Birkenfeld

 

 

1569-1801 County of Birkenfeld

1801-1814 Annexed by France

1814-1817 Allied administration, Austrian & Bavarian

           1814-16 then Prussian

1817      Personal union with Oldemburg

 

Counts

06 Sep 1654 - 26 Apr 1717 Christian I

26 Apr 1717 - 03 Feb 1735 Christian II

03 Feb 1735 - 05 Nov 1775 Christian III

05 Nov 1775 - 1780        Johann

       1780 - 09 Mar 1801 Wilhelm

Croy

 

Counts

28 Nov 1802 - 16 Dec 1803 Anne Emmanuel

16 Dec 1803 - 12 Jul 1806 August

Hanau

 

 

1168-1429 Lordship of Hanau

1429-1458 County of Hanau

1458      Partitioned in to Hanau-Lichtenberg & Hanau-Münzenburg

1642-1685 Hanau-Münzenburg to Hanau-Lichtenberg

1736      Hanau-Lichtenberg passes to Hesse-Darmstadt

1785-1806 Hanau-Münzenberg administerd by Hesse-Kassel

1806-1810 Annexed by France

1810      To Hesse-Kassel then Prussia therafter

 

Hanau-Lichtenberg

14 Feb 1641 - 30 Mar 1685 Friedrich Kasimir

30 Mar 1685 - 28 Mar 1736 Johann Reinhard III

Hanau-Münzenburg

21 Jan 1642 - 30 Mar 1685 Friedrich Kasimir

30 Mar 1685 - 04 Oct 1712 Philipp Reinhard II

04 Oct 1712 - 28 Mar 1736 Johann Reinhard III

28 Mar 1736 - 01 Feb 1760 Wilhelm VIII von Hessen

01 Feb 1760 - 13 Oct 1785 Wilhelm IX von Hessen

13 Oct 1785 - 04 Nov 1806 Vacant

Hohengeroldseck

 

1711-1806 County of Hohengeroldseck

1806-1815 Princicpality

1815-1819 Annexed by Austria

1819      Sold to Baden

 

Counts

22 Nov 1711 - 30 Nov 1739 Karl Kasper

30 Nov 1739 - 16 Feb 1760 Friedrich Ferdinand Franz Anton

16 Feb 1760 - 26 Sep 1775 Franz Georg Karl Anton

26 Sep 1775 -        1815 Philipp Franz Wilhelm Ignaz Peter

Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst-Weikersheim

 

1472-1545 County of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst-Weikersheim

1545-1568 Part of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein

1684-1702 Part of Hohenlohe-Öhringen

1756      Part of Hohenlohe-Öhringen

 

Count

17 Oct 1702 - 05 May 1756 Karl Ludwig

Hohenzollern

 

 

Zollern

1055 - 1085              Burchard

1085 - 1125              Friedrich I

1125 - 1145              Friedrich II

1145 - 1194              Bertold

1145 - 1200              Friedrich III

1200 - 1204              Konrad

Hohenzollern

1298 - 1333              Friedrich VIII

1333 - 1379              Friedrich IX

1333 - 1365              Friedrich XIX

                          (co-ruler)

1365 - 1401              Friedrich XX

                          (co-ruler)

1379 - 1412              Friedrich X

1401 - 1426              Friedrich XXIX

1426 - 1439              Eitel Friedrich I

1439 - 1488              Jost Friedrich

1488 - 1512              Eitel Friedrich II

1512 - 1525              Eitel Friedrich III

1525 - 1575              Karl

1575 - 1587              Joachim

1587 - 1622              Johann Georg

Hohenzollern-Hohenberg

1512 - 1517              Franz Wolfgang

1517 - 1535              Christoph Friedrich

1535 - 1538              Franz Joachim

1538 - 1558              Jobst Nikolaus

Holstein

 

 

1106-1481 County of Holstein

1201-1225 Under Danish rule

1474      In Personal Union with Schleswig

1848      Brief provisional government in Kiel

1864      Ceded to Prussia by Denmark

1864-1866 Duchy of Holstein in rebellion

1866      Annexed to Prussia

 

