Lower Saxon Circle

Lower Saxon Circle

The Lower Saxon Circle ( _de. Niedersächsischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire.

An unusual aspect of this circle was that at various times the kings of Denmark, Great Britain, and Sweden were all princes of a number of the member states.

Composition

The circle was made up of the following states:

Sources

The list of states making up the Lower Saxon Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Niedersächsischer Reichskreis.

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