List And Brief History of the German States, Grand Duchies, Principalities, etc before 1806......Page W. Remmick-Hubert Site
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Waechtersbach. Presently in Kreis Gelnhausen,
Hessen. Formerly Grafschaft. The ruling family was Protestant
and were the von Isenburg-Buedingen-Waechtersbach. See Wetterauisch
Grafenkolleg
(Isenburg-Buedingen-Meerholz-Waechtersbach)...
Waldenburg. Presently in Reichserbtruchessen
("imperial hereditary seneschal) von. Was a member of the Schwaebische
Grafenkolleg, also, the Austrian Statthalter (governor) for properties in
Wuerttemberg. The ruling family was Catholic of which there were two
branches: Wolfegg-Waldsee and Zeil-Wurzach. Named imperial princes
in 1803 and held numerous estates in Upper Swabia.... Mediatized and most
of their properties fell to Bavaria and some to
Wuerttemberg...
Waldeck. Presently in Hessen. Formerly
principality and Grafschaftt. Represented the Grafschaft Pyrmont in
the Westfaellisch Grafenkolleg. 12 th c. ruin castle ruins are found
of the ruling family von Waldeck-Limburg (Bentinck) who became
Reform.... In 1686 were raised to the Reichfuerstenrat and in 1867
the sovereignty passed to Prussia (Hohenzollern).
Waldsassen im Oberpfalz. Presently in Kreis
Tierschenreuth, Oberpfalz, Bayern (Bavaria). Formerly prelate nullius.
1133 founded by the monk Gerwig von Wohfahrt... In 1571 the territory
was secularized by Kurpfalz (Electoral Palatinate) and taken by Bavaria in
1628. The town, itself, was founded in 1614 by religious refugees of
the Calvinist (Reform) faith.
Walkenried. Presently in Kreis Goslar,
Niedersachsen. Formerly prelate nullius. 1648 secularized.. Passed
later to the ruling family
Braunschweig-Wolfenbuettel...
Wallis. Presently in Switzerland (Sitten or
Le Valais) after 1814. Formerly bishopric. During the time of
the Reformation the Protestants were repressed. It had been a republic
for a short period of time.
Wangen im Allgau. Presently in Baden-Wuerttemberg
on the Obere Argen River. Date founded not mentioned, however, it is known
as one of the early medieval towns.. Gained charter in 1217. Imperial
city in 1281. A great deal of linen trade with Italy occurred ....
butit's prosperity fell when it was reduced to ruin in the Thirty Years
War.... Formerly Reichsstadt. In 1803 the territory became Bavarian.
1810 passed to Wuerttemberg.
Warburg. Presently in Nordrhein-Westphalia.
Formerly Reichsstadt. The bishopric of Paderborn took control
in _____ .
Wartenberg. Counts zu. Imperial counts from
1707 to 1739.... No estates mentioned.
Weilburg. Presently in Oberlahnkreis, Hessen.
See Nassau-Weilburg in the Wetterauische Grafenkolleg. See
Nassau.
Weil der Stadt. Presently in Kreis Leonburg,
Baden-Wuerttemberg. Formerly Reichsstadt. Member of the Catholic
corpus in the Peace of Westphalia. In 1802 the territory was taken
into Wuerttemberg.
Weingarten. Presently in Kreis Ravensberg,
Baden-Wuerttemberg. Formerly prelate nullius. Was the seat of
the imperial Landvogtei (administrative region) for Oberschwaben (Upper
Schwabia) until 1805. The woman's abbey, which was founded in
10 th c., and their properties were secularized in
1802.
Weinsberg, "owners of" (?no title).
Presently in Kreis Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg. Formerly
Graafschaft. In the 16th c. the vote in the Reichstag was cancelled.
In ____ the Wuerttembergs took the territory and became the battlefield
of this family's army vs the peasants in what was to be called "The Peasant
War" (Bauernkreig) from 1524-1525....
Weissenau. Location is
unknown.
