| Name
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Type
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Imperial circle
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Imperial diet
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History
|
 Waadt
See: Vaud
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County
|
|
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 Wädenswil
|
Lordship
1330: Commandry
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1130: First mentioned
1287: Sold to the Order of St John; attached to the Commandry of Bubikon
1330: Separate commandry
1549: Sold to Zürich
1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
|
 Waldbott (Walpode)
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1136: First mentioned
1267: Acquired Waltmannshausen as fief of Dietz; known henceforth as Waldbott von Waltmannshausen
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| Waldbott von Bassenheim
|
Lordship
1654: Barony
1720: County
|
Upp Rhen
|
WE
|
1337: Side line of Waldbott von Waltmannshausen established at Bassenheim
1477: Acquired Olbrück
1512: Acquired Gudenau
1554: Partitioned into itself, Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Olbrück and Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Gudenau
1652: Acquired half of Pyrmont
1654: HRE Baron; acquired Kransberg
1710: Acquired rest of Pyrmont
1788: Joined the Westphalian Counts' benches
1794: To France
1803: Compensated with Heggbach
1806: To Bavaria
1810: To Württemberg
|
| Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Bornheim
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1589: Partitioned from Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Olbrück
|
| Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Gudenau
|
Lordship
1659: Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1554: Partitioned from Waldbott von Bassenheim
1659: HRE Baron
1663: Acquired Odenhausen
1735: Extinct; to Waldbott von Bassenheim
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| Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Königsfeld
|
Lordship
1646: Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1589: Partitioned from Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Olbrück
1646: HRE Baron
1763: Extinct; to Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Bornheim
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| Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Olbrück
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1554: Partitioned from Waldbott von Bassenheim
1589: Partitioned into Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Königsfeld, Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Bornheim and itself
1744: Extinct; to Waldbott von Bassenheim zu Bornheim
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| Waldbott von Waltmannshausen
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1267: Renamed from Waldbott (Walpode)
13th Century: Acquired Bassenheim
1337: Side line Waldbott von Bassenheim established
|
 Waldburg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1108: First mentioned
1210: Extinct; inherited by and renamed from Tanne
1214: Side line Winterstetten founded
c. 1237: Partitioned into Waldburg-Rohrdorf, Waldburg-Waldburg and Waldburg-Warthausen
|
| Waldburg-Capustigall
|
Lordship
1686: County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1524: Line founded by Frederick I of Waldburg-Trauchburg in Prussia
1686: HRE Count
|
| Waldburg-Friedberg and Scheer
|
Barony
1628: County
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1580: Partitioned from Waldburg-Trauchburg
1593: Acquired Trauchburg
1612: Partitioned into itself and Waldburg-Trauchburg
1628: HRE Count
1696: Placed under Imperial administration
1717: Extinct; to Joseph William Eusebius of Waldburg-Trauchburg
1756: Extinct; to Leopold Augustus of Waldburg-Trauchburg and Kißlegg
1764: Extinct; to Waldburg-Trauchburg and Kißlegg
|
| Waldburg-Messkirch (Waldburg-Meßkirch)
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1300: Partitioned from Waldburg-Rohrdorf
1354: Extinct; to Zimmern by marriage
|
| Waldburg-Rohrdorf
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1237: Partitioned from Waldburg
c. 1300: Partitioned into Waldburg-Messkirch and itself
c. 1432: Extinct
|
| Waldburg-Sonnenberg
|
Lordship
1463: County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1429: Partitioned from Waldburg-Waldburg
1433: Acquired Scheer
1452: Acquired Friedberg
1455: Acquired Sonnenberg
1463: HRE Count
1474: Sold Sonnenberg to Austria
1480: Partitioned into Waldburg-Sonnenberg-Sonnenberg, Waldburg-Sonnenberg-Friedberg and Waldburg-Sonnenberg-Wolfegg
