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The County of Ravensberg (German: Grafschaft Ravensberg) was a historical county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory was in present-day eastern Westphalia, Germany. A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ...
The double-headed eagle A portrait of Charlemagne wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire (15th century painting by Albrecht Dürer) The Holy Roman Empire was a mainly Germanic conglomeration of lands in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ...
Westphalia (German: Westfalen) is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Münster, Bielefeld, and Osnabrück and included in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. ...
Ravensberg was first mentioned in the 12th century; its first capital was Burg Ravensburg. The Counts of Ravensberg then had Sparrenburg Castle built in Bielefeld ca. 1240-1250, which they made their seat. The county was later inherited by the House of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. During the Jülich-Cleves succession war, the County of Ravensberg came to the Margraviate of Brandenburg in the Treaty of Xanten in 1614. It was was later integrated into the Kingdom of Prussia. A castle in the German city of Bielefeld. ...
Bielefeld is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...
Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a combination of states of the Holy Roman Empire. ...
The Duchy of Jülich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (part of Limburg). ...
The Duchy of Cleves (Herzogtum Kleve) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (parts of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Gelderland). ...
Coat of arms Capital Brandenburg Berlin (from 1417) Religion Roman Catholic Lutheran Calvinist Government Monarchy Margrave - 1157â70 Albert I - 1797â1806 Frederick William III History - Margraviate established 3 October, 1157 - Electorate established 25 December 1356 - Brandenburg-Prussia 27 August 1618 - Kingdom of Prussia 1 January 1701 - Dissolution of the...
Flag of Prussia (1894 - 1918) The Kingdom of Prussia existed from 1701 until 1918, and from 1871 was the leading kingdom of the German Empire, comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the area of the Empire. ...
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Holy Roman Empire - Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle (1500-1806) Aachen | Anholt | Beilstein | Bentheim | Berg | Blankenheim and Gerolstein | Cambrai | Cleves | Cologne | Corvey | Delmenhorst | Diepholz | Dortmund | East Frisia | Essen | Fagnolle | Gemen | Gimborn | Gronsfeld | Hallermund | Herford | Holzapfel | Hoya | Jülich | Kerpen-Lommersum | Kornelimünster | Liège | Lingen | Lippe | Malmédy | Mark | Minden | Moers | Münster | Myllendonk | Nassau-Diez | Nassau-Dillenburg | Nassau-Hadamar | Oldenburg | Osnabrück | Paderborn | Pyrmont | Ravensberg | Reckheim | Reichenstein | Rietberg | Sayn | Schaumburg | Schaumburg-Hesse | Schaumburg-Lippe | Schleiden | Spiegelberg | Stavelot | Steinfurt | Tecklenburg | Thorn | Verden | Virneburg | Werden | Wickrath | Wied | Winneburg | Wittem Image File history File links Reichsbanner_(HRR)_-_Emperor's_banner_(1410-1806). ...
The double-headed eagle A portrait of Charlemagne wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire (15th century painting by Albrecht Dürer) The Holy Roman Empire was a mainly Germanic conglomeration of lands in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ...
A map of the Imperial Circles as at the beginning of the 16th century. ...
Oche redirects here; in darts the oche is the line from which players must throw. ...
Bentheim was a county of Holy Roman Empire, located in modern southwestern Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Map of the duchies of Jülich, Cleves, and Berg circa 1477 Berg was a medieval territory in todays North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...
The Archdiocese of Cambrai comprises the entire département of Nord of France. ...
The Duchy of Cleves (Herzogtum Kleve) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (parts of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Gelderland). ...
The History of Cologne, Germanys oldest major city, can be broken into several periods. ...
Corvey Abbey: West end. ...
Diepholz is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, capital of the district of Diepholz. ...
Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ...
Essen Cathedral (Essener Münster), former church of the abbey, overshadowed by the City Hall of modern Essen Cloister of the abbey church with the graveyard of the cathedral canons Essen Abbey (Stift Essen) was a collegiate foundation, or canonry, for women of the high nobility in Essen. ...
Gemen was a immediate, sovereign lordship of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Lower Rhine region. ...
The County of Hoya (German: Grafschaft Hoya) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (Lower Saxony). ...
The Duchy of Jülich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (part of Limburg). ...
The Bishopric of Liège in 1477. ...
This article is about the district Lippe. ...
Stavelot is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ...
County of Mark in 1477. ...
The Bishopric of Minden was a Roman Catholic diocese and a state of the Holy Roman Empire. ...
The Bishopric of Münster was an ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of todays North Rhine-Westphalia and western Lower Saxony. ...
The arms of Myllendonk-Mirlaer. ...
