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Nassu. Presently in Hessen. Formerly duchy
and Grafschaft. In the 12th c. Dodo, the Count Laurenburg built his
castle in area of Nassu. His ancestors were the counts of Nassu. In
1255 the dynasty split into two main lines: (1) Walramian line founded
by Count Walram II who ruled Nassau and (2) the Ottonian line, des. from
Walrams younger brother Otto.... Associated territories were the following:
Usingen, Weilburg, Saarbruecken. Members of the Wetterauische Grafenkolleg.
Territories became Calvinist (Reformed) during the Reformation. The
rulers were the House of Orange (Netherlands) which was divided by
five lines of the dynasty. Willian III of Orange (Ottonian branch) became
the king of England and at his death (1702) the title of prince of
Orange passed to collateral branch of Nassu-Dietz which, as House of Orange,
has ruled the Netherlands from 1747.... In 1743 the territories which
had merged once, again were: Fulda, Corvey and Weingarten were
associated with them for a time. One of the branches [Walramian] owned
the following Grafschaft : Saarburecken (to 1723), Ottweiler
(to1728), Idstein (to 1721), Usingen (to 1816), and Weilburg (to 1912). The
Ottonian Branch became Counts of Nassu-Beilstein (ext 1561), Prince of
Nassu-Siegen (ext. 1734), Prince of Nassu-Dillenburg (ext 1739), Prince of
Nassu-Hadamar (ext. 1711), Prince of Dietz inherited Dietz (Diez),
Dillenburg and Hadamar which were exchanged with Prussia in 1815. The town
Nassu is on the Lahr River. See history of Netherlands and
Luxemburg.
Naumburg / Saale. Presently in Bezirk Halle,
Sazony-Anhalt. Formerly in the German Democratic Republic . Formerly
a bishopric. During the Reformation became Protestant. Was absorbed
by Kursachsen (Electoral Saxony). Held the schloesschen of Duke
Moritz of Sazony-Zeitz.
Neipperg, Counts of (von). Members of the Schwaebische
Grafenkolleg. The Neipperg family was Catholic and achieved the Reichsstad
under the Personalisten in 1792. Alfred, Count of Neipperg b. 1807 m. Mary
of the House of Wuerttemberg, the dau. of William I, King of Wuerttemberg
b. 1781... Her sister, Sophia, was Queen of the Netherlands ... Their mother
was Catherine of Russia... Family was originally Franconian and the
one branch settled in Italy during the times of Napoleon and "styled" itself
the Princes von Montenuovo.
Neresheim. Presently in Kreis Aalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Formerly prelate nullius. Originally under the ownership of the
von Oettingen family. A legal controversy it's abbey became
Reichsumittelbar (direct tenancy of the Kaiser) from 1763 to 1803.
Afterward, the area was secularized and the Counts von Thurn
and Taxis were the administers. In 1806 the area was placed under
the Bavarian sovereignty and then transferred to Wuerttemberg in
1810.
Neuburg. Presently in Bavaria. Formerly principality
and Pfalzgrafschaft which was member of the Catholic corpus at the Peace
of Westphalia (1648). The ruling family was branch of the Bavarian
Wittelsbach Dynasty which was Catholic. In 1742 the area was
inherited by Pfalz-Sulzbach. In 1777 there was a personal union
with Bavaria. After 1799 it was called Province of Neuburg. 1808
joined Bavaria.
Neuenahr. Presently in Kreis Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz.
Formerly Grafschaft. In 1600 the Reichstag vote was
cancelled.
Nieder-Isenburg. Formerly Grafschaft. In 1664
the Reichstag vote was cancelled. See Isenburg.
Niedermuenster. Was an abbey for women
religious.
Niederwesel (Wesel). Presently in Kreis Rees,
Nordrhein-Westfalen. Formerly Reichsstadt. The city was ruled
by Juelich and passed to Brandenburg in 1666. The French occupied the
area during the Napoleonic reign and after 1814 "fell" to
Prussia
[Hohenzollern]....
Noerdlingen. Presently in Bavaria. Formerly
Reichsstadt. Represented by Esslingen in the Protestant corpus at the
Peace of Westphalia (1648). Bavaria absorbed the area in 1803.
Nomeny. Presently in Lorraine, France. Formerly
marquisate and principality. Member of the Catholic corpus at the Peace
of Westphalia. Vote in the Richstag was given in 1736 for loses
of their former Lorraine territories that had fallen to
France.
Nordhausen. Presently in Bezirk, Erfurt, Thuringia
on the Zorge River and "Gateway to the Southern Harz (forrest hills)..
Founded around the nunnery of Queen Mathilde established in
962... Formerly Reichsstadt.
Represented by Luebeck in the Protestant corpus at the Peace of Westphalia.
Hanseatic town... In 1802 it became Prussian
[Hohenzollern] territory. Formerly in German
Democractic Republic.
Nostitz, Counts of (von). A Saxon family from the
Oberlaustitz. Branches of this family could have been found in Bohemia,
Poland and Silesia. See Rieneck.
Nuernberg. Presently in Bavaria and has been since
1806.... First seen in records is in the year 1050 when Emp. Conrad
III established a royal stronghold on the left bank of the Pegnitz River
and Henry III set up his caste around which Nuernberg grew as it
protect his [right] side of the river... The two areas developed
separately for a time... In 1219 King Frederick II gave the Nuernberg
community several charters... Nuernberg was fortified between 1337 - 1440...
THe community grew into one in the 14c. ... In 1524 the towns peopled
opted for the teaching of Martin Luther and declared religious toleration
in their town.... Gustav Adolphus occupied the city during the Thirty Years
War.... Member of the Protestant corpus at the Peace of Westphalia
(1648). Formerly Reichsstadt. Formerly owned large estates and numerous
market towns.
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