinterschloss
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1368: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen
1394: Sold half of Wiesenburg to Meissen
1449: Extinct; to Henry VIII of Reuss-Greiz Vorderschloss
1462: Renamed to Reuss-Greiz
|
| Reuss-Greiz Vorderschloss
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1368: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen
1449: To Henry X
1451: Acquired Kranichfeld
1462: Extinct; to Reuss-Greiz Hinterschloss
|
| Reuss-Hirschberg
|
County
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1678: Partitioned from Reuss-Lobenstein
1711: Extinct; divided between Reuss-Lobenstein and Reuss-Ebersdorf
|
| Reuss-Köstritz
|
County
1806: Principality
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1692: Appanage created within Reuss-Schleiz
1806: HRE Prince
|
| Reuss-Kranichfeld
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1485: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz
1497: Acquired Schauenforst
1529: Extinct; to Reuss-Greiz
|
| Reuss-Lobenstein
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
1806: Principality
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1647: Partitioned from Reuss-Gera
1664: Acquired Hirschberg
1673: HRE Count
1678: Partitioned into itself, Reuss-Hirschberg and Reuss-Ebersdorf
1718: Side line Reuss-Selbitz founded
1805: Inherited by Reuss-Selbitz
1806: HRE Prince
|
| Reuss-Ober-Greiz (Reuss Intermediate Line)
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1564: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz
1577: Acquired Lobenstein
1588: Sold Lobenstein to Reuss-Gera
1590: Acquired Schleiz, Saalburg and Burgk
1616: Extinct; Ober-Greiz to Reuss-Unter-Greiz, Schleiz to Reuss-Gera
|
| Reuss-Ober-Greiz
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1625: Partitioned from Reuss-Unter-Greiz
1673: HRE Count
1694: Partitioned into itself and Reuss-Dölau
1768: Renamed to Reuss-Greiz
|
| Reuss-Plauen (Reuß von Plauen)
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
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n/a
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n/a
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1309: Name adopted by Plauen Younger Line; branch of Weida
1359: Partitioned into Reuss-Greiz and Reuss-Ronneburg
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| Reuss-Ronneburg
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Advocacy (Vogtei)
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n/a
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n/a
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1359: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen
1384: Acquired Schmölln
1398: Extinct; to Reuss-Greiz
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| Reuss-Rothenthal
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Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
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Upp Sax
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WT
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1668: Partitioned from Reuss-Unter-Greiz
1673: HRE Count
1698: Extinct; to Reuss-Unter-Greiz
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| Reuss-Saalburg
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Advocacy (Vogtei)
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Upp Sax
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WT
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1647: Partitioned from Reuss-Gera
1666: Saalburg to Reuss-Gera; formed Reuss-Schleiz
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| Reuss-Schleiz
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Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
1806: Principality
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Upp Sax
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WT
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1647: Partitioned from Reuss-Gera
1666: Extinct; inherited by Reuss-Saalburg
1673: HRE Count
1692: Appanage Reuss-Köstritz created
1806: HRE Prince
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| Reuss-Selbitz
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Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
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Upp Sax
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WT
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1718: Formed when Henry XXVI of Reuss-Lobenstein acquired Selbitz by marriage
1805: Inherited Reuss-Lobenstein
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| Reuss-Unter-Greiz (Reuss Elder Line)
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Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
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Upp Sax
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WT
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1564: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz
1583: Partitioned into Reuss-Burgk and itself
1616: Acquired Ober-Greiz
1625: Partitioned into Reuss-Ober-Greiz and itself
1668: Partitioned into Reuss-Burgk, itself and Reuss-Rothenthal
1673: HRE Count
1768: Extinct; to Reuss-Ober-Greiz
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 Reutlingen
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Imperial City
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Swab
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SW
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1240: Free Imperial City
1803: To Württemberg
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 Rheda
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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1170: First mentioned
1190: Extinct; to Lippe
1344: To Lippe-Rheda
1365: To Tecklenburg
1562: To Bentheim-Steinfurt
1605: To Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda
1808: To Berg
1815: To Prussia
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 Rheineck
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Burgraviate
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El Rhin
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WE
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11th Century: first mentioned; to a branch of Salm
1155: Extinct; to Cologne
1180: To Ulmen as fief of Cologne
1539: To Metternich-Brohl as fief of Cologne
