| Name
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Type
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Imperial circle
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Imperial diet
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History
|
 Calvelage
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1072: First mentioned
1170: Renamed to Ravensberg
|
 Calw
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1075: First mentioned
1155: Acquired Löwenstein
1189: Side line Calw-Vaihingen founded
c. 1150: Partitioned into Calw-Löwenstein and Calw-Calw
|
| Calw-Calw
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1150: Partitioned from Calw
1282: Extinct; to Tübingen
|
| Calw-Löwenstein
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1150: Partitioned from Calw
1277: Sold to Würzburg
1281: Sold to Austria
1283: To Schenkenberg who founded the County of Löwenstein
|
| Calw-Vaihingen
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1189: Founded by Godfrey of Calw after marrying heiress of Vaihingen
1364: Extinct; to Württemberg
|
 Cambrai
|
Bishopric
1559: Archbishopric
|
Low Rhen
|
n/a
|
6th Century: Diocese established
1007: Acquired Cambrésis; imperial immediacy
1543: To Spain
1559: Raised to Archdiocese
1677: To France
|
 Cambrai
|
Imperial City
|
Low Rhen
|
n/a
|
1227: Gained some autonomy from the Bishops
1543: To Spain
1677: To France
|
 Cammin (Kammin)
|
Bishopric
|
Upp Sax
|
see
below
|
1140: Diocese established
1180: HRE Duke of the Empire
1185-1227: Fief of Denmark
1276: Acquired Kolberg
1345: Imperial immediacy
1556: Secularized to Pomerania-Wolgast
1648: Secularised as Principality of Cammin to Brandenburg
|
| Cammin (Kammin)
|
Principality
|
Upp Sax
|
PR
|
1648
1556: Secularized to Pomerania-Wolgast
1648: Secularised as Principality of Cammin to Brandenburg
|
 Cappenberg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
10th - 11th Century
1122: Rhenish possessions to Cappenberg Abbey and Ilbenstadt Abbey
1124: Swabian possessions to Swabia
|
 Carinthia (Kärnten)
|
Duchy
|
Aust
|
n/a
|
889: Partitioned from Bavaria
976: from Margraviate to Duke
1286: To Gorizia-Tyrol
1335: To Austria
1803: Bench of Princes
|
 Carniola (Krain)
|
Duchy
|
Aust
|
n/a
|
1040: Partitioned from Carinthia
1071: To Aquileia
1245: To Austria
1246: To Carinthia
1269: To Bohemia
1276: To Austria
1286: To Gorizia-Tyrol
1335: To Austria
1364: Margraviate to Duke
1803: Bench of Princes
1805-1806: To France
|
 Castell
|
1202/5: County
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1054: First mentioned
1266: Partitioned into Castell-Unterschloss and Castell-Oberschloss
1331: Reunited by Castell-Oberschloss
1546: Partitioned into Castell-Castell, Castell-Remlingen and Castell-Rüdenhausen
|
| Castell-Castell
|
County
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1546: Partitioned from Castell
1577: Extinct; divided between Castell-Remlingen and Castell-Rüdenhausen
1668: Partitioned from Castell-Remlingen
1717: Extinct; to Castell-Remlingen
1718: Partitioned from Castell-Remlingen
1772: Renamed to Castell-Remlingen
|
| Castell-Oberschloss
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1266: Partitioned from Castell
1331: Renamed to Castell
|
| Castell-Rehweiler
|
County
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1718: Partitioned from Castell-Remlingen
1772: Extinct; to Castell-Castell
|
| Castell-Remlingen
|
County
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1546: Partitioned from Castell
1595: Extinct; to Castell-Rüdenhausen
1597: Partitioned from Castell-Rüdenhausen
1668: Partitioned into itself and Castell-Castell
1718: Partitioned into itself, Castell-Castell, and Castell-Rehweiler
1762: Extinct; to Castell-Castell
1772: Renamed from Castell-Castell
1803: Partitioned into itself and Castell-Rüdenhausen
1806: To Bavaria
|
| Castell-Rüdenhausen
|
County
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1546: Partitioned from Castell
1597: Partitioned into Castell-Remlingen and itself
1803: Extinct; to Castell-Remlingen
1803: Partitioned from Castell-Remlingen
1806: To Bavaria
|
| Castell-Unterschloss
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1266: Partitioned from Castell
1331: Extinct; to Castell-Oberschloss
|
 Celje
See: Cilli
|
|
|
|
|
 Chablais
|
County
1310: Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1018: To St Maurice's Abbey
1035: Half to Savoy
1128: All to Savoy
1475: Half to Bern
1536: All to Bern
1569: All to Savoy
1792: To France
|
