List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (W)
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This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter W:
Name | Type | Circle | Bench | Formed | Notes |
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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) | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1136: First mentioned | 1267: Acquired as fief of ; known henceforth as |
Waldbott von Bassenheim | Lordship 1654: Barony 1720: County |
Upp Rhen | WE | 1337: Side line of established at Bassenheim | 1477: Acquired 1512: Acquired 1554: Partitioned into itself, and 1652: Acquired half of 1654: HRE Baron; acquired Kransberg 1710: Acquired rest of 1788: Joined the Westphalian Counts' benches 1794: To France 1803: Compensated with Heggbach 1806: To Bavaria 1810: To Württemberg |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1589: Partitioned from | ||
Lordship 1659: Barony |
n/a | n/a | 1554: Partitioned from Waldbott von Bassenheim | 1659: HRE Baron 1663: Acquired 1735: Extinct; to Waldbott von Bassenheim | |
Lordship 1646: Barony |
n/a | n/a | 1589: Partitioned from | 1646: HRE Baron 1763: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1554: Partitioned from Waldbott von Bassenheim | 1589: Partitioned into , and itself 1744: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1267: Renamed from Waldbott (Walpode) | 13th Century: Acquired Bassenheim 1337: Side line Waldbott von Bassenheim established | |
Waldburg | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1108: First mentioned | 1210: Extinct; inherited by and renamed from Tanne 1214: Side line founded c. 1237: Partitioned into , Waldburg-Waldburg and |
Waldburg-Capustigall | Lordship 1686: County |
n/a | n/a | c. 1524: Line founded by of Waldburg-Trauchburg in Prussia | 1686: HRE Count |
Barony 1628: County |
Swab | SC | 1580: Partitioned from Waldburg-Trauchburg | 1593: Acquired 1612: Partitioned into itself and Waldburg-Trauchburg 1628: HRE Count 1696: Placed under Imperial administration 1717: Extinct; to of Waldburg-Trauchburg 1756: Extinct; to of 1764: Extinct; to | |
(Waldburg-Meßkirch) | Lordship | n/a | n/a | c. 1300: Partitioned from | 1354: Extinct; to Zimmern by marriage |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | c. 1237: Partitioned from Waldburg | c. 1300: Partitioned into and itself c. 1432: Extinct | |
Lordship 1463: County |
n/a | n/a | 1429: Partitioned from Waldburg-Waldburg | 1433: Acquired Scheer 1452: Acquired 1455: Acquired 1463: HRE Count 1474: Sold to Austria 1480: Partitioned into , and | |
County | Swab | SC | 1480: Partitioned from | 1511: Extinct; to Waldburg-Trauchburg | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1480: Partitioned from | 1483: Extinct; divided between and | |
County | Swab | SC | 1480: Partitioned from | 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 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 1593: Extinct; to 1612: Partitioned from 1628: HRE Count 1717: Partitioned into and |
County | Swab | SC | 1717: Partitioned from Waldburg-Trauchburg | 1764: Acquired Scheer and 1772: Extinct; to Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil | |
Waldburg-Waldburg | Lordship | Swab | SC | c. 1237: Partitioned from Waldburg | 1339: Partitioned into itself and Waldburg-Trauchburg 1429: Partitioned into , Waldburg-Trauchburg and Waldburg-Zeil 1595: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil 1600: Extinct; divided between Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Zeil |
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-Zeil | 1628: HRE Count 1672: Partitioned into Waldburg-Wolfegg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee |
Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee | County 1803: Principality |
Swab | SC | 1672: Partitioned from Waldburg-Wolfegg | 1803: HRE Prince 1806: To Württemberg |
Waldburg-Wolfegg-Wolfegg | County | Swab | SC | 1672: Partitioned from Waldburg-Wolfegg | 1798: Extinct; to Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee |
Waldburg-Zeil | Lordship 1628: County |
Swab | SC | 1429: Partitioned from Waldburg-Waldburg | 1595: Partitioned into Waldburg-Wolfegg, Waldburg-Waldburg and itself 1628: HRE Count 1675: Partitioned into Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil and Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach |
County | n/a | n/a | 1777: Established by marriage of of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg with of , heiress of Hohenems | 1790: Acquired Lustenau 1806: To Bavaria 1811: Restored 1814: To Austria 1817: Restored 1830: Sold to Austria | |
Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg | County 1803: Principality |
Swab | SC | 1779: Renamed from Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil | 1803: HRE Prince 1806: To Württemberg; to Bavaria |
Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach | County 1803: Principality |
Swab | SC | 1675: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil | 1803: HRE Prince 1806: To Württemberg; to Bavaria |
Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil | County | Swab | SC | 1675: Partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil | 1772: Acquired 1777: Side line founded 1779: Renamed to Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg |
Waldeck | Lordship 1349: County 1692: Principality |
Upp Rhen | WT | 1219: Partitioned from | 1349: HRE County 1397: Partitioned into and 1692: Reunited by 1706: Appanage 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 | 1712: Bench of Secular Princes 1805: Partitioned into Waldeck and Pyrmont 1812: Reunited by Waldeck |
County | n/a | n/a | 1706: Appanage created in Waldeck | 1816: Sideline created | |
Waldeck-Eisenberg | County | Upp Rhen | WT | 1486: Partitioned from | 1539: Partitioned into and itself 1607: Partitioned into and itself 1625: Acquired Pyrmont 1682: HRE Prince 1692: Extinct; to |
County | Upp Rhen | WT | 1397: Partitioned from Waldeck | 1495: Extinct; divided between Waldeck-Eisenberg and 1539: Partitioned from Waldeck-Eisenberg 1597: Extinct; to Waldeck-Eisenberg | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1397: Partitioned from Waldeck | 1486: Partitioned into Waldeck-Eisenberg and | |
County | Upp Rhen | WT | 1486: Partitioned from | 1598: Extinct; to Waldeck-Eisenberg 1607: Partitioned from Waldeck-Eisenberg 1692: Renamed to Waldeck | |
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 1629: Abbey restored 1631: Administered by Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1648: Abbey secularised and suppressed |
Wallis See: Valais |
County | ||||
Wallmoden | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1154: First mentioned; ministerialis of Hildesheim | 1529: Partitioned into and |
(Wallmoden Younger Line) | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1529: Partitioned from Wallmoden; fief of Hildesheim | |
County | Low Rhen | WE | 1783: Renamed from ; HRE Count | 1806: To Berg 1813: To Prussia | |
(Wallmoden Elder Line) | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1529: Partitioned from Wallmoden; fief of Hildesheim | 1782: Acquired Gimborn and Neustadt 1783: Renamed to |
Walpode See: Waldbott |
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 Bishopric of Paderborn | 1364: Joined the Hanseatic League 1622: To Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1802: To Prussia 1807: To Westphalia 1815: To Prussia |
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 Pfäfers Abbey | 1261: To 1320: To 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 | 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 1439: To 1574: To 1592: Sold to 1690: To 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, and 1421: Weida sold to Meissen 1454: Acquired Wildenfels 1531: Extinct; to Saxony |
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 |
County | n/a | n/a | 1062: Weimar and Orlamünde united | 1112: Extinct; succession war between and the Rhenish Palatinate 1121: To , pretender to the Rhenish Palatinate, who took the name Weimar-Orlamünde 1140: Extinct; to Brandenburg | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1170: Partitioned from Brandenburg | 1265: Partitioned into and | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1295: Partitioned from | 1406: Partitioned into , itself and 1426: Sold Gräfenthal to Saxony 1460: Extinct | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1406: Partitioned from | 1427: Lauenstein to Brandenburg 1486: Extinct; to Reuss von Plauen | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1406: Partitioned from | 1427: Lichtenberg to 1445: Magdala to