Königsegg was a German statelet of southeastern Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Königsegg emerged in 1192 as a Lordship, and was raised to a Barony in 1470. It was partitioned between itself, Königsegg-Aulendorf

Königsegg-Aulendorf

Königsegg-Aulendorf was a county of southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The territories of Königsegg-Aulendorf by 1806 were four separate exclaves, centred around Königsegg in the west, Aulendorf in the east, and two smaller territories north and south of the Teutonic Knights' territory at...

 and Königsegg-Rothenfels

Königsegg-Rothenfels

Königsegg-Rothenfels was a German state in far southwestern Bavaria, Germany, located north of Austria and west of Baden-Württemberg. It was created as a partition of the Barony of Königsegg in 1622, and was raised to a County seven years later...

 in 1622, and was inherited by Königsegg-Aulendorf in 1663 with the extinction of the line.

In 1629, Königsegg was raised to an imperial estate and became a member of the College of the Counts of Swabia at the Reichstag

Reichstag (Holy Roman Empire)

The Imperial Diet was the Diet, or general assembly, of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire.During the period of the Empire, which lasted formally until 1806, the Diet was not a parliament in today's sense; instead, it was an assembly of the various estates of the realm...

. In 1804, Königsegg sold Rothenfels to Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. In 1806, the Rheinbundakte gave Königsegg to Württemberg

Württemberg

Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....

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Geography

Königsegg was named after Königsegg Castle, located in Königsegg, today part of Guggenhausen

Guggenhausen

Guggenhausen is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

. As of 1806, Königsegg consisted of two isolated parts, one around Königsegg, and one around Aulendorf

Aulendorf

Aulendorf is a town in the district of Ravensburg, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 20 km southwest of Biberach an der Riß, and 19 km north of Ravensburg....

. The county had no cities; its capital was Aulendorf. It was bordered by the County of Scheer, the Mainau Commandry of the Teutonic Order, the Abbacy of Weingarten

Weingarten Abbey

Weingarten Abbey or St. Martin's Abbey is a Benedictine monastery on the Martinsberg in Weingarten near Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg .-First foundation:...

, Fürstenberg, the Abbacy of Schussenried

Schussenried Abbey

Schussenried Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastery in Bad Schussenried, Upper Swabia, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.- History :...

, the County of Waldburg and Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. In 1806, Königsegg had an area of about 160 km² (61.8 sq mi) and a population of 3000.

Lords of Königsegg (1192–1470)

• Berthold I of Fronhofen (1192–1209)
• Eberhard I (1209–1228)
• Unknown
• Eberhard II (1239–1268) with...
  • Berthold II (1239–1251)
• Eberhard III (? – 1296)
• Ulrich I (? – 1300)
• John I (1300 – ?)
• Ulrich II (? – 1375) with...
  • Henry with...
  • Berthold III (? – 1370) with...
  • Ulrich III
• Ulrich IV (? – 1444)
• John II
• John III
• Marquard (? – 1470)

Barons of Königsegg (1470–1663)

• Marquard (1470–1500)
• John IV (1500–1544)
• John Marquard (1544–1553) with...
  • John James (1544–1567)
• Marquard IV (1567–1626) with...
  • George II (1567–1622)
• John William (1626–1663)