Counts 

1106-1110 Gotrey von Holstein

1110-1131 Adolf I von Schauenberg

1131-1194 Adolf II

1164-1201 Adolf III

1225-1239 Adolf IV

1239-1263 Hans I

1239-1290 Gerhard I

1263-1290 Adolf V

1263-1290 Hans II

1290-1304 Heinrich I

1290-1312 Gerhard II

1290-1315 Adolf VI

1304-1340 Gerhard III

1315-1353 Adolf VII

1316-1340 Gerhard IV

1316-1359 Hans III

1323-1350 Gerhard V

1340-1384 Heinrich II

1340-1397 Nikolaus

1390-1404 Gerhard VI

1404-1427 Heinrich III

1427-1433 Gerhard VII

1427-1459 Adolf VIII

1459-1481 Christian

24 Dec 1864 - 23 Aug 1866 Friedrich

 

Presidents of the Provisional Government
24 Mar      - 22 Oct 1848 Wilhelm Hartwig Beseler
22 Oct 1848 - 26 Mar 1849 Theodor Graf von Reventlow-Jersbeck
Governors
26 Mar 1849 - 11 Jan 1851 Wilhelm Hartwig Beseler
26 Mar 1849 - 01 Feb 1851 Friedrich Graf von Reventlou-Preetz
Federal Commissioners
02 Feb 1851 - 01 Mar 1852 Wilhelm von Thümen (Prussia)
02 Feb 1851 - 01 Mar 1852 Alexander Graf Mensdorff-Pouilly
                             (Austria)
02 Feb 1851 - 01 Mar 1852 Heinrich Anna von Reventlow-
                           Criminil (Schleswig-Holstein)
Oberpräsident
1853 - 1864               Carl Theodor August Freiherr von
                           Scheel-Plessen                        
Federal Commissioner
23 Dec 1863 - 07 Dec 1864 Eduard von Könneritz
Civil Commissioners for Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg
07 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Konstantin Freiherr von Zedlitz-
                           Neukirch (Prussia)
07 Dec      - 23 Dec 1864 Carl Ramon Soter Freiherr von
                           Lederer (Austria)
23 Dec 1864 - 15 Sep 1865 Anton Freiherr Halbhuber von
                           Festwill (Austria)
Austrian Governor for Holstein
15 Sep 1865 - 12 Jun 1866 Ludwig Karl Wilhelm Freiherr von Gablenz
Oberpräsident
12 Jun 1866 - 24 Jan 1867 Carl Theodor August Freiherr von
                           Scheel-Plessen

Isenburg

 

 

Isenburg-Büdingen-Büdingen

1628 - 1635               Philipp Ernst

1635 - 1667               Wilhelm Otto

1667 - 1673               Johann Ernst I

1673 - 1693               Johann Kasimir

1693 - 1708               Johann Ernst II

1708 - 1749               Ernst Kasimir I

1749 - 1768               Gustav Friedrich

1768 - 1775               Ludwig Kasimir

1775 - 1801               Ernst Kasimir II

       1801 - 12 Jul 1806 Ernst Kasimir III

Isenburg-Büdingen-Marienborn

1673 - 1725               Karl August

Isenburg-Büdingen-Meerholz

1628 - 1662               Ludwig Arnold

1662 - 1673               Johann Ernst

1673 - 1724               Georg Albrecht

1724 - 1774               Karl Friedrich

1774 - 1802               Johann Friedrich Wilhelm

       1802 - 12 Jul 1806 Karl Wilhelm Ludwig

Isenburg-Büdingen-Wächtersbach

1673 - 1703               Ferdinand Maximilian I

1703 - 1755               Ferdinand Maximilian II

1755 - 1778               Ferdinand Kasimir I

1778 - 1780               Ferdinand Kasimir II

1780 - 1782               Albrecht August

1782 - 1785               Wilhelm Reinhard

1785 - 1798               Adolf

1798 - 1805               Ludwig Maximilian I

       1805 - 12 Jul 1806 Ludwig Maximilian II

Isenburg-Kelsterbach

1511 - 1526               Philipp

1526 - 1560               Anton

1560 - 1577               Georg

1577 - 1597               Wolfgang

1597 - 1601               Heinrich

Isenburg-Offenbach

1628 - 1635               Wolfgang Heinrich

1635 - 1685               Johann Ludwig

1685 - 1711               Johann Philipp

1685 - 1711               Christian Heinrich

                          (co-ruler)

