List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (R)
This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter R:
Name |
Type |
Circle |
Bench |
Formed |
Notes |
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County | n/a | n/a | 1227: Partitioned from | 1255: Acquired Bucha 1312: Extinct; to | |
Rantzau (Ranzau; Rantzow) | County | Low Sax | WE | 1649: Christian Rantzau purchased part of Pinneberg from Holstein-Gottorp | 1650: Lower Saxon Circle 1726: To Denmark |
Rapperswil (Rapperschwyl) | Lordship 1233: County |
n/a | n/a | 1099: First mentioned; branch of the Counts of | 1233: HRE Count 1283: Extinct in male line; most seized by Austria 1309: Remaining territory to Habsburg-Laufenburg by marriage 1352: City of Rapperswil to Austria (see below) 1353: Divided between and |
Rapperswil (Rapperschwyl) | Imperial City | n/a | n/a | 1229: City founded by Rapperswil | 1309: To Habsburg-Laufenburg 1352: To Austria 1415: Free Imperial City 1442: To Austria 1464: Protectorate of the Swiss Confederation 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland |
Lordship 1651: County |
SW | 942: First mentioned | 1082: Made fief of the Bishopric of Worms 1157: Extinct in male line; to by marriage 1219: Urslingen assumed the name Rappoltstein 1227: Sold Kaysersberg to the Emperor 12??: Imperial immediacy 1293: Partitioned into , and 1436: Reunited by 1437: Acquired 1651: HRE Count 1673: Extinct; to | ||
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1293: Partitioned from | 1338: Acquired 1351: Acquired 1368: Partitioned into itself and 1377: Extinct in male line 1400: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1293: Partitioned from | 1351: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1293: Partitioned from | 1338: To 1341: Extinct 1368: Partitioned from 1419: Acquired 1436: Renamed to | |
Ratzeburg | Prince-Bishopric | Low Sax | EC | c. 1050: Diocese established | 1066: See destroyed in uprising 1154: Reestablished 1236: HRE Prince of the Empire; Imperial immediacy 1648: Secularized as Principality for Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Ratzeburg | Principality | Low Sax | PR | 1648: Ratzeburg secularised and given to Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1701: To Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Ravensberg | 1180: County | Low Rhen | n/a | 1170: Renamed from Calvelage; fief of Saxony | 1180: Imperial immediacy 1226: Partitioned into Vechta and itself 1252: Vechta sold to Münster 1346: Extinct; to Berg 1437: To Jülich-Berg 1521: To Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1614: To Brandenburg 1807: To Westphalia 1814: To Prussia |
Ravensburg | Imperial City | Swab | SW | 1088: First mentioned; seat of the Welfs | 1191: To Hohenstaufen 1268: To the Empire directly 1276: Free Imperial City 1803: To Bavaria 1810: To Württemberg |
Ravenstein | Barony | n/a | n/a | 1150: To Cuijk | c. 1170: To Herpen;
later superseded by Ravenstein and the local barons assumed the name Ravenstein |
Rechberg | Duchy | n/a | 1179: First mentioned | 13th Century: Partitioned into and | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 13th Century: Partitioned from Rechberg | c. 1327: Partitioned into and Rechberg-Hohenrechberg | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1432: Partitioned from | 1439: Acquired Mindelheim 14??: 1467: Mindelheim sold to 1507: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1460: Partitioned from | 1481: Acquired 1507: Acquired Babenhausen 1537: Extinct; to | |
Lordship 1601: Barony 1699: County |
n/a | n/a | 1574: Partitioned from | 1601: HRE Baron 1605: Partitioned into itself and 1682: Acquired Ramsberg 1699: HRE Count 1732: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1437: Partitioned from Rechberg-Hohenrechberg | 1449: Formed 1459: acquired ; formed line 1526: Sold to Landenberg c. 1570: Extinct | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1540: Partitioned from Rechberg-Hohenrechberg | 1573: Inherited Rechberg-Hohenrechberg and assumed that name | |
Rechberg-Hohenrechberg | Lordship | n/a | n/a | c. 1327: Partitioned from | 1374: Acquired Rechberghausen 1437: Partitioned into , itself and 1540: Partitioned into itself and 1573: Inherited by 1585: Extinct; to |
Barony 1626: County |
