Castell was a county

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 of northern Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

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, ruling a string of territories in the historical region of Franconia

Franconia

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, both east and west of Würzburg

Würzburg

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. Little is known about the noble

German nobility

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 Counts of Castell

Counts of Castell

The 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,...

, although they were the counts of Kreis Gerolzhofen, Regierungsbezirk, and Unterfranken of Bavaria. They were a member of the Fränkische Grafenkolleg ("Franconian Counts College").

The two main branches of the House of Castell were Protestant

Protestantism

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 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...

 (later split into Castell-Castell

Castell-Castell

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...

) and Protestant and Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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 Castell-Rüdenhausen

Castell-Rüdenhausen

Castell-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...

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Castell was composed of three territories (Flecken) and 28 villages, with about 10,000 inhabitants at the time of mediatisation. The County of Castell joined Bavaria in 1806.

Partitions of Castell

• 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...
  
   (1597–1806)
  • Castell-Castell
    Castell-Castell
    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...
    
     (1668–1806)
• Castell-Rüdenhausen
  Castell-Rüdenhausen
  Castell-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...
  
  (1597–1806)