List And Brief History of the German States, Grand Duchies, Principalities, etc before 1806.......Page R. Remmick-Hubert Site
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Ratzeburg. Presently in Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg,
Schleswig-Holstein. Formerly bishopric. Secularized under
Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1648. Passed to
Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1701 to 1934. 1869 the Duchy was given
it's own Landtag but opposition from the peasants prevented it from occurring
until 1906. There were revisions since....
Ravensburg. Presently
in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Formerly Reiohsstadt. Founded in 1098...
and was one of the seats of the Welf family. It is thought that
the powerful Duke of Saxony and Bavaria Henry the Lion was born here ...
1129... Member of the Catholic corpus at the Peace of Westphalia (1648).
Since the Reformation, their government offices were divided between
Protestants and Catholics. In 1802 the city fell to Bavaria and after
1810 to Wuerttemberg... See Townsman
of Ravensburg, 1429 an illustration
Recklinghausen (Rechenhausen). Presently in
Nordrhein-Westfalen. Formerly prelate nullius. Early years it
was royal a stronghold for the Carolingian families... The abbey of Essen
exercised sovereignty until the territory was mortgaged to the Herren
von Gemen and their descendants the Counts von Schaumburg. 1794
the territory became a possession of Kurkoeln (Electoral Cologne). In
1802 it became the Dukes von Arenberg. 1811 passed to Grafschaft
Berg. 1815 the territory passed to Prussia
(Hohenzollern).
Reckum (Reckheim). Presently Rekheim bei Tongern,
Belgium. Formerly Grafschaft. Member of the Westfaelische
Grafenkolleg. Represented by the Counts von Aspremont after
1623.
Regensburg (Ratisbon). Presently in
Regierungsbezirk Oberpfalz, Bayern (Bavaria). Formerly Reichsstadt
and bishopric. The area dates back to a Keltic settlement of Radasbona and
then in A.D. 77 the Romans set up camp. In 179 the huge legionary camp
of Castra Regina was established by Marcus Auelius. 6th c. it was the
residence of the Dukes of Bavaria of the Agilolfing line.... in 788
Charlemagne founded the bishopric and became residence of the
Carolingian rulers. 13th c. became a free Imperial city in 1245...
It started to decline in wealth as Augsburg and Nuremberg rose in
success.... Associated with Herrschaft Donaustauf. The Reichsstadt
was represented by Hessen-Darmstadt in the Protestant corpus at the
Peace of Westphalia (1648). The bishopric was represented by Osnabrueck
in the Catholic corpus. 1748 it's territories passed to the Princes
von Thurn and Taxis. The bishopric was secularized in 1803 and territory
passed to Elector of Mainz Karl von Dalberg.... 1809 the city was
occupied by French... 1810 became united with
Bavaria.....
Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis b. 1867 m. Margaret, dau. of Joseph, Palat. of Hungary 1795 and Mary, dau. of Louis, the Duke of Wuerttemberg....
Regenstein. Presently n. [1 1/4 mile fr ]
Blankenburg, Saxony-Anhalt. Formerly German in Bezirk Magdenburg,
Democratic Republic. Formerly Grafschaft.
Brandenburg represented this area after 1670. It would
then become part of Prussia in 1701 and remain a Prussian enclave
which belonged to Braunschweig.
Reichenau. Presently an island in Lake Constance
and part of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Formerly prelate nullius. Territory
merged with the bishopric of Konstanz and lost it Recihstag vote in 1548.
Not until 1737 did it become free of the bishopric. 1803 was
secularized.
Reichsberg and Wiesentheid. Presently in
Nordrhein-Westfalen. Formerly Grafschaft. Has been represented
by the family of von Nesselrode since
1698....
Reifferscheid. Presently in Kreis Ahrweiler,
Rheinland-Pfalz. Formerly Grafschaft. Occupied by French from 1794
to 1814. The ruling family of Salm-Reifferscheid was Catholic. May
have been des. of Dukes of Limburg.
Reipoltskirchen. Presently in Kreis Kusel,
Rheinland-Pfalz. Formerly Herrschaft who was a tenancy-in-chief of
the Kaiser [Hohenzollern] 1792-1801. See
Hohenfels and Reipolskirchen
Reuss and Plauen. Presently in Thuringia....
Formerly in the German Democratic Republic. Formerly Grafschaft.
The estates associated with them were: Burg, Doelau, Saalburg
Schleiz, Koestritz, Lonbenstein, and Ebersdorf. Member of
the Wetterauische Grafenkolleg. The rulers were Princes von Reuss who
were Lutherans. There were two principalities and branches of Reuss.
The senior line was Reuss-Greiz and the junior line was
Reuss-Gera. Some properties were held jointly by as many as
12 subbranches of this dynasty. The Hereditary Prince Heinrich XLV
died in 1945... [See Luxemburg, House of Nassau-Weilburg: Louise b.
1765, dau. of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, m. Henry XIII,
Prince Reuss of Greiz b. 1747]
Reutlingen. Presently in Baden-Wuerttemberg
on the Echaz River. Founded in 11 c. and became a town known
for it's textiles and tanneries. The road Lederstrasse leads NW to
the Tuebingen Gate .... . Formerly Reichsstadt. Represented by Esslingen
in the Protestant corpus at the Peace of Westphalia (1648). In
1803 the territory fell to Wuerttemberg.
Rheineck. Near Brohl, Kreis Ahrweiler,
Rheinland-Pfalz. Formerly Grafschaft. Was represented by the
family von Sinzendorf since 1654.