n/a | n/a | 1605: Partitioned from | 1626: HRE Count 1676: Extinct in male line 1677: To by marriage | |
Lordship 1601: Barony |
n/a | n/a | 1351: Partitioned from | 1430: Partitioned into itself and 1460: Partitioned into itself, and 1568: Acquired Donzdorf 1574: Partitioned into itself, and 1601: HRE Baron 1619: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1506: Partitioned from | 1539: Sold Babenhausen to Fugger 1573: To 1578: Extinct | |
Lordship 1577: Barony |
n/a | n/a | 1460: Partitioned from | 1506: Partitioned into itself and 1540: Partitioned into itself, and 1573: Acquired Kellmünz 1577: HRE Baron 1604: Extinct; to Westernach | |
Lordship 1601: Barony 1810: County |
n/a | n/a | 1540: Partitioned from | 1601: HRE Baron 16??: Partitioned into and itself 1806: To Württemberg 1810: To Bavaria; Raised to County and assumed the name Rechberg and Rothenlöwen | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1468: Partitioned from | 1529: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1574: Partitioned from | 1596: Partitioned into and | |
Lordship 1642: Barony |
n/a | n/a | 1596: Partitioned from | 1642: HRE Baron 1672: Sold to 1677: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1596: Partitioned from | 1640: Extinct; to | |
Lordship 1598: Barony |
n/a | n/a | 1596: Partitioned from | 1598: HRE Baron 1620: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1430: Partitioned from | 1468: Partitioned into and itself 1547: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1459: Established when of acquired through marriage | 1542: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | c. 1327: Partitioned from | 1330: Acquired 1351: Partitioned into itself and 1432: Partitioned into and itself 1599: Extinct; divided between and Württemberg 1601: sold to 1604: All to 1623: Sold to Württemberg | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1540: Partitioned from | 1597: Partitioned into and | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 13th Century: Partitioned from Rechberg | 1316: Acquired Sindelfingen and Kellmünz 1351: Sindelfingen sold to and 1366: Heuchlingen and Rechberghausen sold to Austria 1413: Extinct; to Rechberg-Hohenrechberg | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1437: Partitioned from Rechberg-Hohenrechberg | 1443: Acquired Krautheim and as fief of Mainz 1550: Extinct; to | |
Lordship 1597: Barony 1607: County |
n/a | n/a | 1596: Partitioned from | 1597: HRE Baron 1607: HRE Count 1618: Extinct; to | |
Barony | n/a | n/a | 16??: Partitioned from | 1738: Extinct; to | |
Rechteren-Limpurg-Speckfeld | County | Franc | FR | 1713: Renamed from Rechteren when inherited a portion of | 1806: To Württemberg |
Reckheim See: Rekem |
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Regensburg (Ratisbon) | Bishopric | Bav | EC | 739 | 13th Century: HRE Prince of the Empire 1803: Merged with other territories to form Archbishopric (see below) |
Regensburg (Ratisbon) | Electoral Archbishopric | Bav | EC | 1803: Mainz, Regensburg and other territories combined for Karl Theodor von Dalberg | 1810: To Bavaria; Karl Theodor von Dalberg obtained Frankfurt |
Regensburg (Ratisbon) | Imperial City | Bav | SW | 1245: Free Imperial City | 1803: To Archbishopric of Regensburg 1810: To Bavaria |
Regenstein (Reinstein) | County | n/a | n/a | 1162: Partitioned from Blankenburg; fief of Saxony | 1180: Fief of Halberstadt 1202: Fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg 1224: Partitioned into and |
Regenstein (Reinstein) | County | n/a | n/a | 1599: To Halberstadt | 1644: To Tannenbach as fief of Halberstadt 1671: To Halberstadt 1807: To Westphalia 1815: To Prussia |
County | n/a | n/a | 1368: Formed by after acquiring Blankenburg | 1599: Extinct; to Halberstadt See: Blankenburg and Regenstein | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1224: Partitioned from Regenstein; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg | 1328: Extinct; to | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1248: Partitioned from ; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg | 1344: Fief of Halberstadt 1366: Acquired 1368: Acquired Blankenburg; renamed to | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1248: Partitioned from ; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg | 1344: Fief of Halberstadt 1366: Extinct; to | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1224: Partitioned from Regenstein; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg | 1248: Partitioned into and | |