Weissenburg (Wissembourg). Presently in Department
Bas-Rhin, France after 1673.... Formerly Reichsstadt and prince-bishopric.
From 1306 to 1673 it was a Reichsstadt. In 1534 the town became Protestant.
Was represented by Speyer in the Catholic corpus at the Peace of
Westphalia. (1648)
Weissenburg im Nordgau. Presently in
Regierungsbezirk, Mittelfranken, Bayern (Bavaria). Formerly Reichsstadt.
Member of the Protestant corpus at Peace Westphalia (1648). In
1806 the territory was taken into Bavaria. There are remnants of Romans
having resided in this town because of the ruins of a fort and baths. On
a nearby peak the Margave von Ansbach
[Hohenzollern] built the 16 th c. Schloss
Wuelzburg.
Weissenwolf, Count of (von) Ungnade. See
Ungnade von Weissenwolf.
Werden. Presently in _______. Formerly
prelate nullius.
Werdenberg and Heiligenberg. Presently in
_______. Formerly Grafschaft. Member of Schaebische
Grafenkolleg. The ruling family since 1530 were Princes von
Fuerstenberg, who were Catholic. See
Fuerstenberg....
Wernigerode. Presently in Bezirk Magdeburg,
Thurgina. Formerly in German Republic. Ruling family were
Counts von Stolberg and noted in Wetterauische
Grafenkolleg.
Wertheim. Presently in Kreis Tauberbischofsheim,
Baden-Wuerttemberg. Formerly Grafschaft. Member of the Fraenkische
Grafenkolleg. Ruling family was von Lowenstein - Wertheim who
were Protestant. See Loewenstein....
Wesel. See Niederwesel.
Westerburg. Presently in Oberwesterwald-Kreis,
Rheinland-Pfalz. Formerly Grafschaft. The ruling family was von
Leiningen-Westerburg (Protestant)....
Westfalisch (Westphalisch) Grafenkolleg (Count's Association)
membership before 1806:
Wettenhausen.
Presently in ______ (Bavaria?) Data
unclear as to status as a Grafschaft. In the 16 th c. the representative
_______ was a member of the Swabian Reichsritterschaft (imperial knights)....
In 1130 Augustinian monastery was
founded..
Wetterauische Grafenkolleg in 1648, Members of
(Members of the collegium were represented by Kurbrandenburg
IElectoral Brandenburg) in the Protestant corpus at the Peace of Westphalia
(1648). They were the following Princes and Counts):
Wetzlar (Wetlaria). Presently in Hessen on
the Lahn River. Formerly Reichsstadt. At the Peace of Westphalia
(1648) member of the Protestant corpus. 897 the Collegiate Church of St.
Mary's construction began.... In the 12th c. Emp. Friedrich I Barbaossa
(1122-90) built his fortress known as Kalsmunt. The Teutonic Knights
held the Lotte's House .... 1693 to 1806 seat of the
Reichskammergericht (highest court of the Holy Roman Empire under the House
of Hapsburg) 1815 became part of the Prussian
(Hohenzollern) Rhein Province. 1932 "assigned"
to Province Hessen-Nassau.
Wied and Runkel. Presently in Oberlahnkreis,
Hessen. Formerly Grafschaft. The ruling family (Protestants)
Princes zu Wied-Runkel and Princes zu Wied-Neuwied were associated
with the estates of Kriechingen, Upper Grafschaft Wied,
Wied-Neuwied.
Note: The people of this territory were "hospitable" to religious groups who were dissenting from the Catholic Church, who in time migr. to America...
Wiesentheid. Presently in _____ Formerly
Grafschaft. Ruling family were Counts von Schoenborn and listed
as Reichsberg and Wiesentheid.
Wildenfels. Presently in _______ 1593
it's vote in the Reichstag was cancelled.
Wild and Rheingrafen, Counts Salm of (von).
Members of the Wettauische Grafenkolleg. Counts von Wild
and Rheingrafen were Catholic; the Graumbach branch were Lutheran.
See Rheingrafen.