|
| Waldburg-Sonnenberg-Friedberg
|
County
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1480: Partitioned from Waldburg-Sonnenberg
1511: Extinct; to Waldburg-Trauchburg
|
| Waldburg-Sonnenberg-Sonnenberg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1480: Partitioned from Waldburg-Sonnenberg
1483: Extinct; divided between Waldburg-Sonnenberg-Friedberg and Waldburg-Sonnenberg-Wolfegg
|
| Waldburg-Sonnenberg-Wolfegg
|
County
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1480: Partitioned from Waldburg-Sonnenberg
1510: Extinct; to Waldburg-Zeil
|
| Waldburg-Trauchburg
|
Lordship
16th Century: Barony
1628: County
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1339: Partitioned from Waldburg-Waldburg
1365: Sold Isny its sovereign rights
1374: Sold Trauchburg to Waldburg-Waldburg
1386: Extinct
1429: Partitioned from Waldburg-Waldburg
c. 1524: Side line Waldburg-Capustigall founded
15??: HRE Baron
1580: Partitioned into itself and Waldburg-Scheer and Friedberg
1593: Extinct; to Waldburg-Friedberg and Scheer
1612: Partitioned from Waldburg-Friedberg and Scheer
1628: HRE Count
1717: Partitioned into Waldburg-Friedberg and Scheer and Waldburg-Trauchburg and Kißlegg
|
| Waldburg-Trauchburg and Kißlegg
|
County
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1717: Partitioned from Waldburg-Trauchburg
1764: Acquired Scheer and Friedberg
1772: Extinct; to Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil
|
| Waldburg-Waldburg
|
Lordship
|
Swab
|
SC
|
c. 1237: Partitioned from Waldburg
1339: Partitioned into itself and Waldburg-Trauchburg
1429: Partitioned into Waldburg-Sonnenberg, Waldburg-Trauchburg and Waldburg-Zeil
1595: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil
1600: Extinct; divided between Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Zeil
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| Waldburg-Warthausen
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1237: Partitioned from Waldburg
1290: Extinct; to Waldburg-Waldburg
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| Waldburg-Wolfegg
|
Lordship
1628: County
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1595: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil
1628: HRE Count
1672: Partitioned into Waldburg-Wolfegg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee
|
| Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee
|
County
1803: Principality
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1672: Partitioned from Waldburg-Wolfegg
1803: HRE Prince
1806: To Württemberg
|
| Waldburg-Wolfegg-Wolfegg
|
County
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1672: Partitioned from Waldburg-Wolfegg
1798: Extinct; to Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee
|
| Waldburg-Zeil
|
Lordship
1628: County
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1429: Partitioned from Waldburg-Waldburg
1595: Partitioned into Waldburg-Wolfegg, Waldburg-Waldburg and itself
1628: HRE Count
1675: Partitioned into Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil and Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach
|
| Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1777: Established by marriage of Clemens of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg with Maria Walburga of Harrach-Rohrau, heiress of Hohenems
1790: Acquired Lustenau
1806: To Bavaria
1811: Restored
1814: To Austria
1817: Restored
1830: Sold to Austria
|
| Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg
|
County
1803: Principality
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1779: Renamed from Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil
1803: HRE Prince
1806: To Württemberg; Alt-Trauchburg to Bavaria
|
| Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach
|
County
1803: Principality
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1675: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil
1803: HRE Prince
1806: To Württemberg; Ferthofen to Bavaria
|
| Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil
|
County
|
Swab
|
SC
|
1675: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil
1772: Acquired Trauchburg
1777: Side line Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems founded
1779: Renamed to Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg
|
 Waldeck
|
Lordship
1349: County
1692: Principality
|
Upp Rhen
|
WT
|
1219: Partitioned from Schwalenberg
1349: HRE County
1397: Partitioned into Waldeck-Landau and Waldeck-Waldeck
1692: Reunited by Waldeck-Wildungen
1706: Appanage Waldeck-Bergheim created
1711: Renamed to Waldeck and Pyrmont
1805: Partitioned from Waldeck and Pyrmont
