Lordship of Ruppin

The Lordship of Ruppin was a feudal lordship of the Holy Roman Empire centered around the town of Neuruppin.The held up residence in since 1240. The lordship was under the rule of family from ~1214-1524 before being annexed by the Margraviate of Brandenburg.

Lordship of Ruppin Herrschaft Ruppin (German)
~1214–1524
Coat of arms
Lordship of Ruppin ~1400
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	(1240-1524)
Largest city	Neuruppin
Common languages	Low German
Religion	Catholicism
Government	Feudal Lordship
• ~1214-~1256	(first)
• ?-1524	Count Wichmann (last)
Historical era	Late Middle Ages
• Established	~1214
• Annexed by Brandenburg	1524
Currency	Guilder
Succeeded by Margraviate of Brandenburg
Today part of	Ostprignitz-Ruppin

History[]

Around 1214, land between the rivers, Stemnitz and Rhin, was acquired by Count . He is the forefather of the Lindow-Ruppin family who went on to rule the lordship until it's annexation by Brandenburg in 1524. The lordship was a part of the Upper Saxon Circle.^[1] The lordship was meant to provide 15 soldiers with 3 on horseback and 12 on foot as well as 42 guilders for the Imperial Army.^[2]

In 1524, the Lindow-Ruppin line of succession ended with the death of Count Wichmann. The lordship was seized by Joachim I, being incorporated into the Margraviate of Brandenburg as the . A relative of Count Wichmann sued the Imperial Chamber Court against the seizure of the lordship in 1541, but the case was dismissed in 1562.^[3]

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