Saxony 1447: Extinct | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1265: Partitioned from | 1295: Partitioned into itself and 1344: Orlamünde sold to 1346: Made fief of Meissen 1411: Extinct; to | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1285: Partitioned from | 1340: Extinct; to the Burgraviate of Nuremberg | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1265: Partitioned from | 1285: Partitioned into itself and 1312: Acquired Wiehe 1321: Partitioned into itself and 1346: Made fief of Meissen 1365: Extinct; permanently attached to Meissen | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1321: Partitioned from | 1346: Made fief of Meissen 1367: To Brunswick 1372: Extinct | |
Weingarten | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1056: Abbey established | 1268: Protectorate of Austria 1274: Imperial immediacy 1613: Acquired 1803: To 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 1430: Free Imperial City 1440: To the Palatinate 1504: To Württemberg 1546: To Austria 1635: To Trauttmansdorff 1646: To Württemberg 1649: To Württemberg-Neuenstadt 1742: To Württemberg |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 11th Century: First mentioned; Imperial fortress | 1140: Given to ministerialis of Schwäbisch Gmünd, who took the name Weinsberg 1283: City of Weinsberg acquired half-sovereignty 1325: Partitioned into itself and Scheuerberg 1401: Acquired Reichelsberg 1430: City of Weinsberg acquired full sovereignty 1450: Sold all but Reichelsberg to the Palatinate 1507: Extinct; to Würzburg | |
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 | RH | 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 | 1379: Half sold to Württemberg 1418: Remainder sold to Württemberg 1718: To 1728: Joined the Franconian Counts 1733: To Württemberg |
County | n/a | n/a | 1189: Title assumed by the | 1218: Partitioned into itself and Rixingen c. 1340: Sold to Oettingen with remainder of 1344: Extinct | |
Werden See also: St Ludger |
Abbacy | Low Rhen | RP | 809 | 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 | County | n/a | n/a | Name given to the descendants of , co-Count of Montfort (1228-1243) | 1258: Werdenberg-Heiligenberg and Werdenberg-Sargans partitioned from Montfort |
County | n/a | n/a | 1349: Partitioned from | 1385: Sold to Ulm 1416: Extinct | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1377/8: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Heiligenberg | 1394: Sold to Austria 1418: Extinct | |
Werdenberg-Heiligenberg | County | n/a | n/a | 1258: Partitioned from Montfort | 1274: Acquired Oberschwaben and Churwalden 1277: Acquired Heiligenberg 1377/8: Partitioned into , , and itself 1413: Sold to Austria 1414: Extinct |
Werdenberg-Heiligenberg | County | n/a | n/a | 1441: Partitioned from | 1475: Partitioned into , itself and 1503: Extinct; divided between and 1508: Renamed from 1534: Extinct in male line 1535: Divided between Fürstenberg and Hohenzollern-Hechingen |
County | n/a | n/a | 1377/8: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Heiligenberg | 1395: Acquired 1395: Most sold to Austria 1402: Werdenberg to 1428: Extinct; to | |
Werdenberg-Sargans | County | n/a | n/a | 1258: Partitioned from Montfort | 1289: Acquired 1312: Partitioned into itself and 1342: Partitioned into and |
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 | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1342: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Sargans | 1416: Extinct; to Brandis | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1475: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Heiligenberg | 1508: Extinct; to | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1312: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Sargans (in ) | 1316: Acquired Trochtelfingen 1349: Partitioned into and itself 1399: Acquired Sigmaringen and 1413: Sold to Ravensburg 1434: Acquired 1441: Partitioned into itself and Werdenberg-Heiligenberg 1475: To Werdenberg-Heiligenberg, then given to 1508: Renamed to Werdenberg-Heiligenberg | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1377/8: Partitioned from Werdenberg-Heiligenberg | 1390: Extinct; succession war between and 1395: To | |
Werdenfels | County | n/a | n/a | Originally to Eschenlohe | 1294: To Freising 1803: To Bavaria |