1812: Renamed to Waldeck and Pyrmont
|
Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince of Waldeck & Pyrmont, Count of Rappolstein, Lord of Hohenack & Geroldseck am Wasgau
|
Principality
|
Upp Rhen
|
WT / PR
|
1711: Renamed from Waldeck
1712: Bench of Secular Princes
1805: Partitioned into Waldeck and Pyrmont
1812: Reunited by Waldeck
|
| Waldeck-Bergheim
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1706: Appanage created in Waldeck
1816: Sideline Waldeck-Limpurg created
|
| Waldeck-Eisenberg
|
County
|
Upp Rhen
|
WT
|
1486: Partitioned from Waldeck-Waldeck
1539: Partitioned into Waldeck-Landau and itself
1607: Partitioned into Waldeck-Wildungen and itself
1625: Acquired Pyrmont
1682: HRE Prince
1692: Extinct; to Waldeck-Wildungen
|
| Waldeck-Landau
|
County
|
Upp Rhen
|
WT
|
1397: Partitioned from Waldeck
1495: Extinct; divided between Waldeck-Eisenberg and Waldeck-Wildungen
1539: Partitioned from Waldeck-Eisenberg
1597: Extinct; to Waldeck-Eisenberg
|
| Waldeck-Waldeck
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1397: Partitioned from Waldeck
1486: Partitioned into Waldeck-Eisenberg and Waldeck-Wildungen
|
| Waldeck-Wildungen
|
County
|
Upp Rhen
|
WT
|
1486: Partitioned from Waldeck-Waldeck
1598: Extinct; to Waldeck-Eisenberg
1607: Partitioned from Waldeck-Eisenberg
1692: Renamed to Waldeck
|
 Waldsassen
|
Abbacy
|
Bav
|
SP
|
1133: Abbey established
1147: Imperial immediacy
1348: Sold Luby to Sparneck
1537: Made fief of the Palatinate
1571: Abbey dissolved
1661: Restored; fief of Bavaria
1803: Secularised and suppressed
|
 Walkenried
|
Abbacy
|
Upp Sax
|
RP
|
1137: Abbey established
1542: Imperial immediacy
1593: Administered by Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1629: Abbey restored
1631: Administered by Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1648: Abbey secularised and suppressed
|
 Wallis
See: Valais
|
County
|
|
|
|
 Wallmoden
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1154: First mentioned; ministerialis of Hildesheim
1529: Partitioned into Wallmoden-Heinde and Wallmoden-Alt-Wallmoden
|
| Wallmoden-Alt-Wallmoden (Wallmoden Younger Line)
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1529: Partitioned from Wallmoden; fief of Hildesheim
|
| Wallmoden-Gimborn
|
County
|
Low Rhen
|
WE
|
1783: Renamed from Wallmoden-Heinde; HRE Count
1806: To Berg
1813: To Prussia
|
| Wallmoden-Heinde (Wallmoden Elder Line)
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1529: Partitioned from Wallmoden; fief of Hildesheim
1782: Acquired Gimborn and Neustadt
1783: Renamed to Wallmoden-Gimborn
|
Walpode
See: Waldbott
|
Lordship
|
|
|
|
 Wangen im Allgäu
|
Imperial City
|
Swab
|
SW
|
1286: Free Imperial City
1802: To Bavaria
1810: To Württemberg
|
 Warburg
|
Imperial City
|
Low Rhen
|
RH
|
1020: To the Bishopric of Paderborn
1364: Joined the Hanseatic League
1622: To Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1802: To Prussia
1807: To Westphalia
1815: To Prussia
|
 Warmia (Ermland)
|
Bishopric
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1243: Diocese established; 1/3 independent, 2/3 to the Teutonic Order
1356: HRE Prince of the Empire
1454: Teutonic share to Poland as part of Royal Prussia
1466: Independence abolished
1772: To Prussia
|
 Wartau
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Originally part of the territory of Pfäfers Abbey
1261: To Wildenberg
1320: To Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
1413: Sold to Austria
1414: To Toggenburg
1429: To Thierstein
1483: Sold to Zürich, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Glarus and Zug in condominium
1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
|
 Wartenberg
|
County
|
Upp Rhen
|
n/a
|
1699: Renamed from Kolb von Wartenberg; HRE Count
1707: Joined the Upper Rhenish Circle
1709: Acquired Mettenheim
1794: To France
1803: Compensated with Roth Abbey; renamed to Wartenberg-Roth
|
| Wartenberg-Roth
|
County
|
Upp Rhen
|
WE
|
1803: Renamed from Wartenberg
1806: To Württemberg
|
 Wasserburg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
10th Century: To Kißlegg as advocates for St Gall's Abbey
1280: Sold to Schellenberg
1386: Sold to Montfort-Tettnang-Tettnang
1439: To Montfort-Tettnang-Rothenfels
1574: To Montfort-Bregenz-Peggau
1592: Sold to Fugger-Weißenhorn
1690: To Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn
1755: Sold to Austria
1805: To Bavaria
|
 Weida
|
Advocacy (Vogtei)
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1122: First mentioned
1206: Title of "vogt" confirmed
1209: Partitioned into itself, Plauen and Gera and Greiz and Reichenbach
1421: Weida sold to Meissen
1454: Acquired Wildenfels