Reichelsberg (Reichsberg; Reichelsburg) | Lordship County |
Franc | n/a | 1230: First mentioned; property of Brauneck as fief of Bamberg | 1249: To as fief of Bamberg 1390: To Würzburg 1401: To 1516: To Königstein 1521: To Würzburg 1671: To Schönborn 1806: To Bavaria |
Reichenau | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 724 | ????: Imperial immediacy 1540: To the Bishopric of Constance 1803: Secularised; to Baden |
Lordship | Low Rhen | WE | 1332: Lordship established by | 1506: extinct; to Sombreffe 1523: To Wied 1698: To 1702: Bench of Westphalian Counts 1776: To 1806: To Berg 1815: To Prussia | |
Reichenweier (Riquewihr) | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1049: First mentioned; to | 1269: To 1324: To Württemberg 1680: Left the Empire as part of France 1796: To France directly |
Reifferscheid (Reifferscheidt) | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century: First mentioned | c. 1195: Partitioned into itself and Wildenburg 1273: Acquired Malberg; side line established 1354: Acquired Bedburg 1366: Partitioned into and |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1366: Partitioned from Reifferscheid | 1394–5: Acquired Dyck 1460: Acquired Salm in the Ardennes; renamed to Salm-Reifferscheid | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1366: Partitioned from Reifferscheid | 1426: Extinct | |
Reipoltskirchen | Lordship | Upp Rhen | WE | 1198: First mentioned | 1276: To 1277: To 1602: Extinct; divided and shared between numerous families 1793: To France 1815: To Bavaria |
Rekem (Reckheim) | Lordship 1356: Barony 1623: County |
Low Rhen | WE | 1108: First mentioned | 1140: Extinct; to 1317: To 1335: To Stein 1356: HRE Baron 1397: To Sombreffe 1501: To 1514: To 1545: To Hennin 1553: To Vlodrop 1564: To 1590: To 1623: HRE Count; Joined the Westphalian Counts 1795: To France 1815: To the Netherlands 1830: To Belgium |
Remiremont | Abbacy | n/a | n/a | 620 | 1070: Imperial immediacy 1290: HRE Princess of the Empire 1566: To Lorraine 1790: Secularized to France |
(Reitersbach) | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1290: First mentioned | 1410: Inherited Schaesberg; took the name Retersbeck von Schaesberg and shortly after Schaesberg |
Reuss (Reuß) House began at Reuss-Plauen; branch of |
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Advocacy (Vogtei) 1673: County |
Upp Sax | WT | 1583: Partitioned from | 1616: Partitioned into itself and 1640: Extinct; Burgk to , to 1668: Partitioned from 1673: HRE Count 1697: Extinct; to | |
Advocacy (Vogtei) 1694: County |
Upp Sax | WT | 1616: Partitioned from | 1636: Extinct; to 1694: Partitioned from 1698: Extinct; to | |
Reuss-Ebersdorf | County 1806: Principality |
Upp Sax | WT | 1678: Partitioned from Reuss-Lobenstein | 1806: HRE Prince |
Reuss Elder Line | Principality | Upp Sax | WT / PR | 1778: Renamed from Reuss-Greiz; HRE Prince | 1803: Bench of Princes After May 1778: First-ever appearance of the black-red-gold tricolour flag in its modern arrangement in any sovereign state within what today comprises Germany |
Reuss-Gera (Reuss Younger Line) | Advocacy (Vogtei) 1673: County |
Upp Sax | WT | 1564: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz | 1647: Partitioned into itself, , Reuss-Schleiz and Reuss-Lobenstein 1666: Acquired Saalburg 1673: HRE Count 1802: Extinct; joint rule by Reuss-Schleiz, Reuss-Lobenstein and Reuss-Ebersdorf |
Reuss-Greiz | Advocacy (Vogtei) 1768: County |
Upp Sax | WT | 1359: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen | 1368: Partitioned into and 1462: Reunited by 1485: Partitioned into itself and 1564: Partitioned into , and Reuss-Gera 1768: Renamed from 1778: Renamed to Reuss Elder Line |
Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1368: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen | 1394: Sold half of Wiesenburg to Meissen 1449: Extinct; to of 1462: Renamed to Reuss-Greiz | |
Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1368: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen | 1449: To 1451: Acquired Kranichfeld 1462: Extinct; to | |