Oldenburg is a historical state in todays Germany named for its capital, Oldenburg. ...
This article is mostly on the Prince-Bishopric as a pre-1803 state of the Holy Roman Empire, for the Roman Catholic diocese with which it was entwined see Diocese of Osnabrück The Diocese of Osnabrück was erected in 772 and is is certainly the oldest see founded...
The Diocese of Paderborn was founded in 799 by Pope Leo III. In the early years it was subordinated to the bishop of Würzburg. ...
Sayn was a medieval German County located in the Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia. ...
For the city Schaumburg in the United States see Schaumburg, Illinois and for the castle in Lower Saxony near Rinteln, see Schaumburg. ...
Schaumburg is a district (Landkreis) of Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Schaumburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Stavelot is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ...
Verden (Aller), or Verden (IPA: ), is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the River Aller. ...
Kloster Werden or Werden Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Essen-Werden (Germany), situated on the Ruhr. ...
The Lordship of Wickrath (sometimes spelled Wykradt) was a Lordship of the Holy Roman Empire located in western North Rhine-Westphalia around the castle of Wickrath. ...
Wied was a County of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located on the Wied River where it meets the Rhine. ...
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Territories and Provinces of Prussia
 Before 1701: Prussia | Brandenburg | Farther Pomerania | Magdeburg | Halberstadt | Cleves | Mark | Ravensberg | Minden | Colonies of Brandenburg-Prussia: Groß Friedrichsburg | Arguin | Crab Island | Tertholen Image File history File links Flag_of_Preussen_1701-1918. ...
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ; Old Prussian: Prūsa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in East Prussia, an area which for centuries had substantial influence on German and European history. ...
The Prussian flag (small) 1701-1918 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The Prussian Tribute, oil on canvas by Jan Matejko, 1882, 388 x 875 cm, National Museum in Kraków. ...
Coat of arms Capital Brandenburg Berlin (from 1417) Religion Roman Catholic Lutheran Calvinist Government Monarchy Margrave - 1157â70 Albert I - 1797â1806 Frederick William III History - Margraviate established 3 October, 1157 - Electorate established 25 December 1356 - Brandenburg-Prussia 27 August 1618 - Kingdom of Prussia 1 January 1701 - Dissolution of the...
Farther Pomerania (Hinterpommern) in yellow. ...
The Archbishopric of Magdeburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire lying around Magdeburg along the Elbe River. ...
The Bishopric of Halberstadt was a Roman Catholic diocese from 804 until 1648 and a state of the Holy Roman Empire from the late Middle Ages until around 1800. ...
The Duchy of Cleves (Herzogtum Kleve) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (parts of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Gelderland). ...
County of Mark in 1477. ...
The Bishopric of Minden was a Roman Catholic diocese and a state of the Holy Roman Empire. ...
German colonial empire The German colonial empire was an overseas area formed in the late 19th century as part of the Hohenzollern dynastys German Empire. ...
The Brandenburger Gold Coast, later Prussian Gold Coast, was a part of the Gold Coast that was colonised by Germans before the German unification. ...
Arguin is an island off the west coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin, at 20° 36 N., 16° 27 W. It is 6 km long by 2 broad. ...
After 1701: Neuchâtel | Hither Pomerania | East Frisia | Silesia (1740) | Glatz (1763) | Polish Prussia, Netze District (1772) | South Prussia (1793) | New East Prussia, New Silesia (1795) Friedrich I of Prussia, Kurfürst of Brandenburg, King in Russia (Fredrick I, July 11, 1857 -- February 25, 1913), Hohenzollern, was the first King in Prussia, reigning from January 18, 2001, until his death. ...
Neuchâtel is a canton of Switzerland. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Western Pomerania. ...
The landscape to the north of Greetsiel, in East Frisia. ...
Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Ålónsk) is a historical region in central Europe. ...
The War of the Austrian Succession (1740â1748) became inevitable after Maria Theresa of Austria had succeeded her father Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor in his Habsburg dominions in 1740, namely becoming Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, and Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla. ...
Motto: none Voivodship Lower Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska w KÅodzku Mayor Roman Lipski Area 25 km² Population - city - urban - density 30. ...
Combatants Kingdom of Prussia Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland Electorate of Hanover Kingdom of Portugal Brunswick Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman/Austrian Empire Kingdom of France Russian Empire Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Spain Electorate of Saxony Kingdom of Naples and Sicily Kingdom of Sardinia The Seven Years War (1754...
Flag Map of Royal Prussia (light pink) Government Monarchy History - Established October 19, 1466 - Loss of autonomy 1 July 1569 - Annexed August 5, 1772 Royal Prussia (German: ; Polish: ) was a province of the Kingdom of Poland and then the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1772. ...