1531: Extinct; to Saxony
|
 Weil
|
Imperial City
|
Swab
|
SW
|
1075: First mentioned; to Hirsau Abbey
c. 1275: Free Imperial City
1803: To Württemberg
|
 Weimar
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
949: First mentioned
1062: Inherited by Orlamünde; renamed to Weimar-Orlamünde
|
| Weimar-Orlamünde
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1062: Weimar and Orlamünde united
1112: Extinct; succession war between Andechs-Meran and the Rhenish Palatinate
1121: To Siegfried II, pretender to the Rhenish Palatinate, who took the name Weimar-Orlamünde
1140: Extinct; to Brandenburg
|
 Weimar-Orlamünde
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1170: Partitioned from Brandenburg
1265: Partitioned into Weimar-Orlamünde-Orlamünde and Weimar-Orlamünde-Weimar
|
| Weimar-Orlamünde-Gräfenthal
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1295: Partitioned from Weimar-Orlamünde-Orlamünde
1406: Partitioned into Weimar-Orlamünde-Lichtenberg, itself and Weimar-Orlamünde-Lauenstein
1426: Sold Gräfenthal to Saxony
1460: Extinct
|
| Weimar-Orlamünde-Lauenstein
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1406: Partitioned from Weimar-Lauenstein
1427: Lauenstein to Brandenburg
1486: Extinct; Schauenforst to Reuss von Plauen
|
| Weimar-Orlamünde-Lichtenberg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1406: Partitioned from Weimar-Orlamünde-Lauenstein
1427: Lichtenberg to Waldenfels
1445: Magdala to Saxony
1447: Extinct
|
| Weimar-Orlamünde-Orlamünde
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1265: Partitioned from Weimar-Orlamünde
1295: Partitioned into itself and Weimar-Orlamünde-Gräfenthal
1344: Orlamünde sold to Meissen
1346: Made fief of Meissen
1411: Extinct; to Meissen
|
| Weimar-Orlamünde-Plassenburg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1285: Partitioned from Weimar-Orlamünde-Weimar
1340: Extinct; to the Burgraviate of Nuremberg
|
| Weimar-Orlamünde-Weimar
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1265: Partitioned from Weimar-Orlamünde
1285: Partitioned into itself and Weimar-Orlamünde-Plassenburg
1312: Acquired Wiehe
1321: Partitioned into itself and Weimar-Wiehe
1346: Made fief of Meissen
1365: Extinct; permanently attached to Meissen
|
| Weimar-Orlamünde-Wiehe
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1321: Partitioned from Weimar-Weimar
1346: Made fief of Meissen
1367: To Brunswick
1372: Extinct
|
 Weingarten
|
Abbacy
|
Swab
|
SP
|
1056: Abbey established
1268: Protectorate of Austria
1274: Imperial immediacy
1613: Acquired Blumenegg
1803: To Nassau-Orange-Fulda; secularised and suppressed
1806: To Württemberg
|
 Weinsberg
|
Imperial City
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1283: Half made Free Imperial City
1417: Semi-independence revoked
1420: Joined the Weinsberg League
1430: Free Imperial City
1440: To the Palatinate
1504: To Württemberg
1546: To Austria
1635: To Trauttmansdorff
1646: To Württemberg
1649: To Württemberg-Neuenstadt
1742: To Württemberg
|
 Weinsberg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
11th Century: First mentioned; Imperial fortress
1140: Given to ministerialis of Schwäbisch Gmünd, who took the name Weinsberg
1283: City of Weinsberg acquired half-sovereignty
1325: Partitioned into itself and Scheuerberg
1401: Acquired Reichelsberg
1430: City of Weinsberg acquired full sovereignty
1450: Sold all but Reichelsberg to the Palatinate
1507: Extinct; to Würzburg
|
 Weissenau (Weißenau)
|
Abbacy
|
Swab
|
SP
|
1145: Abbey established
c. 1260: Imperial immediacy
1803: To Sternberg-Manderscheid
1806: To Württemberg
|
 Weissenburg in Alsace
(Weißenburg; Wissembourg)
|
Abbacy
1524: Provostry
|
Upp Rhen
|
EC
|
c. 660: Abbey established
8th Century: Imperial immediacy
1524: Converted to secular provostry
1546: In personal union with the Bishopric of Speyer
1678: Made part of France
1789: Abbey suppressed
|
 Weissenburg in Alsace
(Weißenburg; Wissembourg)
|
Imperial City
|
Upp Rhen
|
n/a
|
1354: Free Imperial City
1648: Made part of France
1678: Formally ceded to France
|
 Weissenburg in Bavaria
(Weißenburg im Nordgau)
|
Imperial City
|
Franc
|
SW
|
1296: Free Imperial City
1802: To Bavaria
1804: To Prussia
1806: To Bavaria
|
 Welzheim
|
Lordship
|
Franc
|
FR
|
Originally a territory of Limpurg
1379: Half sold to Württemberg
1418: Remainder sold to Württemberg
1718: To Graevenitz
1728: Joined the Franconian Counts
1733: To Württemberg
|
 Werd
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1189: Title assumed by the Landgraves of Alsace
1218: Partitioned into itself and Rixingen
c. 1340: Sold to Oettingen with remainder of Alsace
1344: Extinct
|
 Werden
