Last Updated: 13 Jan 2004
List And Brief History of the German States, Grand Duchies, Principalities, etc before 1806.......Page.A. Remmick-Hubert Site
Aachen [Aix-.la-Chapelle). Presently found in
area of North Rhineland - Westfalia [Nordhein-Westfalen (Westphalian)].
Was part of the Reichsstadt. Majority was Catholic.
Aalen. Presently found in Baden-Wuertemberg. Was part
of the Reichsstadt. Once was surrounded by a small area of sovereignty
but fell to Wuertemberg rule. Villagers were subjects of Grafen
von Oettingen. Was represented by the Protestant of Ulm...
Adige
(Etsch, an der ). Presently in Italy. Earlier was regional
administration of the Teutonic Knights. Absorbed by Austria. See Hoch - und
Deutschmeister.
Aarburg. Presently in Switzerland [Bezirk Zofingen, Kanton Aargau].
Was earlier a part of Kanton Bern [now, Aargau). Majority had
been Reformed church.
Aichheim
-Iller. Presently in ______ . Was represented
by the Counts of von Rechberg-Roethenlowen, a Catholic family then
later by the Counts von Limburg-Stirum. Vote to Reichritterschaft
was cancelled (date not given).
Alchhein. Was represented by Counts von
Limburg-Stirum and earlier by the Counts von Rechberg. Linked
to Iller-Aicheim.
Alschausen. Presently in France. Was earlier a part of the
Grafschaft and Landkomtur of the Teutonic Knights [Deutschorden], Ballei
Alsace [Elsass] and Burgund [Burgundy]. Member of the Swabian
Grafenkolleg
Altenkirchen [Sayn-Altenkirchen]. See Ansbach
Anhalt. Presently in Anhalt-Saxony. . Was a German
State [Principality]. Subordinate and associated territories were Zerbst,
Herrschaft, Jever in Oldenburg. See Barby and Muelingen. The title of Prince
of this area was descended from Margrave Albert "the Bear"
[Ascanian Dynasty of Brandenburg] ( b. abt 1100 d.
1170). Later, the branch of Anhalt- Bernburg-Schaumburg ruled. . Represented
by Grafschaft Holzappel in the Westphalian Grafenkolleg. It was part
of the Protestant corpus at the Treaty of Westphalia and represented the
interests of the Palatine Grafschaften Lautern and Simmern afterwards. Joined
German Empire in 1871. The Anhalt-Koethen, which was under Dessau
family, was the regnant until 1918. Many believe the mercenaries
sent to the British King George III [House of Hanover]
who sent them to fight the revolutionaries in America were from Herrschaft
Jever....
Anholt. Presently in Kreis Borken, North
Rhineland-Westfalia. Was earlier Herrschaft and Grafschaft.
Represented by the Princes of Salm-Salm, a Catholic Dynasty.
In 1810 the area gave way to the French and in 1815 to
Prussia. See
Brunkhorst.
Ansbach. Presently in Bavaria. Also known as Ansbach-Bayreuth.
Grew around the 8th century Benedictine Monastery founded by Gumbertus.
Town which grew around it was first known as Onoldsbach. Presently part of
Regierungsbezirk Mittelfranken in Bavaria [Bayern]. Capital of Middle
Franconia, West Bavaria.... Earlier it was a Marquis State and Principality.
Connected to this principality were the estates of Uffenheim,
Crailsheim, Feuchtwagen, Gunzenhausen, Schwabach, Abengerg-Cadolzburg,
Neustadt-Windsheim, Erlangen and Hof. Represented by the Protestant family
of Brandenburg-Kulmbach at the Peace of Westphalia. Ruled earlier
by Counts von Oettingen and then in 1331 became the residence
of the Franconian branch of the Hohenzollerns who
were the Margrave of Nuremberg...... 1791 rule passed to the main branch
of Hohenzollerns, who were , also, Protestant [Lutheran], and, kings of Prussia
which ended in 1918. . There was within this realm a settlement of Huguenots
in Erlangen. Troops were sent to fight in the revolutionary war in
America under George III of England.
Aremberg [Arenberg], Dukes of [House of Ligne]
who owned a great deal of land: Duchy of Arenberg-Meppen in Hanover,
property in Belgium and France. Family was an ancient family of Hainaut.
and Catholic.
There was a Prince Charles Joseph de Ligne (1735-1814) who was a Field Marshal of Austria.
Aspremont [Aspermont]. Was part of the Leiningen Dynasty. See
Reckum [Reckheim].
Augsburg. Presently part of the Reigierungsbezirk Schwaben
of Bavaria. Bishops of Augsburg was represented by Osnabrueck in the
Catholic corpus at the Peace of Westphalia. As a member of the
Reichstadt it stood alone. The Protestants were represented by Esslingen
when part of the Reichstadt. After 1548 all religious properties
were administered jointly by both the Catholic and Protestant communities.
Founded under Augustus 15 B.C. as Augusta Videlicorum... established
by Drusus as his military camp.... Here begins the old Maximilianstraass
[old Roman road between Germany and Italy].... 1276 became a Free Imperial
city.... which it lost in 1805... 1806 became part of the new Kingdom of
Bavaria... Member of the Swabian League (1488-1534).... Capital
of Swabia, West Bavaria....
Aulendorf. Presently in Kreis Ravensburg / Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Majority of the people were Catholic. See [Catholic branch of
Trenck] Koenigsegg-Aulendorf of Koenigsbronn..
Austria
(Oesterreich ). See Oesterreich....
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