The Netze District or District of the Netze (German: ; Polish: ) was a territory in the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1793. ...
The Partitions of Poland (Polish: Rozbiór Polski or Rozbiory Polski; Lithuanian: Padalijimas, Belarusian: ÐÐ°Ð´Ð·ÐµÐ»Ñ Ð ÑÑÑ ÐаÑпалÑÑай) took place in the 18th century and ended the existence of the sovereign Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ...
South Prussia (1793-1806) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia, created in Greater Poland after the second partition of Poland (1793). ...
New East Prussia (German Neu-OstpreuÃen) was the easternmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia between 1795 and 1807, created from areas acquired during the third Partition of Poland, with Warsaw as a capital. ...
New Silesia (German: Neuschlesien, also Neu-Schlesien) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1795 to 1806, created northwest of Kraków from the third partition of Poland. ...
Reorder after 1814–5: East Prussia & West Prussia (1824–78 joined to Prussia) | Brandenburg | Pomerania | Posen | Saxony | Silesia | Westphalia | Rhine Province (1822, Lower Rhine & Jülich-Cleves-Berg) | Hohenzollern (1850, Hohenzollern-Hechingen & Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) | Schleswig-Holstein, Hanover, Hesse-Nassau (1866–8) The Provinces of Prussia constituted the main administrative divisions Prussia. ...
The Congress of Vienna by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1819. ...
East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. ...
One of four districts of East Prussia in 1920 - 1938. ...
The Province of Prussia was a province of Poland from the 15th century until 1660, consisting of Royal Prussia and Ducal Prussia. ...
The Province of Brandenburg (German: ) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1946. ...
Pomerania and the other Provinces of Prussia in the German Empire. ...
The Province of Posen (German: , Polish: ) was a province of Prussia from 1846-1918. ...
The Province of Saxony (German Provinz Sachsen) was a Prussian province between the Napoleonic Wars of 1815 and 1947. ...
Please be advised that the factual accuracy of Wikipedia articles dealing with topics related to the Oder-Neisse Line is often disputed. ...
Westphalia and the other Provinces of Prussia in the German Empire. ...
The Rhineland (Rheinland in German) is the general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany. ...
The Lower Rhine Province (red}, within the Kingdom of Prussia (blue), within the German Confederation (member states in black) Capital Koblenz Population - 1816 est. ...
The province of the Jülich-Cleves-Berg (red}, within the Kingdom of Prussia (blue), within the German Confederation (member states in black). ...
Hohenzollern and the other Provinces of Prussia in the German Empire. ...
Hohenzollern-Hechingen is a branch of the senior Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, less known however than the Franconian branch which became Burgraves of Nuremberg and later ruled Brandenburg, Prussia and ultimately Germany in the centuries to 1918. ...
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is the cadet branch of the senior Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, less known however than the Franconian branch which became Burgraves of Nuremberg and later ruled Brandenburg, Prussia and ultimately Germany in the centuries to 1918. ...
Schleswig-Holstein and the other Provinces of Prussia in the German Empire. ...
Capital Hanover Head of State King of Hanover Hanover (German: Hannover) is a historical territory in todays Germany. ...
This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ...
Combatants Austria, Saxony, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Hanover and some minor German States (formerly as the German Confederation) Prussia, Italy, and some minor German States Strength 600,000 Austrians and German allies 500,000 Prussians and German allies 300,000 Italians Casualties 20,000 dead or wounded 37,000 dead...
Later administrational reforms: Lower Silesia, Upper Silesia (1919) | Greater Berlin, West Prussia (district) (1920) | Posen-West Prussia (1922) | Halle-Merseburg, Magdeburg, Electoral Hesse, Nassau (1944) Lower Silesia (Niederschlesien in German) was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945. ...
Upper Silesia (Polish: , German: ) was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945. ...
The Greater Berlin Act (German: ) of 1920, in full the Law Regarding the Ronstruction of the New Local Authority of Berlin (German: ), was a law passed by the Prussian government that led to the formation of the separate Prussian administrative region of Berlin. ...
The district of West Prussia was a district of East Prussia from 1920 to 1938 and was also known as the county of Marienwerder (today Kwidzyn). ...
The Grenzmark Posen-Westpreussen were the lands of the former Germany/Prussian provinces of Posen and West Prussia, that remained in Germany after 1920 (end of World War I). ...
Capital Kassel Government Gau Gauleiter Karl Gerland Historical era World War II - Established 1 April, 1944 - Disestablished 19 September, 1945 - State of Hesse 1 December 1946 Area - 1944 9,200 km2 3,552 sq mi Population - 1944 est. ...
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