The Countship of Castell was created in AD1200, in the modern region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. Rulership of Castell was shared between the brothers Louis and Rupert II in 1223, and later with the brothers Albert II, Frederick II and Henry I in 1235. The Countship partitioned into Elder and Younger lines in 1254, which were reunited in 1347 with the extinction of the Elder branch. Castell was repartitioned in 1597 into Castell-Remlingen and Castell-Rüdenhausen. When Count Wolfgang Theodoric of Castell-Castell (itself a partition of Castell-Remlingen) died in 1709, the Countship of Castell was recreated as a partition. Castell was annexed to Castell-Castell in 1772. Castell was a County of northern Bavaria, Germany, ruling a string of territories in the historical region of Franconia, both east and west of Würzburg. ... Franconia (German, Franken), a region in Germany now part of the state of Bavaria. ... With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Castell-Rüdenhausen was a County in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. ... Castell-Castell was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. ...
Albert II (Count of Castell (Younger)) (1235 - 1254) with...
Frederick II (1235 - 1251) and...
Henry I (1235 - 1254) and...
Frederick III (1251 - 1254)
Partitioned between Elder and Younger lines
Counts of the Elder Line of Castell (1254 - 1347)
Henry II (1254 - 1307)
Rupert II (1307 - 1334)
Henry III (1334 - 1347)
Line extinct and inherited by the Younger line which renames itself to Castell
Counts of the Younger Line of Castell (1254 - 1347)
Albert II (Count of Castell) (1254 - 1258)
Herman II (1258 - 1285)
Frederick IV (Count of Castell) (1285 - 1347)
Line inherited the Elder branch and was renamed to Castell
Counts of Castell (1347 - 1597)
Frederick IV (Count of Castell (Younger)) (1347 - 1349)
Herman IV (1349 - 1363) with...
Frederick VII 1349 - 1376) and...
John I (1363 - 1384) and...
William I (1363 - 1399)
Leonard (1399 - 1426)
William II (1426 - 1479)
Frederick IX (1479 - 1498)
George I (1498 - 1528) with...
John III (1498 - 1500) and...
Wolfgang I (1498 - 1546)
Conrad II (1546 - 1577) with...
Frederick XI (1546 - 1552) and...
Henry IV (1546 - 1595) and...
George II (1546 - 1597)
Partitioned into: Castell-Remlingen and Castell-Rüdenhausen Castell-Rüdenhausen was a County in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. ...
Counts of Castell (1709 - 1772)
Louis Frederick (1709 - 1772) with...
Christian Adolph Frederick (Count of Castell-Remlingen) (1743 - 1762)
Inherited by Count Christian Frederick Charles of Castell-Castell. Castell-Castell was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. ...
The Princely Count of Henneberg (this vote was divided among the various branches of the House of Wettin, including the Elector of Saxony, the Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg)
A single vote for the College of the Counts of the Wetterau
The Count of Schaumburg (shared between the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and the Count of Lippe-Bückeburg)
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