 Chiemsee
|
Bishopric
|
Bav
|
EC
|
1215: Diocese established; Held administrative functions in the Archbishopric of Salzburg
Initially held votes in the Bavarian Circle and the Bench of Spiritual Princes
1803: Secular functions abolished
1808: Diocese abolished
|
 Chiny
|
County
|
n/a
|
|
1337: Yvois and Virton sold to Luxembourg
1364: To Luxembourg
|
 Chur
|
Bishopric
|
Aust
|
EC
|
451: First mentioned
958: Acquired territorial rights
1798: To the Helvetic Republic
|
| Cilli (Celje; Cilly)
|
Lordship
1341: County
1436: Princely County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1123: First mentioned; ministerialis of Styria
1322: Acquired Heunburg as fief of Carinthia
1333: Acquired Celje
1341: HRE Count
1397: Acquired Varaždin and Zagorje as fief of Hungary
1418: Acquired Ortenburg
1436: HRE Princely Count
1456: Extinct; to Austria
|
 Cleves (Kleve)
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1092: First mentioned; emerged from the gau county of Hamaland
1255: Partitioned into itself and Kranenburg
c. 1275: Partitioned into itself and Hülchrath
1290: Acquired Duisburg
1368: Extinct; to Mark
1394: Partitioned from Mark
1397: Acquired Ravenstein
1398: Acquired Mark; renamed to Cleves-Marck
1521: To Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1609: War of the Jülich Succession
1614: To Brandenburg
1795: To France
1815: To Prussia
|
| Cleves-Marck (Kleve-Mark)
|
County
1417: Duchy
|
Low Rhen
|
PR
|
1398: Renamed from Cleves after acquisition of Mark
1417: HRE Duke
1450: Appanage Cleves-Ravenstein established
1491: Side line Cleves-Nevers founded in France
1521: Extinct; to Jülich-Berg who formed Jülich-Cleves-Berg
|
| Cleves-Ravenstein
|
Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1450: Appanage created in Cleves-Marck
1528: Extinct; appanage abolished
|
 Colloredo
|
Lordship
1588: Barony
1724: County
1763: Principality
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1026: First mentioned; in the service of the Emperor
1031: Invested with Mels as fief of Aquileia
1588: HRE Baron
1724: HRE Count
1741: Bench of Counts of Swabia (Personalist)
1763: HRE Prince
1780: Acquired Bohemian estates of Mansfeld
1788: Renamed to Colloredo-Mansfeld
|
| Colloredo-Mansfeld
|
Principality (personalist)
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1788: Renamed from Colloredo
1803: Purchased a portion of Limpurg, and Rieneck
1806: Limpurg to Württemberg, Rieneck to Regensburg
|
 Colmar
|
Imperial City
|
Upp Rhen
|
RH
|
1226: Free Imperial City
1679: To France
|
 Cologne (Köln)
|
Archbishopric
1356: Prince-Elector
|
El Rhin
|
EL
|
313: Diocese first mentioned
814: Raised to Archdiocese
954: Acquired secular territory; HRE Prince of the Empire
1180: Acquired Westphalia and Angria; HRE Duke
1356: HRE Elector
1794: Left bank to France
1803: Secularised; Westphalia to Hesse-Darmstadt and Nassau-Orange-Fulda, Vest Recklinghausen to Arenberg
|
 Cologne (Köln)
|
Imperial City
|
Low Rhen
|
RH
|
1288: Free Imperial City
1794: To France
1815: to Prussia
|
 Comburg
|
Abbacy
1488: Provostry
|
Franc
|
SC
|
1078: Abbey established
13th Century?: Imperial immediacy
1484: Made fief of the Bishopric of Würzburg
1488: Converted into a Provostry
1583: Made fief of Württemberg
1803: Secularised
|
 Cornelimünster
See: Kornelimünster
|
Abbacy
|
|
|
|
 Corvey (Korvey)
|
Abbacy
1792: Bishopric
1803: Principality
|
Low Rhen
|
EC
|
877: Abbey established
c. 1150: Imperial immediacy
c. 1582: HRE Prince of the Empire
1792: Converted to a Bishopric
1803: To Nassau-Orange-Fulda
1807: To Westphalia
1815: To Prussia
|
 Cottbus
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1199: Lords of Cottbus first mentioned
1445: Sold to Brandenburg
1807: To Saxony
1813: To Prussia
|
 Croÿ (Croy)
|
Lordship
1677: Principality
1767: Duchy
|
Low Rhen
|
PR
|
12th Century: First mentioned
1590: Acquired Solre; fief of the Spanish Netherlands
1677: HRE Prince
1767: Duke in France
1803: Acquired Dülmen
1806: To Arenberg
1810: To France
1815: To Prussia
|
 Cuijk (Cuyk)
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
11th Century: First mentioned
1132: Side line Cuijk-Arnsberg founded
1400: Sold to Guelders
1492: Extinct
|
| Cuijk-Arnsberg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1132: Established when Godfrey I of Cuijk acquired Arnsberg by marriage
1166: Made fief of Cologne
1237: Side line Rietberg founded
1352: Ceded Fredeburg to Marck
1368: Sold to Cologne
1371: Extinct
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