1556: To Metternich-Schweppenburg as fief of Cologne
1571: To Warsberg
1654: To Sinzendorf-Ernstbrunn
1796: To France
1815: To Prussia
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 Rheinfelden
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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10th Century: Formed
1090: Extinct; to Zähringen
1218: To the Emperor directly; city immediate (see below)
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| Rheinfelden
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Imperial City
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n/a
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n/a
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1218: Free Imperial City
1253: To Basel
1279: Free Imperial City
1330: To Austria
1415: Free Imperial City
1439: To Austria
1467: To Burgundy
1477: To Austria
1638: To Sweden
1647: To France
1650: To Austria
1799: Left bank to France
1803: Left bank to Fricktal, canton of the Helvetic Republic. Right bank to Breisgau-Modena
1805: Right bank to Baden
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 Rheingrafschaft
See: Rhinegraviate
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 Rheintal
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Lordship / Bailiwick
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n/a
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n/a
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1348: Formed by Werdenberg
1395: To Austria
1405: To Appenzell
1424: to Toggenburg
1464: Condominium of the Swiss Confederation
1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
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| Rhinegraviate (Rheingau; Rheingrafschaft)
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Rhinegraviate
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n/a
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n/a
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1019: Rheingau invested upon the Embrichonids; fiefs of Mainz
1170: Imperial immediacy
1194: Half to Stein
1223: Extinct; all to Stein
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 Riedesel zu Eisenbach
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Lordship
1684: Barony
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n/a
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n/a
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1428: Riedesel acquired Eisenbach and Lauterbach as fief of Fulda
1684: Imperial immediacy; HRE Baron
1806: To the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt)
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 Rieneck
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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11th Century: First mentioned
1101: Extinct in male line
1108: To Loon by marriage
c. 1195: Partitioned from Loon
1295: Partitioned into Rieneck-Rothenfels and Rieneck-Lohr
1333: Rieneck-Lohr
1366: Made fief of Mainz
15th Century: Partitioned into Rieneck-Grünsfeld and Rieneck-Lohr
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| Rieneck
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County
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Franc
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FR
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1559: Condominium between Mainz (3/4) and Hanau-Münzenberg (1/4)
1673: Mainz portion sold to Nostiz-Rieneck
1803: Nostiz-Rieneck portion sold to Colloredo-Mansfeld
1806: To Regensburg
1815: To Bavaria
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| Rieneck-Grünsfeld
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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15th Century: Partitioned from Rieneck
1502: Extinct; to Würzburg
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| Rieneck-Lohr
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County
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Franc
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FR
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1295: Partitioned from Rieneck
1333: Renamed to Rieneck
15th Century: Partitioned from Rieneck
1559: Extinct; divided between Mainz and Würzburg
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| Rieneck-Rothenfels
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County
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n/a
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n/a
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1295: Partitioned from Rieneck
1333: Extinct; divided between Mainz, Würzburg and Rieneck-Lohr
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 Rietberg
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Lordship
1353: County
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Low Rhen
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WE
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1237: Formed when Conrad I of Cuijk-Arnsberg acquired Rietberg from Lippe
1353: HRE Count
1456: Made fief of Hesse-Cassel
1562: To Hesse-Cassel directly
1565: Restored
1618: To John III, a scion of East Frisia
1690: Under Imperial administration
1702: Restored
1758: Extinct; to Kaunitz-Rietberg
1807: To Westphalia
1815: To Prussia
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 Rixingen
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Lordship
1310: County
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n/a
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n/a
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1191: First mentioned; to Werd
1218: Partitioned from Werd
1310: Extinct; to Leiningen-Dagsburg
1317: To Leiningen-Hardenburg
1343: To Leiningen-Rixingen
1506: To Zweibrücken-Bitsch
1570: To Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen
1622: To Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen
1661: Left the Empire; part of France
1705: To Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen
1795: To France directly
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 Rochefort
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Lordship
1494: County
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n/a
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n/a
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11th Century: First mentioned
1147: Extinct; to Walcourt-Rochefort
