List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (A)
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This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter A:
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Name |
Type |
Circle |
Bench |
Formed |
Notes |
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 Aachen |
Free Imperial City | Low Rhen | 1306 | 1306: Free Imperial City separated from the Duchy of Lower Lorraine 1500: Westphalian Circle 1801: Annexed to France 1815: to Prussia | |
 Aalen |
Free Imperial City | SW | 1360 | 1360: Free Imperial City separated from the County of Württemberg 1500: To Swabian Circle 1803: Annexed to Duchy of Württemberg | |
 Aalst |
County | 1056 | Imperial fief to County of Flanders 1056: County separated from the Landgraviate of Brabant 1165: Annexed to the County of Flanders | ||
 Aarberg |
County | 1209 | Also named Aarburg 1209: County separated from the County of Neuchâtel 1379: Annexed to the Free Imperial City of Berne | ||
 Abensberg-Traun |
County | SW | SW | 1653 | 1653: Made Imperial Counts 1656: Swabian Circle: Bench of Counts 1661: Acquired immediate Lordship of Eglofs, Imperial Diet: Bench of Counts of Swabia 1804: Sold Eglofs to Windisch-Graetz Elder Line |
 AhrSee: Are |
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| Ahrgau |
County | n/a | n/a | Originally a gau county of the Carolingian Empire | See: Are 1107: Separated from Prüm Abbey 1246: Annexed to the Archbishopric of Cologne |
 Albeck |
Lordship | 1081 | 1081: Separated from the Duchy of Swabia 1383: Annexed to the Free Imperial City of Ulm | ||
| Aldenburg |
County | 1651 | HRE Count of Aldenburg, Lord of the Free Lordship of Knyphausen, Noble Lord of Varel 1646: HRE Nobility 1651: immediate Lords of Knyphausen and Varel 1651: HRE Barony 1653: HRE County | ||
 All Saints (Allerheiligen; in Schaffhausen) |
Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1049 | 1080: Acquired Schaffhausen c. 1122: Acquired Hiltensweiler 1190: Schaffhausen independent 1529: To Schaffhausen; monastery suppressed |
 Alsace |
County 1130: Landgraviate |
n/a | n/a | 1125: Partitioned from Saarbrücken | 1130: HRE Landgrave 1189: Also known as Counts of Werd c. 1340: Sold to Oettingen 1359: Sold to Strasbourg |
 Alsace and Burgundy |
Bailiwick | None | SW | 1212 | Bailiwick (Ballei) of the Teutonic Order Bench of Counts of Swabia |
 Altbruchhausen |
County | n/a | n/a | 1234: Partitioned from Bruchhausen | 1335: To Tecklenburg 1338: Sold to Hoya 1354: Extinct |
 Altena (Altena-Berg) |
County | 1152 | 1160: a partition of the county of Berg and became known as Altena-Berg or Altena-Isenberg 1249: Extinct; inherited by County of Mark, another junior line of Berg 1367: Altena granted a charter by Count Engelbert III of Mark 1609: To Brandenburg 44.3 km² | ||
 Altenbaumburg (Altenbaumberg) |
Raugraviate | n/a | n/a | 1253: Partitioned from Baumburg | 1366: Most sold to the Palatinate 1385: Extinct; remainder to the Palatinate |
 Altensteig |
Lordship | 1100: 1st mention of Altensteig; held by Knights of Altensteig To Lords of Berneck To Lords of Gultlingen 1390: Sold to Margraves of Baden 1603: To Wurttemberg | |||
| An der Etsch (on the Adige) |
Bailiwick | Aust | 1269 | Bailiwick (Ballei) of the Teutonic Order | |
 Andechs (Andechs-Meran from 1180) |
Duchy | Advocate (Vogt) of Bishopric of Brixen c1130: Acquired County of Plassenburg 1132: County 1173: Acquired Margraviate of Istria 1180: Acquired Duchy of Merania 1248/51: Line died out | |||
| Andelfingen |
Lordship | ||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Anhalt |
Principality | Upp Sax | PR | 1173 | 1173: Split off from D. of Saxony 1212: County 1218: Princely County 1250: Principality 1252: Partitioned into Principalities of Anhalt-Aschersleben, Anhalt-Bernburg, and Anhalt-Köthen; 1570: Reunified by Anhalt-Roßlau 1603: Partitioned into Principalities of Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Köthen, Anhalt-Plötzkau, and Anhalt-Zerbst |
| Anhalt-Aschersleben |
Principality | 1252 | 1252: Created on partition of Pr. of Anhalt 1315: Extinct; Succession dispute between Anhalt-Bernburg and the Bishopric of Halberstadt 1322: Annexed to Bishopric of Halberstadt | ||
| Anhalt-Bernburg |