Wimpfen. Presently in Bad Wimpfen, Kreis
Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg. Member of the Protestant corpus at the
Peace of Wesphalia. 1802 the town was taken by Baden. 1803 it
was taken by Hesse. 1952 it was "annexed" to Kreis
Heilbronn.
Windisch-Graetz, Counts of (von).
Personal member of the Fraenkische Grafenkolleg. Catholic
family from Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria) who, also, held property in Styria
and Austria.
Windsheim. Presently in Kreis Uffenheim,
Regierungsbezirk Mittelfranken, Bayern (Bavaria). Formerly Reichsstadt.
Nuernberg represented the territory in the Protestant corpus at the
Peace of Westphalia (1648)
Winneburg and Beilstein. Presently n. Cochem
and der Mosel, Rheinland-Pfalz (Palatinate). Herrschaft. Member
of the Westaelisch Grafenkolleg. The Catholic ruling family was von
Metternich-Winneburg. 1801 the territory fell to France. After
1815 held by Prussia
(Hohenzollern).
Wittem. Presently in ______ Formerly Grafschaft.
Counts von Plettenberg was the territory's
representative.
Wittgenstein. Presently in Nordrhein-Westphalen.
Formerly Grafschaft. Member of the Wetterauische Grafenkolleg.
Wolckenstein. Presently in France who absorbed
it in the 17 th c. . Formerly Grafschaft.
Wolfenbuettel. See
Braunschweig-Wolfenbuettel.
Wolfstein. Presently in ______ . Held
allodial heirs. Formerly Grafschaft. Member of the Fraenkische
Grafenkolleg. The Protestant Princes von Hohenlohe-Kirchberg
(Neuenstein line) and Protestant Counts von Giech were the
representatives of this territory.
Wolgast. Presently in Bezirk Rostock.
Formerly part of the German Democratic Republic. See
Pommern-Wolgast.
Worms (Vormatia). Presently in Rheinland-Pfalz
(Palatinate). Formerly Reichsstadt and bishopric. The Kurmainz (Electoral
of Mainz) represented the bishopric in the Catholic corpus at the Peace of
Westphalia (1648). Protestants were the members of the Reichsstadt The
history of the area dates back to an old Keltic settlement (Borbetomagus).
The Romans built a fort (Civitas Vangionun). In the 4
th c. the bishopric estate here. During the period known as the "Great
Migration" it was the capital of the Burgundian kingdom... Huns
raided then destroyed the town in 437... By the 11th c. the town held
a large Jewish population and left their mark in the cemetery which is the
largest in Germany for the time period of 11th and 12th c. . 1074 Emp.
Heinrich II gave the city customs rights... 1122 the Concordat of Worms
ended the investiture conflict between the pope and emperor... 1254
when Worms became allies with Mainz, they "inaugrated" the Confederation
of the Rhine. Many Imperial diets were held in Worms, the best known
was the Diet of 1521 when Martin Luther stood in front of the Catholic diet
and defended his doctrines...... The Thirty Years War ruined the city's
prosperity.... 1797 the city was ceded to France. 1815 was given
to Hesse-Darmstadt. Merged with Bavarian Pfalz
(Palatinate)... The name translated from old German means "dragon". In
the old tale of the Nibelungs in the Rhine, here is where Hagen sunk
the treasure and where the King Gunther of the Burgundians established his
seat.....
Note: Families of Remmick (Remick, Remig, Roemich, Roemmich, Roemigius) and Pfaff date back to villages (Neustadt, Edenkoen, Kaiserlautern and Speyer near Worms. See family history.
Wuerttemberg.
Presently a joined German State known as Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Formerly Grafschaft, a Duchy and Kingdom of Wuerttemburg. The territory
had been part of the old Duchy of Swabia until the fall of the
Hohenstaufen Emperors in the 13 th c. . A local family, the
Wuerttembergs, rose in power. Conrad, Lord of Wuerttemberg is
the founder of this dynasty. By 1495 the family Lord Eberhardt VI was
raised to the rank of duke. The family acquired Urach, Calw and part
of the Duchy of Teck. Ulric VI embraced the Reformation and for a brief
time was expelled.... Ulric VI was told he was to accept Austria as overlord
of his Duchy... Became an ally of Charles V... This line (Urach Branch)
held no heirs and passed to Frederick I (Stuttgart Branch)... d. 1608.