See also: St Ludger
|
Abbacy
|
Low Rhen
|
RP
|
809: Formed
Always in personal union with St Ludger in Helmstedt
877: HRE Prince of the Empire; imperial immediacy
1803: To Prussia
1806: To Berg
1808: To Westphalia
1815: To Prussia
|
 Werdenberg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Name given to the descendants of Rudolf I, co-Count of Montfort (1228-1243)
1258: Werdenberg-Heiligenberg and Werdenberg-Sargans partitioned from Montfort
|
 Werdenberg-Alpeck
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1349: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Trochtelfingen
1385: Sold to Ulm
1416: Extinct
|
| Werdenberg-Bludenz
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1377/8: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
1394: Sold to Austria
1418: Extinct
|
| Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1258: Partitioned from Montfort
1274: Acquired Oberschwaben and Churwalden
1277: Acquired Heiligenberg
1377/8: Partitioned into Werdenberg-Werdenberg, Werdenberg-Rheineck, Werdenberg-Bludenz and itself
1413: Sold to Austria
1414: Extinct
|
| Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1441: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Trochtelfingen
1475: Partitioned into Werdenberg-Trochtelfingen, itself and Werdenberg-Sigmaringen
1503: Extinct; divided between Werdenberg-Trochtelfingen and Werdenberg-Sigmaringen
1508: Renamed from Werdenberg-Trochtelfingen
1534: Extinct in male line
1535: Divided between Fürstenberg and Hohenzollern-Hechingen
|
| Werdenberg-Rheineck
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1377/8: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
1395: Acquired Werdenberg-Werdenberg
1395: Most sold to Austria
1402: Werdenberg to Montfort-Tettnang-Tettnang
1428: Extinct; to Werdenberg-Trochtelfingen
|
| Werdenberg-Sargans
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1258: Partitioned from Montfort
1289: Acquired Alpeck
1312: Partitioned into itself and Werdenberg-Trochtelfingen
1342: Partitioned into Werdenberg-Sargans-Vaduz and Werdenberg-Sargans-Sargans
|
| Werdenberg-Sargans-Sargans
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1342: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Sargans
1396: Sold to Austria
1436: Repurchased Sargans from Austria; rest remained lost
1483: Sold to the Swiss Confederation
1501: Extinct
|
| Werdenberg-Sargans-Vaduz
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1342: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Sargans
1416: Extinct; to Brandis
|
| Werdenberg-Sigmaringen
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1475: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
1508: Extinct; to Werdenberg-Trochtelfingen
|
| Werdenberg-Trochtelfingen
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1312: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Sargans (in Alpeck)
1316: Acquired Trochtelfingen
1349: Partitioned into Werdenberg-Alpeck and itself
1399: Acquired Sigmaringen and Veringen
1413: Sold Schmalegg to Ravensburg
1434: Acquired Werdenberg-Rheineck
1441: Partitioned into itself and Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
1475: To Werdenberg-Heiligenberg, then given to George III
1508: Renamed to Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
|
| Werdenberg-Werdenberg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1377/8: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Heiligenberg
1390: Extinct; succession war between Werdenberg-Rheineck and Werdenberg-Sargans-Sargans
1395: To Werdenberg-Rheineck
|
 Werdenfels
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Originally to Eschenlohe
1294: To Freising
1803: To Bavaria
|
 Werl
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
987: First mentioned
1062: Lost the Emsgau to the Archbishopric of Bremen
c. 1070: Partitioned into Werl-Arnsberg and Werl-Werl
|
| Werl-Arnsberg
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1070: Partitioned from Werl
1124: Extinct in male line
1132: To Cuijk-Arnsberg by marriage
|
| Werl-Werl
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1070: Partitioned from Werl
1102: Extinct; to the Archbishopric of Cologne
|
 Werle
|
Principality
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1235: Partitioned from Mecklenburg
1282: Partitioned into Werle-Güstrow and Werle-Parchim
1307: Reunited by Werle-Parchim
1316: Partitioned into Werle-Güstrow and Werle-Goldberg
1425: Reunited by Werle-Güstrow
1436: Extinct; 1/3 to Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 2/3 to Mecklenburg-Stargard
|
| Werle-Goldberg
|
1316: Principality
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1316: Partitioned from Werle