Isenburg-Philippseich

1711 - 1772               Wilhelm Moritz II

1772 - 1779               Christian Karl

1779 - 1781               Karl Wilhelm

       1779 - 12 Jul 1806 Heinrich Ferdinand

                          (co-ruler to 1781)

Leiningen

 

1557-1705 County of Leiningen

1705      Divided into Alt and Neu Leiningen

1801-1806 Occupied by France

1806-1813 Part of Berg

1813-1815 Allied administration

1815-1866 Part of Nassau

1866      Part of Prussia

 

Counts

       1686 - 16 Aug 1705 Philipp Ludwig

Alt-Leiningen

16 Aug 1705 - 17 May 1720 Christoph Christian

17 May 1720 - 04 Feb 1751 Georg Hermann

04 Feb 1751 - 18 Feb 1770 Christian Johann

18 Feb 1770 - 12 Jul 1806 Christian Karl

Neu-Leiningen

16 Aug 1705 - 04 May 1726 Georg II Karl Ludwig

04 May 1726 - 19 Mar 1787 Georg Karl I August Ludwig

19 Mar 1787 - 07 Jun 1798 Karl II Gustav Reinhard Woldemar

07 Jun 1798 - 12 Jul 1806 Ferdinand Karl III Wilhelm Leopold

Moempelgard

 

1034-1419 County of Mömpelgard

1419      Passed to Württemberg

1534-1535 Occupied by France

1617-1723 County of Mömpelgard

1676-1679 French occupation

1723-1748 Passed to Württemberg

1748      Under French Sovereignty

1793      Annexed by France

 

Counts

       1697 - 01 Jun 1699 Georg

01 Jun 1699 - 25 Mar 1723 Leopold Eberhard

25 Mar 1723 - 31 Oct 1733 Eberhard Ludwig

31 Oct 1733 - 12 Mar 1737 Karl Alexander

12 Mar 1737 - 11 Nov 1793 Karl Eugen

Nassau

 

-Nassau-Siegen-

 

Counts

1303-1328 Heinrich I

1606-1611 Johann I

1611-1623 Heinrich II

1623-1638 Johann II

1634-1674 Georg Friedrich

1674-1679 Johann Maurice

1679-1691 Wilhelm Maurice

1691-1699 Johan Franz Desideratus

1699-1707 Wilhelm Hjacinth

1707-1722 Friederich Wilhelm Adolf

1722-1734 Friederich Wilhelm

 

- Nassau-Saarbrücken -

 

 

Counts (Princley Counts)

       1381 - 02 Jul 1429 Philipp I

02 Jul 1429 -        1472 Johann II

1472 - 1545               Johann Ludwig

1545 - 1554               Philipp II

1554 - 1574               Johann III

       1574 - 12 Mar 1602 Philipp IV

12 Mar 1602 - 08 Nov 1627 Ludwig II

08 Nov 1627 - 22 Aug 1640 Wilhelm Ludwig

22 Aug 1640 - 1642        Kraft

1642 - 1659               Johann Ludwig

       1659 - 19 Oct 1677 Gustav Adolf

19 Oct 1677 - 14 Feb 1713 Ludwig Crato

09 Feb 1690 - 25 May 1728 Friedrich Ludwig

14 Feb 1713 - 06 Dec 1723 Karl Ludwig

25 May 1728 - 06 Dec 1735 Karl

06 Dec 1735 - 24 Jul 1768 Wilhelm Heinrich

24 Jul 1768 - 02 Mar 1794 Ludwig

02 Mar 1794 - 27 Apr 1797 Heinrich Ludwig Karl Albrecht

 

Nürnburg

 

 

Counts 

1108-1123 Raetz, Gottfried I

1123-1146 Raetz, Bertold I

1146-1151 Raetz, Konrad I

1151-1160 Raetz, Gottfried II

1163-1193 Raetz, Konrad II

1192-1200 Hohenzollen, Friedrich I

1200-1204 Hohenzollen, Friedrich II

1204-1260 Hohenzollen, Konrad III

1260-1297 Hohenzollen, Friedrich III

1297-1300 Hohenzollen, Johann I

1260-1314 Hohenzollern, Konrad IV

1300-1332 Hohenzollen, Friedrich IV

1332-1334 Hohenzollen, Konrad V

1332-1357 Hohenzollen, Johann II

1357-1361 Hohenzollen, Albrecht I

1357-1397 Hohenzollen, Friedrich V

1397-1420 Hohenzollen, Johann III

1397-1440 Hohenzollen, Friedrich VI

 