Principality | Upp Sax | PR | 1252 | 1252: Creation of the Principality on partition of Pr. of Anhalt 1468: Annexed to Anhalt-Köthen and Anhalt-Zerbst 1603: Re-established on partition of Pr. of Anhalt 1630: Partitioned into itself and Anhalt-Harzgerode 1707: Partitioned into itself and Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym |
| Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
Principality | Low Rhen | WE | 1727 | 1727: Created on merger of Co. of Holzapfel and Pr. of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym |
| Anhalt-Dessau |
Principality | Upp Sax | PR | 1474 | 1474: Principality created on partition of Pr. of Anhalt-Zerbst 1551: Partitioned into Anhalt-Zerbst co-residence, Anhalt-Roßlau and itself 1570: Extinct; to Anhalt-Roßlau 1603: Re-established on the partition of the Pr. of Anhalt |
| Anhalt-Dornburg |
Principality | 1667 | 1667: Appanage line established from Pr. of Anhalt-Zerbst 1742: Extinct; returned to Pr. of Anhalt-Zerbst | ||
| Anhalt-Harzgerode |
Principality | Upp Sax | PR | 1630 | 1630: Partitioned from Pr. of Anhalt-Bernburg 1709: Extinct; Annexed to Pr. of Anhalt-Bernburg |
| Anhalt-Köthen |
Principality | Upp Sax | PR | 1252 | 1252: Partitioned from Pr. of Anhalt 1396: Partitioned into Pricipalities of itself and Anhalt-Zerbst 1562: Extinct; to Anhalt-Dessau 1603: Principality re-established on the partition of the Pr. of Anhalt 1665: Extinct; inherited by Anhalt-Plötzkau which assumed the name 1765: Younger appanage line Anhalt-Köthen-Pless established |
| Anhalt-Köthen-Pless |
Principality | 1765 | 1765: Appanage line established in Pless for younger brother of Prince of Anhalt-Köthen 1767: Official investiture of Pless by Prussia | ||
| Anhalt-Mühlingen |
Principality | 1667 | 1667: Appanage line established from Pr. of Anhalt-Zerbst 1714: Extinct; returned to Pr. of Anhalt-Zerbst | ||
| Anhalt-Plötzkau |
Principality | Upp Sax | PR | 1603 | 1049: 1st mention of Plotzkau Count of Plotzkau inherited County of Walbeck 1133: Counts of Plotzkau died out 1435: Anhalt inherited Plotzkau 1603: Partitioned from the Pr. of Anhalt 1665: Inherited and renamed to Anhalt-Köthen |
| Anhalt-Roßlau |
Principality | Upp Sax | PR | 1551 | 1551: Partitioned from Pr. of Anhalt-Dessau 1570: Inherited Anhalt-Dessau; renamed to "Anhalt" |
| Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym |
Principality | 1718 | 1718: Partitioned from Pr. of Anhalt-Bernburg 1727: Merged with Co. of Holzapfel to form Pr. of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym | ||
| Anhalt-Zerbst |
Principality | Upp Sax | PR | 1396 | 1396: Partitioned from Pr. of Anhalt-Köthen 1474: Partitioned into Principalities of itself and Anhalt-Dessau 1562: Extinct; to Anhalt-Dessau 1603: Re-established on the partition of Pr. of Anhalt 1667: Younger appanage lines Anhalt-Mühlingen and Anhalt-Dornburg established 1796: Extinct; to Pr. of Anhalt-Dessau |
 Anholt |
County | Low Rhen | WF | 1169 | 1169: Lordship as fief of Bishopric of Utrecht 1234: To Lords of Zuylen-Anholt betw. 1317-1343: Granted immediate status 1399: To Gemen 1402: To Bronchhorst-Batenburg 1431: Imperial confirmation of status 1621: Imperial County 1641: to Salm-Salm 1653: Imperial Estate of Bench of Counts of Westphalia 1738: To Salm-Hoogstraten (renamed Salm-Salm in 1739) 1810-1813: French occupation 1815: To Prussia |
 Ansbach |
Margraviate | 1500: Franconian Circle 1792: To Prussia 1806: To Bavaria | |||
 Antwerp |
Margraviate | Burg | 1512: Burgundian Circle | ||
 Aosta |
Duchy | c. 999: County of Aosta invested to the Bishopric of Aosta as fief in the Kingdom of Arles 1026: To County of Savoy 1310: Duchy 1539-1563: French occupation | |||
 Appenzell |
Canton | 1408 | 1408: Independence from Abbey of St. Gall 1597: Partitioned into Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden | ||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden |
Canton | 1597 | 1597: Partitioned from Appenzell 1648: Left Empire as member of Swiss Confederation | ||
 Appenzell Innerrhoden |
Canton | 1597 | 1597: Partitioned from Appenzell 1648: Left Empire as member of Swiss Confederation | ||
| Are (Ahr) |
County | n/a | n/a | 992: First mentioned in the Ahrgau | 1107: Imperial immediacy 1144: Partitioned into Are-Are, Are-Nürburg and Are-Hochstaden |
| Are-Are (Are, Ahr) |
County | n/a | n/a | 1144: Partitioned from Are | 1210: Extinct; to Are-Nürburg |
 Are-Nürburg (Nürburg) |