1375: Extinct; to Werle-Waren
|
| Werle-Güstrow
|
Principality
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1282: Partitioned from Werle
1307: Extinct; to Werle-Parchim
1316: Partitioned from Werle
1347: Partitioned into itself and Werle-Waren
1425: Renamed to Werle
|
| Werle-Parchim
|
Principality
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1282: Partitioned from Werle
1307: Renamed to Werle
|
| Werle-Waren
|
Principality
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1347: Partitioned from Werle-Güstrow
1425: Extinct; to Werle-Güstrow
|
 Wernigerode
|
County
|
Upp Sax
|
WT
|
1121: First mentioned
1268: Made fief of Brandenburg
1381: Made fief of Magdeburg
1429: Extinct; to Stolberg
|
 Wertheim
|
County
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1132: Established as a branch of the Reginbodons
1329: Acquired part of Breuberg
1497: Acquired all of Breuberg
1407: Partitioned into Wertheim-Breuberg and Wertheim-Wertheim
1509: Reunited by Wertheim-Breuberg
1556: Extinct; to Stolberg-Königstein
1574: To Löwenstein-Wertheim
1806: Divided between Baden and Bavaria
|
| Wertheim-Breuberg
|
County
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1407: Partitioned from Wertheim
1482: Partitioned into itself and Wertheim-Freudenberg
1509: Renamed to Wertheim
|
| Wertheim-Freudenberg
|
County
|
Franc
|
FR
|
1482: Partitioned from Wertheim-Breuberg
1509: Extinct; to Wertheim-Breuberg
|
| Wertheim-Wertheim
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1407: Partitioned from Wertheim
1497: Extinct; to Wertheim-Breuberg
|
 Westphalia
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Originally part of the Stem Duchy of Saxony
1180: To the Archbishopric of Cologne
1202: Acquired Werl
1368: Acquired Arnsberg
1803: To Hesse-Darmstadt
1815: To Prussia
|
 Westerburg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1198: First mentioned; to Leiningen
1209: First mentioned as territory of Runkel after transfer by marriage
1227: To Runkel-Westerburg
1467: To Leiningen-Westerburg
1547: To Leiningen-Westerburg-Westerburg
1597: To Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg
1698: To Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen
1806: To Berg
1815: To Prussia
|
 Wettenhausen
|
Abbacy
|
Swab
|
SP
|
1130: Abbey established
unknown: Imperial immediacy
1803: To Bavaria; secularised and suppressed
|
 Wetzlar
|
Imperial City
|
Upp Rhen
|
RH
|
1180: Free Imperial City
1803: To the Archbishopric of Regensburg
1810: To Frankfurt
1815: To Prussia
|
 Wiblingen
|
Abbacy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1093: Abbey established; to Kirchberg
1504: Sold to Austria
1701: Acquired autonomy
1805: To Bavaria
1806: To Württemberg; secularised and suppressed
|
 Wickrath (Wickerode; Wykradt)
|
Lordship
|
Low Rhen
|
WE
|
1105: First mentioned; to Are
1144: To Are-Hochstaden
1166: To Are-Wickrath
1309: Extinct; to Guelders
14th Century: To Broichhausen as fief of Guelders
1482: To Hompesch as fief of Austria
1488: Imperial immediacy
1502: To Quadt-Buschfeld
1518: To Quadt-Wickrath
1599: To Quadt-Wickrath-Schwanenberg
1752: Joined the Westphalian Counts
1794: To France
1815: To Prussia
|
 Wied
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
11th Century: First mentioned; gau counts of the Engersgau, fiefs of the County Palatine of the Rhine
1190: Acquired Olbrück
1244: 1st Extinct; divided between Isenburg-Wied and Eppstein
1306: Eppstein share sold to Virneburg
1462: Isenburg-Wied extinct; to Runkel-Runkel who took the name Wied-Runkel
|
 Wied-Neuwied
Count of Wied & Isenburg, Lord of Runkel
|
County
1784: Principality
|
Low Rhen
|
WE
|
1533: Partitioned from Wied-Runkel
1535: Extinct; to Wied-Runkel
1581: Partitioned from Wied-Runkel
1631: Partitioned into itself and Wied-Runkel
1784: HRE Prince
1806: To the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt)
|
 Wied-Runkel
Count of Wied, Isenburg & Kriechingen, Lord of Runkel, Kriching-Püttlingen and Rollingen
|
County
1791: Principality
|
Low Rhen
|
WE
|
1454: Renamed from Runkel-Runkel after acquisition of half of Wied
1462: Acquired remainder of Wied
1493: Acquired Moers
1519: Moers to Neuenahr-Bedburg
1533: Partitioned into itself and Wied-Neuwied
1581: Partitioned into Wied-Neuwied and itself
1612: Extinct; to Wied-Neuwied
1631: Partitioned from Wied-Neuwied
1709: Extinct; to Maximilian Henry of Wied-Neuwied
1791: HRE Prince
1806: To Berg (Runkel) and the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt)
1815: Runkel to Prussia
|
 Wiesensteig
|
Lordship
|
Swab
|
SC
|
12th Century: To Helfenstein
1356: To Helfenstein-Wiesensteig
