Lordship of Myllendonk

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Lordship of Myllendonk Herrschaft Mylendonk (German)
1166–1794
Coat of arms
Roman Catholicism
Government	Feudal Lordship
Lord of Myllendonk
History
• Lord first mentioned	1166
• Gained imperial immediacy	1700
• Conquered by France	1794
Succeeded by French First Republic
Today part of	North Rhine-Westphalia

The Lordship of Myllendonk (sometimes spelled "Millendonk") was an estate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was bordered by the Duchy of Jülich to the west and north, the Lordship of Dyck to the south, and the Archbishopric of Cologne to the east and southeast. The lordship contained Korschenbroich and the Castle of Myllendonk. From 1700, Myllendonk was an Imperial Estate with a vote in the Bench of Counts of Westphalia.

History

The Lords of Myllendonk are first mentioned in 1166 as belonging to one of the most important lines in the

The Counts of Ostein ruled Myllendonk until 1794 when the

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