The Duchy of Wuerttemberg were members of the Protestant corpus at
the Peace of Westfphalia (1648). The ruling family were von Wuerttemberg
(Lutheran). The ducal family was Catholic. The early Counts von
Wuerttemberg held a seat at the Rotenberg bei Stuttgart. In 1801
Wuerttemberg lost properties west of the Rhine River, however, they were
compensated nicely when they received church territories of Ellwangen, Schoental
and Zwiefalter, five cloister and nine Reichsstaedte. Their friendship
with Napoleon. 1802 Napoleon granted Frederick II the titles of Elector and
then King of Wuerttemberg [Frederick I] ... The King's daughter, Catherine
wedded Napoleon's brother Jerome .... In 1805 gave them additional
properties of Oberschwaben (Upper Swabia), many (not named) Grafschaften
and Landvogtel Altdorf. When other dynasties, who were enemies of Napoleon
were mediatized, their territories were given to Wuerttemberg. In 1809
they absorbed the territories of the Deutschorden (Teutonic Knights). 1871
Wuerttemberg became part of the German Empire while reserving substantial
powers for future kings... King William II abdicated in 1918. He died
without issue .... One of his uncles, Charles Louis, daughters Louise m.
Alexander I of Russia, and was known as Empress Elizabeth after she accepted
the Orthodox religion...
Other branches were Dukes of Teck who were M. of Cambridge and E. of Athlone: Dukes of Urach, Counts of Sponneck and Barons of Esperance; and Dukes of Wuerttemberg-Oels (ext. 1792)....
The Prussian Royal Family of Hohenzollern hold their roots at Hohen zollern Burg, a castle, near. Tuebingen, Wu.
Note: See some photographs of Wuerttemberg where some of the Remmick-Hubert families lived.. They are listed on the index page. under Wuerttemberg section and in the map section.....
Rulers of Wuetterberg were:
Wuerzburg. Presently in Unterfranken,
Bayern (Bavaria) at the ford of the Main River. First records tell
us that it was called Castellum Virteburg and under the protection of a Duke
of the Franks in 704... 706 Duke Hedan built a chapel
and dedicated it to the Virgin Mary on the Wuerzburg.... however, the settlement
itself was known as Marienberg. Between 1000 and 1200 the various emperors
(Salian and Staufen) built 20 churches ... By the 1300s Emp.
Frederick I Barbarossa held five imperial diets in Wuerzburg as it was
by then called... and it was here he married in 1156 to Beatirce of Burgunday.
He also raised the Bishops to the rank of Dukes of Franconia. Conrad
von Querfurt built a massive keep which became the corner of the castle of
the burghers... The Prince-Bishops of the House of Schoenborn built
a great number of structures... Formerly bishopric. Member of the Catholic
corpus at the Peace of Westphalia (1648). 1802-1803 the territory was seculatized
under Bavaria. 1806 - 1814 it is stated it was held by the
Hapsburgs of Austria (Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany (Grand Duchy
of Toscana). In 1814 "absorbed" by
Bavaria.
Wunstorf. Presently in Kreis Neustat am
Ruebenberge, Niedersachen. Formerly Grafschaft. 1533 the vote
in the Reichstag was cancelled.
Wurmbrand, Counts of (von). Presently members
of the Fraenkische Grafenkolleg. They were the family of von
Wurmbrand-Stuppach who were Catholic and, also, held lands in Styria
(Austria).
Wykradt. Presently in ______ . Formerly
Grafschaft. The ruling family were th Catholics von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny.
They were cousins to
Freiherrn
Baron Frederick von der Trenck of
Prussia.
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