County of Stolberg

County of Stolberg Grafschaft Stolberg

State of the Holy Roman Empire

1210–1548 →   Coat of arms Capital Stolberg Government County Historical era Middle Ages  - Established 1210  - Inherited Wernigerode 1429  - Upper Saxon Circle 1512  - Division into Harz and     Rhenish lines 1548 The County of Stolberg (German: Grafschaft Stolberg) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz mountain range in present-day Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Stolberg Castle The town of Stolberg was probably founded in the 12th century as a mining settlement. The Counts of Stolberg (Grafen zu Stolberg) probably derived from a branch of the counts of Hohnstein castle near Nordhausen in Thuringia. The castle of Stolberg was first mentioned in 1210 as Stalberg, then the seat of one count Henry originally from nearby Voigtstedt. It remained a property of the comital family until its expropriation in 1945. The Stolberg lands, which were located mostly east of the Harz, included Stolberg, Hayn, the lower County of Hohnstein (1417), as well as Kelbra and Heringen (1413/17), the two latter territories being ruled alongside the House of Schwarzburg. The Counts of Stolberg could significantly enlarge their territory when they inherited the County of Wernigerode in 1429, the County of Königstein in 1535, and the County of Rochefort in 1544. The Protestant Reformation was introduced into their territory in 1539. On 19 March 1548 the line was split between a Harz line (Stolberg-Stolberg) and a Rhenish line with the possessions in Rochefort (Stolberg-Rochefort) and Königstein im Taunus (Stolberg-Königstein). See also House of Stolberg References Köbler, Gerhard (1988). Historisches Lexikon der deutschen Länder. Munich: Verlag C. H. Beck. pp. 639. ISBN 3406332900.  (German) Schwineköper, Berent (1987). Handbuch der historischen Stätten Deutschlands, Band 11, Provinz Sachsen/Anhalt. Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner Verlag. pp. 644. ISBN 3-520-31402-9.  (German) External links Stolberger-Geschichte.de (German) Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Luis Alberto Monzón County of Wernigerode Look at other dictionaries: County of Wernigerode — Grafschaft Wernigerode State of the Holy Roman Empire ← …   Wikipedia Stolberg-Wernigerode — County of Stolberg Wernigerode Grafschaft Stolberg Wernigerode State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806) ← …   Wikipedia County of Blankenburg — (till 1707) Principality of Blankenburg (since) Grafschaft Blankenburg (till 1707) Fürstentum Blankenburg (since) State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806) …   Wikipedia Stolberg-Stolberg — Infobox Former Country native name = Grafschaft Stolberg Stolberg conventional long name = County of Stolberg Stolberg common name = Stolberg Stolberg| continent = Europe region = Central Europe country = Germany era = Middle Ages status = Vassal …   Wikipedia Stolberg-Rossla — Infobox Former Country native name = Grafschaft Stolberg Roßla conventional long name = County of Stolberg Rossla common name = Stolberg Rossla| continent = Europe region = Central Europe country = Germany era = Early Modern era status = Vassal… …   Wikipedia County of Sponheim — Grafschaft Sponheim State of the Holy Roman Empire ← …   Wikipedia County of Veldenz — Grafschaft Veldenz State of the Holy Roman Empire ← …   Wikipedia Christian Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode — Stolberg Wernigerode, Christian Ernst zu Count of Wernigerode In office 1710–1771 Preceded by Ernst zu Stolberg Succeeded by Heinrich Ernst zu Stolberg Wernigerode Secret Councillor …   Wikipedia Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode — Spouse(s) Countess Auguste Eleonore of Stolberg Stolberg Noble family House of Stolberg Father Henry Ernest of Stolberg Wernigerode Mother Princess Anna of Anhalt Köthen Born 8 January 1 …   Wikipedia Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode — Otto zu Stolberg Wernigerode Vice Chancellor of Germany In office 1 June 1878 – 20 June 1881 Chancellor Otto von Bismarck Succeeded by Karl Heinrich von Boetti …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”