County | n/a | n/a | 987: First mentioned | 1062: Lost the to the Archbishopric of Bremen c. 1070: Partitioned into and | |
County | n/a | n/a | c. 1070: Partitioned from | 1124: Extinct in male line 1132: To by marriage | |
County | n/a | n/a | c. 1070: Partitioned from | 1102: Extinct; to the Archbishopric of Cologne | |
Werle | Principality | n/a | n/a | c. 1235: Partitioned from Mecklenburg | 1282: Partitioned into and 1307: Reunited by 1316: Partitioned into and 1425: Reunited by 1436: Extinct; 1/3 to Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 2/3 to Mecklenburg-Stargard |
1316: Principality | n/a | n/a | 1316: Partitioned from Werle | 1375: Extinct; to | |
Principality | n/a | n/a | 1282: Partitioned from Werle | 1307: Extinct; to 1316: Partitioned from Werle 1347: Partitioned into itself and 1425: Renamed to Werle | |
Principality | n/a | n/a | 1282: Partitioned from Werle | 1307: Renamed to Werle | |
Principality | n/a | n/a | 1347: Partitioned from | 1425: Extinct; to | |
Wernigerode | County | Upp Sax | WT | 1121: First mentioned | 1268: Made fief of Brandenburg 1381: Made fief of Magdeburg 1429: Extinct; to Stolberg |
Wertheim | County | Franc | FR | 1132: Established as a branch of the | 1329: Acquired part of 1497: Acquired all of 1407: Partitioned into and 1509: Reunited by 1556: Extinct; to 1574: To Löwenstein-Wertheim 1806: Divided between Baden and Bavaria |
County | Franc | FR | 1407: Partitioned from Wertheim | 1482: Partitioned into itself and 1509: Renamed to Wertheim | |
County | Franc | FR | 1482: Partitioned from | 1509: Extinct; to | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1407: Partitioned from Wertheim | 1497: Extinct; to | |
Westphalia | Duchy | n/a | n/a | Originally part of the Stem Duchy of Saxony | 1180: To the Archbishopric of Cologne 1202: Acquired 1368: Acquired 1803: To Hesse-Darmstadt 1815: To Prussia |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1198: First mentioned; to Leiningen | 1209: First mentioned as territory of Runkel after transfer by marriage 1227: To 1467: To Leiningen-Westerburg 1547: To 1597: To 1698: To and 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 Archbishopric of Regensburg 1810: To Frankfurt 1815: To Prussia |
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 | 1144: To 1166: To 1309: Extinct; to Guelders 14th Century: To as fief of Guelders 1482: To Hompesch as fief of Austria 1488: Imperial immediacy 1502: To 1518: To 1599: To 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 , fiefs of the County Palatine of the Rhine | 1190: Acquired 1244: 1st Extinct; divided between Isenburg-Wied and Eppstein 1306: Eppstein share sold to Virneburg 1462: Isenburg-Wied extinct; to 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 after acquisition of half of Wied | 1462: Acquired remainder of Wied 1493: Acquired Moers 1519: Moers to 1533: Partitioned into itself and Wied-Neuwied 1581: Partitioned into Wied-Neuwied and itself 1612: Extinct; to Wied-Neuwied 1631: Partitioned from Wied-Neuwied 1709: Extinct; to of 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 1627: Divided between Fürstenberg-Messkirch, , and 1642: , and shares sold to Bavaria 1752: Fürstenberg share sold to Bavaria 1806: To Württemberg |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1333: To as fief of Bamberg | 1412: 2/3 given to as fief of Bamberg 1632: To 1654: To 1806: To Bavaria | |
Wiesentheid | Lordship | Franc | FR | Originally to Würzburg | 1681: To 1697: To 1701: To by marriage 1711: To Schönborn-Buchheim 1717: To Schönborn-Wiesentheid 1806: To Bavaria; then Würzburg 1814: To Bavaria |
Wildgraviate | Wildgraviate | n/a | n/a | 11th Century: Gau counts in the Nahegau assumed the title Wildgrave | 1113: Partitioned into Veldenz and itself c. 1148: Partitioned into itself and 1258: Partitioned into and |
Barony | n/a | n/a | 1126: First mentioned | 1257: Acquired advocacy of Disentis Abbey 1261: Acquired advocacy of Pfäfers Abbey, Freudenberg and 1302: Extinct in male line 1334: Extinct; to Werdenberg-Heiligenberg by marriage | |
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 |
in | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1220: Partitioned from Arenberg | 1418: Extinct; to Hatzfeld 1794: To Mainz 1806: To Berg 1815: To Prussia |
Wildeshausen | County | n/a | n/a | 1143: Partitioned from Oldenburg | 1199: Partitioned into Bruchhausen and itself 1270: Extinct; to the Archbishopric of Bremen |