Brandenburg-Bayreuth Nürnburg Elder Line

 

1440-1464 Johann IV The Alchemist

1464-1470 Friedrich VII

1467-1486 Albrecht I Achilles

1486-1495 Sigismund I

1515-1527 Kasimir I

1527-1553 Albrecht II Alcibiades

1603-1655 Christian I

1655-1712 Christian Ernst I

1712-1726 Georg Wilhelm I

1726-1735 Georg Friedrich Karl I

1735-1763 Friedrich VIII

1763-1769 Friedrich Christian I

 

Brandenburg-KulmbachBrandenburg-Bayreuth Younger Line

 

1655-1666 Georg Albrecht I

1666-1708 Christian Heinrich I

1708-1726 Georg Friedrich Karl I

 

Brandenburg-Ansbach Nürnburg Younger Line

 

1440-1486 Albrecht I Achilles

1486-1515 Friedrich VIII

1515-1543 Georg I Der Frommer

1543-1603 Georg Friedrich I

1603-1625 Joachim Ernst I

1625-1634 Friedrich IX

1634-1667 Albrecht II

1667-1686 Johann Friedrich I

1686-1692 Christian Albrecht I

1692-1703 Georg Friedrich II

1703-1723 Wilhelm Friedrich I

1723-1757 Karl Wilhelm Friedrich I

1757-1791 Christian Friedrich Karl Alexander I

Oettingen

 

1147 County of Oettingen

1423-1517 Oettingen-Wallerstein split from Oettingen

1557      Oettingen-Wallerstein split from Oettingen

1674      Oettingen-Oettingen raised to a principality

1731      Oettingen-Oettingen extinct

1774      Oettingen-Wallerstein raised to a principality

1806      Annexed by Bavaria

 

Oettingen-Oettingen

Counts

08 Sep 1622 - 08 Aug 1659 Joachim Ernst

08 Aug 1659 - 08 Feb 1683 Albrecht Ernst I

08 Feb 1683 - 30 Mar 1731 Albrecht Ernst II

Oettingen-Wallerstein

03 Mar 1670 - 11 Dec 1692 Wilhelm IV

11 Dec 1692 - 06 Oct 1708 Wolfgang IV

06 Oct 1708 - 25 Oct 1717 Dominik Josef

25 Oct 1717 - 03 Oct 1728 Franz Ignaz Josef

03 Oct 1728 - 14 Apr 1738 Anton Karl

14 Apr 1738 - 16 Jul 1744 Johann Karl Friedrich

16 Jul 1744 - 17 Oct 1745 Maximilian Ignaz Philipp

17 Oct 1745 - 14 Apr 1766 Philip Carl Dominikus

14 Apr 1766 - 06 Oct 1802 Kraft Ernst

06 Oct 1802 -        1806 Ludwig Kraft Ernst

Oldenburg

 

1148 - 1777 County of Oldenburg

1777 - 1806 Elevated to a Duchy (see here)

 

Counts

            - 01 Jul 1773 The Kings of Denmark

     01 Jul - 14 Dec 1773 Emperor Paul I of Russia

14 Dec 1773 - 22 Mar 1777 Friedrich August

                          (Bischoff von Lübeck)

Pfalz

 

 

