County of Ravensberg
County of Ravensberg Grafschaft Ravensberg | |||||||||
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1140s – 1807 | |||||||||
Imperial Circle | 1500 | ||||||||
• John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | 1521 | ||||||||
• To Brandenburg-Prussia by Treaty of Xanten | 1614 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1807 | ||||||||
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The County of Ravensberg (
History
Ravensberg was first mentioned in the 12th century; its first seat was Ravensberg Castle. The Counts of Ravensberg then had Sparrenberg Castle built in Bielefeld c. 1240–50, which they made their seat. They also owned Limberg Castle near Preußisch Oldendorf.
The county was later inherited by the Duchy of Berg in 1346, which in turn became part of the Duchy of Jülich-Berg in 1423, and ultimately the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg in 1521.
After the
Aside from Bielefeld, other communities in the County of Ravensberg were
Rulers
House Calvelage-Ravensberg
- Until 1144 Hermann I
- c. 1140 – c. 1170 Otto I
- c. 1160 – c. 1180 Heinrich
- c. 1175 – c. 1220 Hermann II
- c. 1220 – 1244 Otto II
- c. 1220 – 1249 Ludwig
- 1249–1306 Otto III
- 1306–1328 Otto IV
- 1328–1346 Bernard
House of Jülich
1348–1395 in Personal union with
- 1346–1360 Gerhard I
- 1360–1408 William I, lets his 2 sons rule :
- 1395–1403 Adolf
- 1403–1428 William II
- 1428–1475 Gerhard II
- 1475–1511 William III
House of La Marck, Dukes
from 1521 a part of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
- 1511–1539 John
- 1539–1592 William V
- 1592–1609 John William I
House of Hohenzollern
from 1614
- 1614–1619 John Sigismund of Hohenzollern
- 1619–1640 George William, son
- 1640–1688 Frederick William I, son
- 1688–1713 Frederick I, son, King in Prussia from 1701
- 1713–1740 Frederick William I, son, King in Prussia
- 1740–1786 Frederick II, son, King of Prussia from 1772
- 1786–1797 Frederick William II, nephew, King of Prussia
- 1797–1807 Frederick William III, King of Prussia
To France by the 1807 Treaty of Tilsit, incorporated into the Kingdom of Westphalia
See also
External links
Media related to County of Ravensberg at Wikimedia Commons