A map of the Imperial Circles as at the beginning of the 16th century. The Franconian Circle is shown in purple.

The Franconian Circle (in German, Fränkischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. A map of the Imperial Circles as at the beginning of the 16th century. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... A map of the Imperial Circles as at the beginning of the 16th century. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ...

Composition

The circle was made up of the following states:

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Sources

The list of states making up the Franconian Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Fränkischer Reichskreis.