Königsegg

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Königsegg was a state in the southeastern part of what is now Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It emerged in 1192 as a lordship and was raised to a barony in 1470. It was partitioned in 1622 between itself, Königsegg-Aulendorf and Königsegg-Rothenfels.

Lordship (Barony) of Königsegg Herrschaft (Freiherrschaft) Königsegg
1192–1622
Coat of arms
Status	Lordship
Capital	Aulendorf
Historical era	Middle Ages Early modern period
• Lordship	1192
• Raised to barony	1470
• Partitioned to create     Aulendorf and     Rothenfels	1622
• Raised to     imperial estate	1629
• Inherited by     Aulendorf	1663
• Rothenfels sold to     Austria	1804 1622
• Mediatised to     Württemberg	1806
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Swabia Kingdom of Württemberg

In 1629, Königsegg was raised to an imperial estate and became a member of the College of the Counts of Swabia at the Reichstag. With the extinction of its male line in 1663, it was inherited by Königsegg-Aulendorf.

In 1804, Königsegg sold Rothenfels to Austria. In 1806, the Rheinbundakte mediatised Königsegg to the Kingdom of Württemberg. Today, the Counts of Königsegg still reside at Königseggwald Castle in Swabia and at Halbturn Castle in Austria.

Geography

Königsegg was named after Königsegg Castle, which was located in Königsegg, today part of Guggenhausen. As of 1806, it consisted of two isolated parts, one around Königsegg and one around Aulendorf.

The state 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, the Principality of Fürstenberg, the Abbacy of Schussenried, the County of Waldburg and Austria.

In 1806, Königsegg had an area of about 160 km² (62 sq mi) and a population of about 3000.

 

Location of Königsegg (GFT.KÖ., centre of image, with exclave to north-west, in pink) from Droysens Allgemeiner Historischer Handatlas, 1886

 

Coat of arms of Königsegg, Scheibler Wappenbuch, 1450–80

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)

Gallery

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  Königsegg Castle near Guggenhausen
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  Rothenfels Castle near Immenstadt
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  Aulendorf Castle
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  Königseggwald Castle
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  Halbturn Castle, Austria

References

•   Media related to Königsegg at Wikimedia Commons
• Köbler, Gerhard (2007). Historisches Lexikon der deutschen Länder (7th ed.). Munich. ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Königsegg and Königsegg-Aulendorf articles.

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