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 | 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 and |
County 1804: Principality |
Swab | FR / SW | 1802: Partitioned from Windisch-Graetz | 1804: Acquired Eglofs 1806: Eglofs to Württemberg | |
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 1794: To France To Prussia |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1214: Partitioned from Waldburg | 1243: Extinct; to by marriage 1331: To Austria 1438: To Waldburg | |
Wissembourg See: Weissenburg in Alsace |
Abbacy | ||||
Wissembourg See: Weissenburg in Alsace |
Imperial City | ||||
Wittgenstein | County | n/a | n/a | 1174: First mentioned; to | 1238: Partitioned from 1295: Made fief of Cologne 1322: Acquired Berleburg 1361: Extinct; to Sayn-Homburg who took the name Sayn-Wittgenstein |
Wolfratshausen | County | n/a | n/a | c. 1030: Partitioned from | 1073: Acquired 1121: Acquired Tegernsee 1157: Extinct; to Andechs |
Wolfstein | Lordship 1522: Barony 1673: County |
Bav | FR | 1290: Renamed from | 1305: Acquired Allersberg as fief of Eichstätt 1322: Partitioned into , and 1516: Reunited by 1522: HRE Baron; Bavarian Circle 1673: HRE Count; Franconian Bench of Counts 1740: Extinct; divided between Hohenlohe-Kirchberg and 1768: Sold to Bavaria |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1322: Partitioned from Wolfstein as fief of Bavaria-Landshut | 1474: Extinct; Allersberg to Bavaria-Landshut, rest to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1322: Partitioned from Wolfstein | 1353: Imperial immediacy 1403: Acquired 1420: Partitioned into itself and 1516: Renamed to Wolfstein | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1420: Partitioned from | 1516: Extinct; to | |
Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1322: Partitioned from Wolfstein | 1346: Acquired Pyrbaum 1353: Imperial immediacy 1362: Acquired Mühlhausen 1383: Extinct; divided between and | |
Worms | 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) | Lordship 1135: County 1495: Duchy 1803: Electorate 1806: Kingdom |
Swab | PR | 1081: First mentioned | 1135: HRE Count 1251: Acquired Stuttgart 1381: Acquired Teck 1442: Partitioned into and 1482: Reunited by 1495: HRE Duke 1519: Württemberg proper to Austria 1526: split off 1534: Restored 1553: Partitioned into itself and 1593: Inherited by 1617: Partitioned into itself, , , and 1649: Appanages and created 1677: Appanage Württemberg-Winnental created 1733: Inherited by Württemberg-Winnental 1803: HRE Elector 1806: King 1792: Reunited |
Duchy | n/a | n/a | 1672: Partitioned from | 1697: Inherited and renamed to ; Bernstadt to Charles of 1745: Extinct; to | |
Duchy | n/a | n/a | 1617: Partitioned from Württemberg | 1649: Side line founded 1705: Extinct; to Württemberg | |
Duchy | n/a | n/a | 1672: Partitioned from | 1697: Acquired ; Juliusburg to | |
(Württemberg-Montbéliard) | County 1526: Principality 1553: Duchy |
n/a | n/a | 1473: Partitioned from | 1482: To 1526: Partitioned from Württemberg 1534: To Württemberg 1553: Partitioned from Württemberg 1593: Inherited Württemberg 1617: Partitioned from Württemberg 1723: Extinct; to Württemberg |
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 |
Duchy | n/a | n/a | 1649: Line established when Silvius Nimrod of acquired Oels by marriage | 1672: Partitioned into itself, and 1697: Extinct; to Charles Ulrich I of 1704: Partitioned into itself and 1805: Extinct; to Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1442: Partitioned from Württemberg | 1482: Sovereignty surrendered to in exchange for succession to the united state | |
County | n/a | n/a | 1442: Partitioned from Württemberg | 1444: Acquired Montbéliard 1473: Partitioned into itself and 1482: Renamed to Württemberg | |
Duchy | n/a | n/a | 1704: Partitioned from | 1744: Inherited ; appanage abolished | |
Württemberg-Winnental | Duchy | n/a | n/a | 1677: Appanage created in Württemberg | 1733: Inherited Württemberg; appanage abolished |
Würzburg | Bishopric | Franc | EC | 743: Diocese established | 1168: Acquired East Franconia 1441: HRE Duke 1803: To Bavaria 1805: To the Grand Duchy of Würzburg 1814: To Bavaria |
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 |
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