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289:
790:
264:
386:
40:
311:
719:
1087:
749:
412:
181:
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374:
was divided between a senior
Stolberg-Wernigerode line and a junior Stolberg-Stolberg line. Because Wernigerode was heavily damaged by the
522:
1113:
510:
1052:
516:
504:
710:
688:
418:
In 1714, Count
Christian Ernest surrendered his military and the fiscal independence of Stolberg-Wernigerode to King
438:, although successive counts retained sovereign rights until 1876. The territory was incorporated into the Prussian
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408:
55:
465:(Princes and Princesses) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode bore the title of Prince(ss) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode and were
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528:
39:
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534:
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564:
538:
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422:, although he still maintained subordinated rule over his territories as a count. The county was
370:, sovereign counts of the Empire since the early 11th century. On 31 May 1645, the Harz line of
930:
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in 1742, was reacquired by
Stolberg-Wernigerode in 1804. The Wernigerode line also re-acquired
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757:
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Handbuch der historischen Stätten
Deutschlands, Band 11, Provinz Sachsen/Anhalt
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in 1677. This junior line, raised to an imperial principality by
Emperor
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86:
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379:
363:
955:
878:
856:
378:, the Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode also resided in the castle of
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453:
362:
had become extinct in 1429 and their lands were inherited through
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680:
396:
323:
480:(not to be confused with ordinary Counts) and were styled as
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705:(in German). Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner Verlag. p. 644.
615:
Carl, Hereditary Prince of
Stolberg-Wernigerode (b.2009/10)
475:
403:, acquired in 1535, became the seat of the cadet branch of
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155:
473:. Other members of this line bore the equal title of
445:The Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode were considered
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492:
487:
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735:
697:
742:
728:
677:Historisches Lexikon der deutschen Länder
384:
1106:
674:
434:, Stolberg-Wernigerode was granted to
723:
563:, 1st Prince 1890-1896 (1837-1896) -
760:(1512–1806) of the Holy Roman Empire
591:, 4th Prince 1989-2001 (1922-2001)
585:, 3rd Prince 1940-1989 (1893-1989)
579:, 2nd Prince 1896-1940 (1864-1940)
13:
683:: Verlag C. H. Beck. p. 639.
346:. It was ruled by a branch of the
14:
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1114:Counties of the Holy Roman Empire
788:
751:
594:Prince Ludwig-Christian (b.1958)
287:
262:
38:
552:Princes of Stolberg-Wernigerode
478:/Gräfin zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
320:Grafschaft Stolberg-Wernigerode
24:Grafschaft Stolberg-Wernigerode
493:Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode
488:Rulers of Stolberg-Wernigerode
420:Frederick William I of Prussia
307:County of Stolberg-Wernigerode
20:County of Stolberg-Wernigerode
1:
668:
426:in 1807 and made part of the
136:• Partitioned to create
636:Prince Alexander (b.1967) -
7:
656:
10:
1130:
565:Vice-Chancellor of Germany
539:Vice-Chancellor of Germany
409:Charles VII of Wittelsbach
353:
1053:Lower Rhenish–Westphalian
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797:
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675:Köbler, Gerhard (1988).
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119:• Partitioned from
105:
1088:Unencircled territories
626:Prince Nikolas (b.2007)
623:Prince Tassilo (b.2005)
620:Prince George (b.1970)
537:, grandson, 1854–1896,
633:Prince Elger (b.1935)
597:Prince Bolko (b.1959)
415:on 14 September 1748.
392:
319:
428:Kingdom of Westphalia
388:
360:Counts of Wernigerode
283:Kingdom of Westphalia
699:Schwineköper, Berent
482:Illustrious Highness
1064:Circles est. 1512:
1039:Circles est. 1500:
523:Christian Frederick
513:, nephew, 1710-1771
1085:
1081:
758:Upper Saxon Circle
608:, 5th Prince 2001-
589:Christian-Heinrich
451:. The children of
440:Province of Saxony
432:Congress of Vienna
393:
390:Wernigerode Castle
368:Counts of Stolberg
193:• Reacquired
108:counts of Stolberg
1099:
1098:
1093:Ernestine duchies
1078:Electoral Rhenish
1007:Schönburg (Saale)
961:Quedlinburg Abbey
857:Hatzfeld-Gleichen
663:House of Stolberg
413:Stolberg-Schwarza
376:Thirty Years' War
372:Stolberg-Stolberg
348:House of Stolberg
328:Holy Roman Empire
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182:Stolberg-Schwarza
125:Stolberg-Stolberg
60:Holy Roman Empire
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531:, son, 1824-1854
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519:, son, 1771-1778
511:Christian Ernest
507:, son, 1672-1710
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547:from 1890 on
542:
517:Henry Ernest
499:Henry Ernest
474:
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452:
446:
444:
417:
395:The town of
394:
357:
306:
304:
252:Succeeded by
251:
246:
154:
62:(until 1806)
45:Coat of arms
23:
1074:Upper Saxon
1022:Wernigerode
997:Klettenberg
926:Schwarzburg
921:Saxe-Weimar
906:Saxe-Coburg
775:Brandenburg
767:Electorates
638:adopted by
501:, 1645-1672
336:Wernigerode
247:Preceded by
229:to Prussia
100:Wernigerode
87:Middle Ages
70:Wernigerode
1091:See also:
1070:Burgundian
1057:Franconian
931:Rudolstadt
916:Saxe-Gotha
669:References
463:Erbprinzen
459:FĂĽrstinnen
448:Reichsfrei
424:mediatised
214:Westphalia
210:Mediatised
75:Government
988:Hohnstein
862:Pomerania
612:(b.1967)
442:in 1815.
380:Ilsenburg
364:Salic law
312:‹See Tfd›
31:1645–1807
1108:Category
1066:Austrian
1041:Bavarian
1017:Stolberg
1012:Stolberg
1002:Mansfeld
956:Gernrode
948:Prelates
879:Querfurt
830:Bernburg
701:(1987).
657:See also
322:) was a
156:Vogterei
1045:Swabian
867:Further
817:Secular
610:present
606:Philipp
454:FĂĽrsten
436:Prussia
366:by the
354:History
344:Germany
326:of the
227:Awarded
225:•
208:•
165:Prussia
98:•
67:Capital
58:of the
1027:Rossla
976:Counts
894:Junior
872:Hither
845:Zerbst
840:Köthen
835:Dessau
825:Anhalt
807:Cammin
780:Saxony
709:
687:
681:Munich
505:Ernest
467:styled
397:Gedern
324:county
316:German
78:County
52:Status
993:Lohra
980:Lords
889:Elder
884:Reuss
852:Barby
583:Botho
570:FĂĽrst
544:FĂĽrst
529:Henry
401:Hesse
56:State
707:ISBN
685:ISBN
642:line
560:Otto
535:Otto
476:Graf
461:and
358:The
332:Harz
305:The
233:1815
219:1807
202:1804
187:1748
170:1714
147:1677
130:1645
113:1429
469:as
399:in
212:to
159:of
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