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zu Stolzenau † (5 Oct 1553 Appointed – 5 Apr 1574 Died)
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1377:Karl Anton Joseph Lüpke (5 Jul 1830 - 8 Apr 1855)
1374:Karl Klemens von Gruben (1 Jun 1795 - 4 Jul 1827)
1364:Johann Hugo von Gäertz (4 Feb 1715 - 31 Dec 1716)
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