1418: To Mark-Arenberg by marriage
1454: To Mark-Rochefort
1544: To Stolberg-Königstein
1574: To Löwenstein-Wertheim
1611: To Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
1737: To the House of Stolberg (common territory)
1795: To France
1815: To the Netherlands
1830: To Belgium
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 Roggenburg
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Abbacy
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Swab
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SP
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1126: Formed
1482-5: Imperial immediacy
1802: To Bavaria
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 Roggendorf
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HRE Lordship
HRE County
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1600: To Austria
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 Rosheim
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Imperial City
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Upp Rhen
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RH
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1303: Free Imperial City
1648: Left the Empire; to France
1679: Independence revoked
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 Rostock
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Principality
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n/a
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n/a
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1234: Partitioned from Mecklenburg
1300: Fief of Denmark
1312: City of Rostock seized by Mecklenburg
1314: Extinct; rest to Denmark
1323: To Mecklenburg
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 Rot an der Rot (Roth an der Roth; Mönchsrot; Münchenroth)
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Abbacy
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Swab
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SP
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1126: Formed
1497: Imperial immediacy
1803: To Wartenberg-Roth
1806: To Württemberg
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 Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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Imperial City
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Franc
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SW
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1274: Free Imperial City
1803: To Bavaria
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 Rothenfels
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County
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Swab
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SC
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11th Century: First mentioned; to Buchhorn
1331: To Montfort-Tettnang
1354: To Montfort-Tettnang-Tettnang
1439: To Montfort-Tettnang-Rothenfels
1567: Sold to Königsegg-Aulendorf
1588: To Königsegg-Rothenfels
1804: Sold to Austria
1805: To Bavaria
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 Rötteln
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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1102: First mentioned; fief of Basel
c. 1215: Partitioned into Rötteln-Rötteln and Rötteln-Rotenburg
1279: Reunited by Rötteln-Rötteln
1316: Extinct; to Baden-Hachberg-Sausenberg
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| Rötteln-Rotenburg
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1215: Partitioned from Rötteln
1278: Bequeathed to Basel and St. Blaise's Abbey
1280: Extinct
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| Rötteln-Rötteln
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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c. 1215: Partitioned from Rötteln
1279: Acquired Rotenburg; renamed to Rötteln
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 Rottenmünster
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Abbacy
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Swab
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SP
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1224: Formed
1237: Imperial immediacy
1803: To Württemberg
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 Rottweil
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Imperial City
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Swab
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SW
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1268: Free Imperial City
1463: Ally of the Swiss Confederation
1802: To Württemberg
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 Rügen
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Principality
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n/a
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n/a
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1168: Rani made a fief of Denmark
1325: Extinct; to Pomerania-Wolgast (fief of Denmark until 1438)
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 Runkel
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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1159: First mentioned
1227: Partitioned into Runkel-Westerburg and Runkel-Runkel
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| Runkel-Runkel
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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1227: Partitioned from Runkel
1454: Inherited Wied, renamed to Wied-Runkel
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| Runkel-Westerburg
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Lordship
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n/a
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n/a
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1227: Partitioned from Runkel
1467: inherited much of Leiningen-Dagsburg, renamed to Leiningen-Westerburg
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 Ruppin
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County
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Upp Sax
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WE
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c. 1214: To Gebhard of Arnstein, founder of the line Lindow-Ruppin
1349: Acquired Wusterhausen and Gransee
1407: Acquired Neustadt
1524: Extinct; to Brandenburg
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