List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (W)
This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter W:
Name | Type | Imperial circle | Imperial diet | History |
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Waadt See: Vaud |
County | |||
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)
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Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1136: First mentioned 1267: Acquired Waltmannshausen as fief of Dietz; known henceforth as Waldbott von Waltmannshausen |
Waldbott von Bassenheim
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Lordship 1654: Barony 1720: County |
Upp Rhen | WE | 1337: Side line of 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
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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 |
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 |
Waldbott von Waltmannshausen | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1267: Renamed from Waldbott von Bassenheim established
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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-Zeil-Zeil
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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 |
Waldburg-Warthausen | Lordship | n/a | n/a | c. 1237: Partitioned from Waldburg 1290: Extinct; to Waldburg-Waldburg |
Waldburg-Wolfegg | Lordship 1628: County |
Swab | SC | 1595: Partitioned from Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee
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Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee
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County 1803: Principality |
Swab | SC | 1672: Partitioned from Waldburg-Wolfegg 1803: HRE Prince 1806: To Württemberg |
Waldburg-Wolfegg-Wolfegg
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County | Swab | SC | 1672: Partitioned from Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee
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Waldburg-Zeil | Lordship 1628: County |
Swab | SC | 1429: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach
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Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems | County | n/a | n/a | 1777: Established by marriage 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
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County 1803: Principality |
Swab | SC | 1779: Renamed from |
Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach
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County 1803: Principality |
Swab | SC | 1675: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil 1803: HRE Prince 1806: To Württemberg; Ferthofen to Bavaria |
Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil
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County | Swab | SC | 1675: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg
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Waldeck
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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
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Waldeck-Bergheim | County | n/a | n/a | 1706: Appanage created in Waldeck created
1816: Sideline Waldeck-Limpurg |
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-Wildungen | County | Upp Rhen | WT | 1486: Partitioned from Waldeck
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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 1648: Abbey secularised and suppressed |
Wallis See: Valais |
County | |||
Wallmoden | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1154: First mentioned; ministerialis of |
Wallmoden-Alt-Wallmoden (Wallmoden Younger Line) | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1529: Partitioned from Hildesheim
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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 |
Waldbott
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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 |
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 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, |
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: 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 Reuss von Plauen
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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 Meissen 1365: Extinct; permanently attached to Meissen |
Weimar-Orlamünde-Wiehe | County | n/a | n/a | 1321: Partitioned from Meissen 1367: To Brunswick 1372: Extinct |
Weingarten | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1056: Abbey established 1268: Protectorate of 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 | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 11th Century: First mentioned; Imperial fortress 1140: Given to ministerialis of Würzburg
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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 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
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County | n/a | n/a | Name given to the descendants of Werdenberg-Sargans partitioned from Montfort
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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
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County | n/a | n/a | 1258: Partitioned from 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
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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
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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 Brandis
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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-Heiligenberg
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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 Freising
1803: To Bavaria |
Werl | County | n/a | n/a | 987: First mentioned 1062: Lost the |
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-Schwerin, 2/3 to Mecklenburg-Stargard
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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
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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
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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 Hesse-Darmstadt
1815: To Prussia |
Westerburg | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1198: First mentioned; to 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 |
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 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 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 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 |
Wiesentheid | Lordship | Franc | FR | Originally to |
Wildgraviate
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Wildgraviate | n/a | n/a | 11th Century: Gau counts in the |
Wildenberg | Barony | n/a | n/a | 1126: First mentioned 1257: Acquired advocacy of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg by marriage
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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 |
Wildeshausen | County | n/a | n/a | 1143: Partitioned from Archbishopric of Bremen
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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 Eglofs to Württemberg
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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
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County | n/a | n/a | 1174: First mentioned; to |
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 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
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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 Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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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
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Bishopric | Franc | EC | 743: Diocese established 1168: Acquired |
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 |