Counts-Palatine and Electors

10 Jan 1356 - 16 Feb 1390 Ruprecht I

16 Feb 1390 - 06 Jan 1398 Ruprecht II

06 Jan 1398 - 18 May 1410 Rubrecht III

18 May 1410 - 30 Dec 1436 Ludwig III

30 Dec 1436 - 13 Aug 1449 Ludwig IV

13 Aug 1449 - 12 Dec 1476 Friedrich I

12 Dec 1476 - 28 Feb 1508 Philipp

28 Feb 1508 - 16 Mar 1544 Ludwig V

16 Mar 1544 - 26 Feb 1556 Friedrich II

26 Feb 1556 - 12 Feb 1559 Otto Henry

12 Feb 1559 - 26 Oct 1576 Friedrich III

26 Oct 1576 - 22 Oct 1583 Ludwig VI

22 Oct 1583 - 19 Sep 1610 Friedrich IV

19 Sep 1610 - 23 Feb 1623 Friedrich V

23 Feb 1623 - 24 Oct 1648 Maximilian I

24 Oct 1648 - 28 Oct 1680 Karl I Ludwig

28 Aug 1680 - 26 May 1685 Karl II

26 May 1685 - 02 Sep 1690 Philipp Wilhelm

02 Sep 1690 - 08 Jun 1716 Johann Wilhelm

08 Jun 1716 - 31 Dec 1742 Karl III Philipp

31 Dec 1742 - 16 Feb 1799 Karl IV Theodor

16 Feb 1799 - 27 Apr 1803 Maximilian II Maria

Quadt-Wykradt-Isny

 

1806 To Bavaria

 

Counts

1632 - 1670 Wilhelm Thomas

1670 - 1708 Johann Friedrich

1670 - 1713 Wilhelm Bertram

1713 - 1724 Friedrich Wilhelm

1724 - 1785 Wilhelm Otto Friedrich

1785 - 1829 Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Albrecht

18.. - 18..

18.. - 1899 Otto Wilhelm Friedrich Bertram

1899 - 1918 Bertram

Rheda

 

 

1606-1808 County of Rheda

1808      Annexed by Berg

 

Counts

1764 - 1704 Johann Adolf

1704 - 1710 Friedrich Moritz

       1710 - 02 Jun 1748 Moritz Kasimir I

02 Jun 1748 - 04 Nov 1805 Moritz Kasimir II

04 Nov 1805 - 20 Apr 1806 Moritz Kasimir III

20 Apr 1806 - 01 May 1808 Emil Friedrich Karl

Saarbrücken

 

 

1381 To Nassau thereafter

 

Counts

963-998 Siegfried

998-1019 Friedrich I

1005-1032 Adalbert

1019-1085 Sigbert I

1085-1115 Sigbert II

1120-1135 Friedrich II

1135-1180 Simon I

1180-1211 Simon II

1211-1233 Simon III

1233-1271 Laurette

1271-1309 Simon IV

1309-1342 Johann I

1342-1366 Simon V

1366-1381 Johann II

- Saarbrücken Kommerssen Braine -

1342-1344 Johann I

1344-1363 Simon I

1363-1388 Johann II

1388-1397 Simon II

1367-1414 Amadeus I

1414-1460 Robert I

1460-1476 Amadeus II

1476-1504 Robert II

1504-1525 Amadeus III

Saarwerden

 

Counts

1111-1131 Friedrich

1131-1165 Volmar

1172-1185 Ludwig I

1172-1174 Ludwig II

1185-1246 Ludwig III

1223-1242 Heinrich I

1243-1278 Heinrich II

1278-1310 Johann I

1310-1323 Johann II

1323-1361 Friedrich II

1344-1370 Johann III

1378-1397 Heinrich III

1397-1414 Friedrich III

1414-1417 Friedrich IV

1418-1431 Johann IV

1431-1482 Jakob

1463-1491 Nikolaus

1491-1501 Johann V

1501-1527 Johann Jakob

1667-1723 Karl Heinrich

Salm

 