1627: Divided between Fürstenberg-Messkirch, Leuchtenberg, and Oettingen-Baldern
1642: Leuchtenberg, and Oettingen shares sold to Bavaria
1752: Fürstenberg share sold to Bavaria
1806: To Württemberg
|
 Wiesentfels
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1333: To Giech as fief of Bamberg
1412: 2/3 given to Schaumberg as fief of Bamberg
1632: To Salis
1654: To Giech
1806: To Bavaria
|
 Wiesentheid
|
Lordship
|
Franc
|
FR
|
Originally to Würzburg
1681: To Dernbach
1697: To Hatzfeld-Gleichen
1701: To Schönborn-Eschbach by marriage
1711: To Schönborn-Buchheim
1717: To Schönborn-Wiesentheid
1806: To Bavaria; then Würzburg
1814: To Bavaria
|
 Wildgraviate
|
Wildgraviate
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
11th Century: Gau counts in the Nahegau assumed the title Wildgrave
1113: Partitioned into Veldenz and itself
c. 1148: Partitioned into itself and Baumburg
1258: Partitioned into Kyrburg and Dhaun
|
 Wildenberg
|
Barony
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1126: First mentioned
1257: Acquired advocacy of Disentis Abbey
1261: Acquired advocacy of Pfäfers Abbey, Freudenberg and Wartenstein
1302: Extinct in male line
1334: Extinct; to Werdenberg-Heiligenberg by marriage
|
 Wildenburg in Eifel
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1195: First mentioned; to the younger line of Reifferscheid
1328: Extinct in male line
1335: Sold to Jülich
|
 Wildenburg in Wildenburger Land
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1220: Partitioned from Arenberg
1418: Extinct; to Hatzfeld
1794: To Mainz
1806: To Berg
1815: To Prussia
|
 Wildeshausen
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1143: Partitioned from Oldenburg
1199: Partitioned into Bruchhausen and itself
1270: Extinct; to the Archbishopric of Bremen
|
 Wimpfen
|
Imperial City
|
Swab
|
SW
|
c. 1300: Free Imperial City
1803: To Baden; then to Hesse-Darmstadt
|
 Windisch-Graetz
|
Lordship
1682: County
|
Swab
|
FR / SW
|
1218: First mentioned; knights in the service of Andechs-Meran
1251: To the Patriarchate of Aquileia
1270: To Styria
1341: To Patriarchate of Aquileia
1401: To Styria
1629: Relocated to Bohemia
1682: HRE Count
1802: Partitioned into Windisch-Graetz Elder Line and Windisch-Graetz Younger Line
|
| Windisch-Graetz Elder Line
|
County
1804: Principality
|
Swab
|
FR / SW
|
1802: Partitioned from Windisch-Graetz
1804: Acquired Eglofs
1806: Eglofs to Württemberg
|
| Windisch-Graetz Younger Line
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1802: Partitioned from Windisch-Graetz
|
 Windsheim
|
Imperial City
|
Franc
|
SW
|
By 1248: Free Imperial City
1802: To Bavaria
1804: To Prussia
1807: To France
1810: To Bavaria
|
 Winneburg
|
Lordship
1652: County
|
Low Rhen
|
WE
|
13th Century: First mentioned
1362: Acquired Beilstein as fief of Trier
1488: To Trier
1503: Restored
1637: Extinct; to Trier
1652: To Metternich-Winneburg and Beilstein
1794: To France
To Prussia
|
| Winterstetten
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1214: Partitioned from Waldburg
1243: Extinct; to Schmalegg by marriage
1331: To Austria
1438: To Waldburg
|
 Wittgenstein
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1174: First mentioned; to Battenburg
1238: Partitioned from Battenburg
1295: Made fief of Cologne
1322: Acquired Berleburg
1361: Extinct; to Sayn-Homburg who took the name Sayn-Wittgenstein
|
 Wolfratshausen
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
c. 1030: Partitioned from Diessen
1073: Acquired Thanning
1121: Acquired Tegernsee
1157: Extinct; to Andechs
|
 Wolfstein
|
Lordship
1522: Barony
1673: County
|
Bav
|
FR
|
1290: Renamed from Sulzbürg
1305: Acquired Allersberg as fief of Eichstätt
1322: Partitioned into Wolfstein-Wolfstein, Wolfstein-Sulzbürg and Wolfstein-Allersberg
1516: Reunited by Wolfstein-Sulzbürg
1522: HRE Baron; Bavarian Circle
1673: HRE Count; Franconian Bench of Counts
1740: Extinct; divided between Hohenlohe-Kirchberg and Giech
1768: Sold to Bavaria
|
| Wolfstein-Allersberg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1322: Partitioned from Wolfstein as fief of Bavaria-Landshut
1474: Extinct; Allersberg to Bavaria-Landshut, rest to Wolfstein-Sulzbürg
|
| Wolfstein-Sulzbürg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1322: Partitioned from Wolfstein
1353: Imperial immediacy
1403: Acquired Niedersulzbürg
1420: Partitioned into itself and Wolfstein-Untersulzbürg
1516: Renamed to Wolfstein
|
| Wolfstein-Untersulzbürg
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1420: Partitioned from Wolfstein-Sulzbürg
1516: Extinct; to Wolfstein-Sulzbürg
|
| Wolfstein-Wolfstein
|
Lordship
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1322: Partitioned from Wolfstein
