County of Manderscheid

County of Manderscheid Grafschaft Manderscheid

State of the Holy Roman Empire

← 10th century – 1488 Coat of arms County of Manderscheid on a map from 1696 Capital Manderscheid Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - Established 10th century the 10th century  - Partitioned into three 1488 County of Sternberg-Manderscheid Grafschaft Sternberg-Manderscheid (de) State of the Holy Roman Empire ←   1780–1794 → Capital Oberkail Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - Acquired Manderscheid     by jure uxoris   1780 1780  - Annexed by France 1794  - Mediatised to     Württemberg   1806 The Manderscheid family was the most powerful family in the Eifel region of Germany for a considerable period of time in the 15th century. In 1457, Dietrich III von Manderscheid was made a Reichsgraf (Imperial count) by the Emperor (probably Frederick III). When Dietrich died on February 20, 1498, he had appointed his sons Johann, Konrad and Wilhelm as new rulers — the family property had been distributed in 1488. Each of the sons founded a powerful lineage: Johann started the Manderscheid-Blankenheim-Gerolstein line, William the Manderscheid-Kail line, and Konrad (Cuno) the Manderscheid-Schleiden line. Augusta von Manderscheid-Blankenheim was the last countess. She was married to a member of the Bohemian nobility, the count of Sternberg. The Manderscheid-Kail lineage The ancestral seat was the former moated castle in Oberkail, and because of this, Oberkail gained and maintained considerable importance in the Eifel region for several centuries. The moated palace is no longer standing — the last count of Oberkail died without descendants in 1762, the moated castle was destroyed and Oberkail returned to the status of a non-notable Eifel village. Witch-hunts and French takeover Eifel was underdeveloped and troubled by plagues, witch-hunts and feuds in the 17th century. Within the area of the Manderscheider counties, approximately 260 people were executed as witches between 1528 and 1641. In other regions of Germany, reformation and technical inventions had led to great progress. In 1794, French revolutionary troops took control of the Rhine country and the Eifel region without great bloodshed and eliminated the aristocracy and the feudal system. Taxes such as socage duty, tithes and local customs duties were abolished. French became the official language, the judiciary system was updated and the economy in Eifel experienced a boost. Archives The originals of certificates and documents (such as deeds of ownership and commercial documents) that the family had taken with them on their flight to Bohemia are stored in the National Museum (Prague). After these documents were copied onto microfilm in the 1970s, a copy was stored in an archive in Brauweiler near Cologne. The documents are still awaiting a scientific evaluation. Lower castle of Manderscheid, with the ruin of the upper castle in the background Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? SsangYong Chairman Cvetka Lipuš Look at other dictionaries: Manderscheid, Bernkastel-Wittlich — Manderscheid …   Wikipedia Manderscheid — can refer to: Manderscheid, Bernkastel Wittlich, a town in the district Bernkastel Wittlich, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. Manderscheid, Bitburg Prüm a village in the district Bitburg Prüm, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, part of the… …   Wikipedia County of Bentheim — Grafschaft Bentheim (de) State of the Holy Roman Empire ← …   Wikipedia County of Mark — Grafschaft Mark (de) State of the Holy Roman Empire ← …   Wikipedia County of Virneburg — Coat of arms …   Wikipedia County of Ravensberg — For the city in Baden Württemberg, see Ravensburg. County of Ravensberg Grafschaft Ravensberg State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806) …   Wikipedia County of Hoya — Grafschaft Hoya redirects here. For the present administrative unit, see Grafschaft Hoya (Samtgemeinde). County of Hoya Grafschaft Hoya (de) State of the Holy Roman Empire …   Wikipedia County of Beilstein — Lordship of Winneburg and Beilstein Herrschaft Winneburg und Beilstein State of the Holy Roman Empire ← …   Wikipedia Ormont — Ormont …   Wikipedia Duppach — Duppach …   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”