List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (V)

This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter V:

Name	Type	Circle	Bench	Formed	Notes
Vaduz	County	Swab	SC	Originally to Werdenberg-Sargans	1342: To 1396: Imperial immediacy 1416: To 1510: Sold to 1572: To 1613: Sold to Hohenems 1646: To 1712: Sold to Liechtenstein
Valais (Wallis)	County	n/a	n/a	999: To the Bishopric of Sion	1648: Left the Empire as an ally of Switzerland
Varel	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1123: First mentioned; part of East Frisia	15th Century: To Oldenburg 1667: To 1733: To Bentinck 1811: To France 1813: To Oldenburg
Vaud (Waadt)	County	n/a	n/a	Originally part of the Kingdom of Arles	1032: To Zähringen 1218: To Savoy 1536: To Bern 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
Vechta	County	n/a	n/a	1226: Partitioned from Ravensberg	1244: Extinct; to Ravensberg 1252: Sold to Münster 1803: To Oldenburg 1810: To France 1814: To Oldenburg
Veldenz	County	n/a	n/a	By 1113: Partitioned from the Wildgraviate	1270: Extinct; to by marriage 1277: To Hohengeroldseck 1298: Partitioned from Hohengeroldseck 1387: Partitioned into and 1389: Reunited by 1444: Extinct; to Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken by marriage 1459: To Palatinate-Zweibrücken 1543: To Palatinate-Veldenz
	County	n/a	n/a	1387: Partitioned from Veldenz	1389: Extinct; to
	County	n/a	n/a	1387: Partitioned from Veldenz	1389: Renamed to Veldenz
(Vehlen)	Lordship 1641: County	n/a	n/a	1221: First mentioned	13th Century: Extinct; to 1313: Renamed from 1555: Acquired Rheine- 1630: Acquired Papenburg 1641: HRE Count 1756: Extinct in male line; to by marriage
Verden	Bishopric	Low Rhen	EC	c. 800: Diocese established	1180: Imperial immediacy; HRE Prince of the Empire 1648: Secularized as Principality for Sweden
Verden	Principality	Low Rhen	PR	1648: Bishopric of Verden secularised for Sweden	1712: To Denmark 1715: Sold to Hanover 1807: To Westphalia 1810: To France 1813: To Hanover
Verden	Imperial City	Low Rhen	RH	15th Century: Free Imperial City	1648: To Sweden; united with the Principality of Verden
Verdun	Bishopric	Upp Rhen	EC	4th Century: Diocese established	997: Acquired county surrounding Verdun 1552: To France 1648: Annexation to France formally recognised
Verdun	Imperial City	Upp Rhen	RH	1374: Free Imperial City	1552: To France 1648: Annexation to France formally recognised
Vianden	County	n/a	n/a	1090: First mentioned; fief of Brabant	1163: Acquired Salm in the Ardennes 1175: Partitioned into itself and Salm in the Ardennes 1264: Made fief of Luxembourg; partitioned into itself and Schönecken 1400: Extinct; to Sponheim-Kreuznach 1417: To Nassau-Dillenburg
Virneburg	HRE County	Low Rhen	WE	11th Century: First mentioned	1419: Acquired Neuenahr and 1545: Extinct; to 1554: Made fief of Trier 1560: To as fief of Trier 1590: To by marriage as fief of Trier 1639: To as fief of Trier 1794: To France 1815: To Prussia
Vogtland	Margraviate	Upp Sax	WT	Name given to territories of Weida, Reuss and Plauen	1563: To Saxony

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