County | Upp Sax | WT | 1678: Partitioned from Reuss-Lobenstein | 1711: Extinct; divided between Reuss-Lobenstein and Reuss-Ebersdorf | |
Reuss-Köstritz | County 1806: Principality |
n/a | n/a | 1692: Appanage created within Reuss-Schleiz | 1806: HRE Prince |
Advocacy (Vogtei) | Upp Sax | WT | 1485: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz | 1497: Acquired 1529: Extinct; to Reuss-Greiz | |
Reuss-Lobenstein | Advocacy (Vogtei) 1673: County 1806: Principality |
Upp Sax | WT | 1647: Partitioned from Reuss-Gera | 1664: Acquired Hirschberg 1673: HRE Count 1678: Partitioned into itself, and Reuss-Ebersdorf 1718: Side line Reuss-Selbitz founded 1805: Inherited by Reuss-Selbitz 1806: HRE Prince |
(Reuss Intermediate Line) | Advocacy (Vogtei) | Upp Sax | WT | 1564: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz | 1577: Acquired Lobenstein 1588: Sold Lobenstein to Reuss-Gera 1590: Acquired Schleiz, Saalburg and Burgk 1616: Extinct; to , Schleiz to Reuss-Gera |
Advocacy (Vogtei) 1673: County |
Upp Sax | WT | 1625: Partitioned from | 1673: HRE Count 1694: Partitioned into itself and 1768: Renamed to Reuss-Greiz | |
Reuss-Plauen (Reuß von Plauen) | Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1309: Name adopted by ; branch of | 1359: Partitioned into Reuss-Greiz and |
Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1359: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen | 1384: Acquired Schmölln 1398: Extinct; to Reuss-Greiz | |
Advocacy (Vogtei) 1673: County |
Upp Sax | WT | 1668: Partitioned from | 1673: HRE Count 1698: Extinct; to | |
Advocacy (Vogtei) | Upp Sax | WT | 1647: Partitioned from Reuss-Gera | 1666: Saalburg to Reuss-Gera; formed Reuss-Schleiz | |
Reuss-Schleiz | Advocacy (Vogtei) 1673: County 1806: Principality |
Upp Sax | WT | 1647: Partitioned from Reuss-Gera | 1666: Extinct; inherited by 1673: HRE Count 1692: Appanage Reuss-Köstritz created 1806: HRE Prince |
Reuss-Selbitz | Advocacy (Vogtei) 1673: County |
Upp Sax | WT | 1718: Formed when of Reuss-Lobenstein acquired Selbitz by marriage | 1805: Inherited Reuss-Lobenstein |
(Reuss Elder Line) | Advocacy (Vogtei) 1673: County |
Upp Sax | WT | 1564: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz | 1583: Partitioned into and itself 1616: Acquired 1625: Partitioned into and itself 1668: Partitioned into , itself and 1673: HRE Count 1768: Extinct; to |
Reutlingen | Imperial City | Swab | SW | 1240: Free Imperial City | 1803: To Württemberg |
Rheda | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1170: First mentioned | 1190: Extinct; to Lippe 1344: To 1365: To Tecklenburg 1562: To Bentheim-Steinfurt 1605: To Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda 1808: To Berg 1815: To Prussia |
Rheineck | Burgraviate | El Rhin | WE | 11th Century: first mentioned; to a branch of Salm | 1155: Extinct; to Cologne 1180: To Ulmen as fief of Cologne 1539: To as fief of Cologne 1556: To as fief of Cologne 1571: To 1654: To 1796: To France 1815: To Prussia |
Rheinfelden | County | n/a | n/a | 10th Century | 1090: Extinct; to Zähringen 1218: To the Emperor directly; city immediate (see below) |
Rheinfelden | Imperial City | n/a | n/a | 1218: Free Imperial City | 1253: To Basel 1279: Free Imperial City 1330: To Austria 1415: Free Imperial City 1439: To Austria 1467: To Burgundy 1477: To Austria 1638: To Sweden 1647: To France 1650: To Austria 1799: Left bank to France 1803: Left bank to Fricktal, canton of the Helvetic Republic. Right bank to 1805: Right bank to Baden |
Rheingrafschaft See: Rhinegraviate |
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Rheintal | Lordship / Bailiwick | n/a | n/a | 1348: Formed by Werdenberg | 1395: To Austria 1405: To Appenzell 1424: to Toggenburg 1464: Condominium of the Swiss Confederation 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland |
Rhinegraviate (Rheingau; Rheingrafschaft) | Rhinegraviate | n/a | n/a | 1019: Rheingau invested upon the ; fiefs of Mainz | 1170: Imperial immediacy 1194: Half to 1223: Extinct; all to |
Lordship 1684: Barony |
n/a | n/a | 1428: Riedesel acquired Eisenbach and Lauterbach as fief of Fulda | 1684: Imperial immediacy; HRE Baron 1806: To the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt) | |