Rheda, Counts of (von). See
Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda. Presently SW fr.. Muenster, North
Rhine-Westphalia. There is a moated Schloss
which was owned by Fuersen von Bentheim - Tecklenburg - Rheda ...
Rheingrafen [Counts of Rhine]. They were
Catholic and members of the Wetterauische Grafenkolleg. The
Rheingrafen had fortresses and estates in the Nahe River area. [The Nahe
River Valley is in Rhineland-Palatinate. Along it's banks are
Idar-Oberstein, Bad Muenster am Stein and Eberburg birthplace of the Knight
Franz von Sickingen.] They inherited the estates of the Wildgrafen which
were Dhaun, Kyrburg bie Kirn. They styled themselves the Wild
and Rheingrafen after this inheiritance. Family is connected to
Salm-Kyrburg, a branch of the Salm dynasty.
Riddagshausen. Presently in the city of
Braunschweig, Niedersachsen. Formerly a prelate nulius. After
1568 it was Protestant and a Landstand of
Braunschweig-Wolfenbuettel....
Rieneck. Presently in Kreis Gemuenden,
Unterfranken, Bayern (Bavaria). Formerly Grafshaft. Was a Fraenkische
Grafenkolleg member.... After 1674 was represented by the family von
Nostitz.
Rietberg. Presently in Kreis Wiedenbrueck,
Nordrhein-Westfalen. Formerly Grafschaft. Member of the Westfaelische
Grafenkolleg. The family of von Kakunitz represented this territory
since 1692. 1807 the territory merged to the Kingdom of Westphalia.
After 1815 became Prussian [Hohenzollern]
territory.
Rockenhausen. Presently in Kreis
Gemeiden n. Kirchhein-Bolanden... or May have had association
with Rockenhausen n. Kaiserlautern. Both are in Rhineland-Pfalz
(Palatinate). See
Roemig and Pfaff family connections. Records are not clear
to which town the prelate nulius status belonged......
Roedelheim. Formerly Grafschaft. Ruling
family was Lutheran and the von Solms-Roedelheim-Assenhein.
See Wetterauische Grafenkolleg
(Solms-Roedelhein).
Roenis. See
Brandenstein-Roenis.
Rogendorf. Presently Austrian territory and
has been since 1600. Was formerly
Grafschaft.
Roggenburg. Presently in Kreis Neu-Ulm, Schwaben,
Bayern (Bavaria). Formerly prelate nulius. There were four Amtern
when the territory passed to Bavaria in 1803.
Rosenberg, Counts of (von). The family
of Ursin (Orsini) von Rosenberg lineage is not clear and may not be
connected to the Orsini family of Italy. However, the lineage of Rosenberg
is Catholic and known to have originated in Carinthia, Austria. See
Ursin von Rosenberg.
Rosheim. Presently in Department of Bas-Rhin,
France and has been since 1648. Formerly
Reichsstadt.
Roth. It's location is either in Bayern
or known as Muenchenroth in ____. It was a prelate
nullius.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber [on the Tauber River].
Presently in Mittelfranken, Bayern (Bavaria). Formerly
Reichsstadt. Member of the Protestant corpus at the Peace of Westphalia.
And what a delightful city it is since it has been preserved and
reconstructed to show the modern world what a town in a German state was
like that was built before and after the Thirty Years War. It rose
into importance under the Hohenstaufen House and it's old castle built in
the 12 th c. which fell to ruin in an earthquake in 1356... It had
become a free city in the 12th c.... It became Protestant during the
Reformation... then escaped destruction when the city joined Gustavus Adophus
during the Thirty Years War... The French, under Gen. Tilly,
occupied the city. Then, as the old saying goes, the
city slept and when it woke there were 1.5 million tourists visiting each
year through it's gates...
To the SE is the ruins of Roman Baths that were part of the settlement known as Arae Flavie and is thought to date to the reign of Trajan......
Rottmuenster. Presently located in _______
Possibly near Rott which was
near Hunnspach / n. Weissenburg, Alsace
[El],, France. The area switched back and forth between Germany and
France many times..... See the history of Alsace (Elase).
A convent...
See Rott
Family.
Rottweil. Presently in Baden-Wuerttemberg
and is to the right of the Necker River.... Formerly Reichsstadt. Early
Roman settlement known as Arae Flaviae 74 BC and has numerous remains still
to be seen... Founded by Konrad von Zaehringen [Duke of Baden] in
1140... His lineage can be found in the Dukes of Teck (ext. 1439)... His
grandfather was Berchtold I, Duke of Carinthia and Mgv. of Verona d. 1078
and through his son Hermann his des. became Mgv. of Hachberg and Sausenberg
(ext 1503) and Henry V, Duke of Austria and through his grandson Rudolph
IV came the house of Baden Baden and Baden-Durlach.( Berthold, Mgv.
of Baden who d. in 1963). Town holds one of the oldest churches
in Baden-Wuerttemberg.... Free city from 1268 to 1463 when the French
occupied it.... Member of the Catholic corpus at the Peace of Westphalia
(1648). One of the known festivals includes the Shrovetide Fools' Dance.....
Runkel. Presently in Oberlahnkreis, Hessen.
The estates to which it was associated were the Herrschaften
Westerwald and Westerburg. The family of Wied-Runkel were Protestant
rulers. See Wied and Runkel. Charles Louis, Prince of Wied-Runkel b.
1763 m. Caroline b. 1770, dau. of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
and Caroline, dau. of William IV, Prince of
Orange....
Ruppin. Presently in ______ Formerly
in the German Democratic Republic. Formerly Herrschaft. In 1524
the Reichstag vote was cancelled. From 1816 to 1952 it was a Lankreis
in Brandenburg......
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