Castell-Castell
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Castell-Castell was a County in the Holy Roman Empire
. It was established as a partition of Castell-Remlingen
in 1668, and it was partitioned between itself and Castell
in 1709. It annexed the County of Castell in 1772, and was mediatised
to Bavaria in 1806.
Counts of Castell
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
. It was established as a partition of Castell-Remlingen
Castell-Remlingen
Castell-Remlingen was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. It was created as a partition of Castell in 1597, and in 1668 it was partitioned between itself and Castell-Castell...
in 1668, and it was partitioned between itself and Castell
Castell (Germany)
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. Little is known about the noble Counts of Castell, although they were the counts of Kreis Gerolzhofen, Regierungsbezirk, and Unterfranken of Bavaria...
in 1709. It annexed the County of Castell in 1772, and was mediatised
German Mediatisation
The German Mediatisation was the series of mediatisations and secularisations that occurred in Germany between 1795 and 1814, during the latter part of the era of the French Revolution and then the Napoleonic Era....
to Bavaria in 1806.
Counts of CastellCounts of CastellThe family appears already in 1057 with Robbrath de Castello. The County 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,...
-Castell (1668–1806)
- Wolfgang Theodoric (1668–1709)
- Augustus Francis Frederick (1709–1767) with...
- Charles Frederick Gottlieb (Count of Castell-RemlingenCastell-RemlingenCastell-Remlingen was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany. It was created as a partition of Castell in 1597, and in 1668 it was partitioned between itself and Castell-Castell...
) (1709–1717) and... - Wolfgang George II (1709–1736) and...
- Christian Frederick Charles (1736–1773)
- Albert Frederick Charles (1773–1806) with...
- Christian Frederick (later Count of Castell-RüdenhausenCastell-RüdenhausenCastell-Rüdenhausen was a County in the Holy Roman Empire. It was created as a partition of Castell. In 1806, it was mediatised to Bavaria.-Counts of Castell-Rüdenhausen :*Godfrey *George Frederick...
) (1773–1803)