Rieneck | County | n/a | n/a | 11th Century: First mentioned | 1101: Extinct in male line 1108: To Loon by marriage c. 1195: Partitioned from Loon 1295: Partitioned into and 1333: 1366: Made fief of Mainz 15th Century: Partitioned into and |
Rieneck | County | Franc | FR | 1559: Condominium between Mainz (3/4) and Hanau-Münzenberg (1/4) | 1673: Mainz portion sold to 1803: portion sold to Colloredo-Mansfeld 1806: To Regensburg 1815: To Bavaria |
County | n/a | n/a | 15th Century: Partitioned from Rieneck | 1502: Extinct; to Würzburg | |
County | Franc | FR | 1295: Partitioned from Rieneck | 1333: Renamed to Rieneck 15th Century: Partitioned from Rieneck 1559: Extinct; divided between Mainz and Würzburg | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1295: Partitioned from Rieneck | 1333: Extinct; divided between Mainz, Würzburg and | |
Rietberg | Lordship 1353: County |
Low Rhen | WE | 1237: Formed when of acquired Rietberg from Lippe | 1353: HRE Count 1456: Made fief of Hesse-Cassel 1562: To Hesse-Cassel directly 1565: Restored 1618: To , a scion of East Frisia 1690: Under Imperial administration 1702: Restored 1758: Extinct; to 1807: To Westphalia 1815: To Prussia |
Rixingen | Lordship 1310: County |
n/a | n/a | 1191: First mentioned; to | 1218: Partitioned from 1310: Extinct; to Leiningen-Dagsburg 1317: To Leiningen-Hardenburg 1343: To 1506: To Zweibrücken-Bitsch 1570: To 1622: To 1661: Left the Empire; part of France 1705: To and 1795: To France directly |
Rochefort | Lordship 1494: County |
n/a | n/a | 11th Century: First mentioned | 1147: Extinct; to 1418: To by marriage 1454: To 1544: To 1574: To Löwenstein-Wertheim 1611: To Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1737: To the House of Stolberg (common territory) 1795: To France 1815: To the Netherlands 1830: To Belgium |
Roggenburg | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1126 | 1482-5: Imperial immediacy 1802: To Bavaria |
Roggendorf | HRE Lordship HRE County |
1600: To Austria | |||
Rosheim | Imperial City | Upp Rhen | RH | 1303: Free Imperial City | 1648: Left the Empire; to France 1679: Independence revoked |
Rostock | Principality | n/a | n/a | 1234: Partitioned from Mecklenburg | 1300: Fief of Denmark 1312: City of Rostock seized by Mecklenburg 1314: Extinct; rest to Denmark 1323: To Mecklenburg |
Rot an der Rot (Roth an der Roth; Mönchsrot; Münchenroth) | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1126 | 1497: Imperial immediacy 1803: To 1806: To Württemberg |
Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Imperial City | Franc | SW | 1274: Free Imperial City | 1803: To Bavaria |
County | Swab | SC | 11th Century: First mentioned; to | 1331: To 1354: To 1439: To 1567: Sold to Königsegg-Aulendorf 1588: To Königsegg-Rothenfels 1804: Sold to Austria 1805: To Bavaria | |
Rötteln | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1102: First mentioned; fief of Basel | c. 1215: Partitioned into and 1279: Reunited by 1316: Extinct; to |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | c. 1215: Partitioned from Rötteln | 1278: Bequeathed to Basel and 1280: Extinct | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | c. 1215: Partitioned from Rötteln | 1279: Acquired ; renamed to Rötteln | |
Rottenmünster | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1224 | 1237: Imperial immediacy 1803: To Württemberg |
Rottweil | Imperial City | Swab | SW | 1268: Free Imperial City | 1463: Ally of the Swiss Confederation 1802: To Württemberg |
Rügen | Principality | n/a | n/a | 1168: Rani made a fief of Denmark | 1325: Extinct; to Pomerania-Wolgast (fief of Denmark until 1438) |
Runkel | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1159: First mentioned | 1227: Partitioned into and |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1227: Partitioned from Runkel | 1454: Inherited Wied, renamed to Wied-Runkel | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1227: Partitioned from Runkel | 1467: inherited much of Leiningen-Dagsburg, renamed to Leiningen-Westerburg | |
Ruppin | County | Upp Sax | WE | c. 1214: To of Arnstein, founder of the line | 1349: Acquired Wusterhausen and Gransee 1407: Acquired Neustadt 1524: Extinct; to Brandenburg |
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