1346: Acquired Pyrbaum
1353: Imperial immediacy
1362: Acquired Mühlhausen
1383: Extinct; divided between Wolfstein-Sulzbürg and Wolfstein-Allersberg
|
 Worms
|
Bishopric
|
Upp Rhen
|
EC
|
346: Diocese first mentioned
861: Imperial immediacy
1793: Left bank to France
1803: Right bank to Hesse-Darmstadt
|
 Worms
|
Imperial City
|
Upp Rhen
|
RH
|
1074: Free Imperial City
1792: To France
1815: To the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt)
|
 Wurmbrand-Stuppach
HRE Count of Wurmbrand-Stuppach, Baron of Steyersberg, Reittenau
|
Lordship
1607: Barony
1701: County
|
n/a
|
FC
|
1194: First mentioned; fief of Styria
1607: HRE Baron
1701: HRE Count
1726: Joined the Franconian Counts (personalist)
|
 Württemberg (Wirtemberg; Wurttemberg)
|
Duchy
|
Swab
|
PR
|
1081: Lordship first mentioned
1135: HRE Count
1251: Acquired Stuttgart
1381: Acquired Teck
1442: Partitioned into Württemberg-Urach and Württemberg-Stuttgart
1482: Reunited by Württemberg-Urach
1495: HRE Duke
1519: Württemberg proper to Austria
1526: Württemberg-Mömpelgard split off
1534: Restored
1553: Partitioned into itself and Württemberg-Mömpelgard
1593: Inherited by Württemberg-Mömpelgard
1617: Partitioned into itself, Württemberg-Mömpelgard, Württemberg-Brenz-Weiltingen, Württemberg-Neuenbürg and Württemberg-Neustadt
1649: Appanages Württemberg-Neuenbürg and Württemberg-Neustadt created
1677: Appanage Württemberg-Winnental created
1733: Inherited by Württemberg-Winnental
1803: HRE Elector
1806: King
|
 Württemberg-Bernstadt
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1672: Partitioned from Württemberg-Oels
1697: Inherited and renamed to Württemberg-Oels; Bernstadt to Charles of Württemberg-Juliusburg
1745: Extinct; to Württemberg-Oels
|
 Württemberg-Brenz-Weiltingen
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1617: Partitioned from Württemberg
1649: Side line Württemberg-Oels founded
1705: Extinct; to Württemberg
|
| Württemberg-Juliusburg
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1672: Partitioned from Württemberg-Oels
1697: Acquired Württemberg-Bernstadt; Juliusburg to Württemberg-Oels
|
 Württemberg-Mömpelgard (Württemberg-Montbéliard)
|
County
1526: Principality
1553: Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1473: Partitioned from Württemberg-Urach
1482: To Württemberg-Urach
1526: Partitioned from Württemberg
1534: To Württemberg
1553: Partitioned from Württemberg
1593: Inherited Württemberg
1617: Partitioned from Württemberg
1723: Extinct; to Württemberg
|
| Württemberg-Neuenbürg
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1617: Partitioned from Württemberg
1622: Extinct; to Württemberg
1649: Appanage created within Württemberg
1671: Extinct; appanage abolished
|
| Württemberg-Neuenstadt
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1617: Partitioned from Württemberg
1631: Extinct; to Württemberg
1649: Appanage created within Württemberg
1679: Acquired Gochsheim
1742: Extinct; appanage abolished
|
 Württemberg-Oels
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1649: Line established when Silvius Nimrod of Württemberg-Brenz-Weiltingen acquired Oels by marriage
1672: Partitioned into itself, Württemberg-Bernstadt and Württemberg-Juliusburg
1697: Extinct; to Charles Ulrich I of Württemberg-Bernstadt
1704: Partitioned into itself and Württemberg-Wilhelminenort
1805: Extinct; to Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
|
| Württemberg-Stuttgart
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1442: Partitioned from Württemberg
1482: Sovereignty surrendered to Württemberg-Urach in exchange for succession to the united state
|
| Württemberg-Urach
|
County
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1442: Partitioned from Württemberg
1444: Acquired Montbéliard
1473: Partitioned into itself and Württemberg-Mömpelgard
1482: Renamed to Württemberg
|
| Württemberg-Wilhelminenort
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1704: Partitioned from Württemberg-Oels
1744: Inherited Württemberg-Oels; appanage abolished
|
| Württemberg-Winnental
|
Duchy
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
1677: Appanage created in Württemberg
1733: Inherited Württemberg; appanage abolished
|
 Würzburg
|
Bishopric
|
Franc
|
EC
|
743: Diocese established
1168: Acquired East Franconia
1441: HRE Duke
1803: To Bavaria
1805: To the Grand Duchy of Würzburg
1814: To Bavaria
|
| Würzburg
|
Electorate
1806: Grand Duchy
|
Franc
|
EL
|
1805: Former Bishopric of Würzburg given to the Elector of Salzburg in exchange for Salzburg
1806: Grand Duke
1814: To Bavaria
|
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