Salm-Salm

       1574 -        1608 Friedrich

       1608 -        1623 Philipp Otto

Salm-Dhaum

       1512 -        1521 Philipp

       1521 -        1561 Philipp Franz

       1561 -        1569 Johann Philipp I

       1569 -        1574 Friedrich

       1574 -        1606 Adolf Friedrich

       1606 -        1638 Wolfgang Friedrich

       1638 -        1673 Johann Ludwig

       1673 - 26 Jun 1693 Johann Philipp II

26 Jun 1693 - 26 Mar 1733 Karl

26 Mar 1733 - 13 Sep 1742 Johann Philipp III

13 Sep 1742 - 24 Apr 1748 Christian Otto

24 Apr 1748 - 27 Jan 1750 Johann Friedrich

     27 Jan - 23 Feb 1750 Karl Leopold Ludwig

     23 Feb - 10 Jun 1750 Friedrich Wilhelm

Salm-Grumbach

       1574 -        1585 Johann Christoph

       1585 -        1630 Johnn

       1630 -        1668 Adolf

16 Nov 1668 - 25 Aug 1719 Leopold Philipp Wilhelm

25 Aug 1719 -    Jun 1727 Karl Ludwig Philipp

   Jun 1727 - 11 Jul 1763 Karl Walrad Wilhelm

11 Jul 1763 - 23 Sep 1799 Karl Ludwig Wilhelm Theodor

23 Sep 1799 - 09 Mar 1801 Wilhelm Friedrich Karl August

Salm-Reifferscheid

16 Jul 1678 - 04 Jun 1734 Franz Wilhelm I

04 Jun 1734 - 13 Jul 1755 Karl Anton Joseph

13 Jul 1755 - 27 Feb 1798 Siegmund

27 Feb 1798 - 09 Mar 1801 Franz Wilhelm II

Salm-Dyck

       1639 -        1684 Ernst Salentin

11 Jun 1684 - 16 Jul 1727 Franz Ernst

16 Jul 1727 - 10 Oct 1767 August Eugen Bernhard

10 Oct 1767 - 17 Aug 1775 Johann Franz Wilhelm

17 Aug 1775 - 09 Mar 1801 Josef Franz Maria

Salm-Horstmar

18 Aug 1802 - 02 Aug 1806 Wilhelm Friedrich Karl August

Schwarzburg

 

Steinfurt

 

1129-1494 Lordship of Steinfurt

1494-1806 County of Steinfurt

1804      County of Benteim passes to Steinfurt

1806      Annexed by Prussia

 

Counts

26 Aug 1693 - 10 Mar 1713 Ernst

10 Mar 1713 - 07 Jun 1733 Friedrich Belgicus Karl

07 Jun 1733 - 30 Jun 1780 Karl Paul Ernst

30 Jun 1730 - 01 Aug 1806 Ludwig Wilhelm Geldricus Ernst

Thurn und Taxis

 

1290-1624 Baronet of Taxis

1624-1695 County of Taxis

1650      Name changed to Turn and Taxis

1695      Elivated to a Principality by the Emperor

 

Barons

1117-11.. Reunerius

1290-1312 Tassi del Cornello, Omodeo

1312-13.. Roggiero I

13..-13.. Benedetto

13..-13.. Palazzo

1380-14.. Pasino

1460-1475 Roggiero II

1475-14.. Simon I

14..-1513 Roggiero III

1512-1517 Franz I

- Thurn & Taxis Elder Line -

20 Dec 1517 - 16 Oct 1541 Johann

16 Oct 1561 - 31 Dec 1543 Franz II

31 Dec 1543 - 05 May 1612 Leonhard I

05 May 1612 - 07 Jul 1624 Lamoral

Counts

07 Jul 1624 - 23 May 1628 Leonhard II

23 May 1628 - 13 Sep 1676 Lamoral Klaudius

13 Sep 1676 -        1695 Eugene Alexandar Franz

- Thurn & Taxis Younger Line I -

1518-1565 Simon II

1614-1619 Anton I

1619-1644 Simon III

1644-1658 Anton II

- Thurn & Taxis Younger Line II -

1619-1646 Pompeis

1646-1660 Karl I

1660-1711 Michael I

1711-1729 Karl II

1729-1789 Michael II

1789-1806 Anton III

Wallmoden-Gimborn

 

1682-1782 County of Wallmoden-Neustadt

1782-1806 County of Wallmoden-Gimborn

1806      Annexed by Berg

 

Counts

1682-1703 Ferdinand Wilhelm Eusebius

1703-1732 Adam Franz Karl

1732-1782 Josef Adam Johann

       1782 - 17 Jan 1783 Johann Nepumuk Anton

17 Jan 1783 - 05 Jul 1803 Johann Ludwig

Wartenberg

 

 

c.12th Century Baronet of Wartenberg

1661-1806 County of Wartenberg

1806      Annexed by Westphalia

 

Barons

14..-1420 Konrad I

1420-1466 Johann

1466-1489 Konrad II

1489-1534 Konrad V

1534-1599 Konrad VI

1599-1602 Konrad VII

1602-1661 Johann Kasimir I

Counts

1661-1712 Johann Kasimir II

1712-1772 Kasimir

1772-1784 Friedrich Karl

1784-1806 Ludwig