County | n/a | n/a | 1144: Partitioned from Are | 1225: Partitioned into itself and Neuenahr 1290: Extinct; to the Archbishopric of Cologne |
 Are-Hochstaden (Hochstaden) |
County | n/a | n/a | 1144: Partitioned from Are | 1149: Acquired Hochstaden by marriage 1162: Partitioned into itself and Are-Wickrath 1246: To the Archbishopric of Cologne 1265: Extinct |
| Are-Wickrath (Wickrath, Wickenrode) |
County | n/a | n/a | 1162: Partitioned from Are-Hochstaden | 1301: Extinct; to Guelders |
 Arenberg (Aremberg) |
Duchy | El Rhin | PR | c. 1177 | c. 1177: Lords of Arenberg first mentioned; burgraves of Cologne within the Archbishopric of Cologne 1220: Partitioned into itself and Wildenburg 1279: Sold burgraviate to the Archbishops 1299: Lords of Arenberg extinct; to County of Mark 1328: To Mark-Arenberg 1549: Inherited by Ligne which assumed the name 'Arenberg' 1576: Princely County 1580: HRE Council of Princes 1644: Duchy 1795: Duchy ceded to France 1803: Obtained Meppen and Vest Recklinghausen 1810: Mediatized |
 Arlon |
Margraviate | 950 | Founded as a County c1167: Margraviate 1214: United with County of Luxemburg 1221: Annexed to Duchy of Limburg | ||
 Arnsberg |
County | 11th Century | early 12th Century: Lords of Werl adopted the name "Arnsberg" 1368: Sold to the Archbishopric of Cologne who added it to the Duchy of Westphalia | ||
 Artois |
County | Burg | 1237 | 1350: To Duchy of Burgundy 1477: To France 1483: To the Burgundian Netherlands 1659: Conquered by France | |
 Asch |
Lordship | 1780: to Austria | |||
 Aschaffenburg |
Principality | 1803 | 10th century: Imperial Chancellor and Archbishop Willigis of Mainz acquired ownership of Aschaffenburg 1803: Granted to the Chancellor, Karl Theodor von Dalberg 1806: Annexed to the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt 1814: To Bavaria | ||
 Aspremont-Lynden |
County | Low Rhen | WE | 1590 | 1590: Purchased Barony of Reckheim 1623: Imperial Estate 1676: Imperial Counts 1795: Annexed by France 1803: Obtained Baindt 1806: Mediatised by Württemberg |
| Auersperg |
County | SW | SW | 1550 | 1550: HRE Barony 1630: HRE County 1653: HRE Prince 1654: Imperial Estate 1654: HRE Council of Princes 1654-1791: Non-immediate Dukes of Silesia-Munsterberg and Frankestein 1663: Became immediate Lords of Thengen 1664: HRE Princely County 1664: To Swabian Circle, Princes' Bench 1791: Non-immediate Dukes of Gottschee (in the Austrian hereditary lands) Acquired non-immediate Princely County of Wels |
 Augsburg |
Bishopric | Swab | EC | 1203 | Founded c888 1203: Bishopric Prince-Bishopric 1500: To Swabian Circle 1793: Council of Princes 1802: Annexed to Bavaria 1803: Secularized to Bavaria |
 Augsburg |
Free Imperial City | Swab | SW | 1276 | 14 BC: Founded by Augustus 1276: Free Imperial City 1488-1534: Joined Swabian League 1632-1635: Swedish occupation 1806: Annexed to Bavaria |
 Austria |
Archduchy | Aust | PR | 833 | 833: Margraviate of Austria created 976: Austria separated from Duchy of Bavaria 1156: Duchy 1192: Inherited Styria 1359: Archduke 1379-1457: Partition into Austria (Albertine Line) and "Inner Austria" (Duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola, County of Tyrol and the "Vorlande", to Leopoldine Line) 1453: Archduchy 1457: Albertine line died out; Austria to Leopoldine line 1512: Austrian Circle 1520-1534: Administered Duchy of Württemberg 1582: HRE Council of Princes 1804: Empire of Austria Title: Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria, & Illyria, King of Jerusalem, etc., Archduke of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany & Crakow, Duke of Lorraine, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola & the Bukovina, Grand Prince of Transylvania, Markgrave of Moravia, Duke of the Upper & Lower Silesia, Modena, Parma, Piacenza & Guastalla, Auschwitz & Zator, Teschen, Friaul, Raguse & Zara, Princely Count of Habsburg, Tyrol, Kyburg, Goritia & Gradisca, Prince of Trient & Brixen, Markgrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia & in Istria, Count of Hohenems/Hohenembs, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, etc., Lord of Triest, Cattaro, the Slavic [Wendischen] Mark, Grand Voyvode of the Voyvodina of Serbia |
| Austria |
Bailiwick | Aust | 1260 | Bailiwick (Ballei) of the Teutonic Order |
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