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1236:WĂĽrttemberg
1201:(1806–1813)
1144:Upper Saxon
998:Electorates
826:(1675–1681)
820:(1645–1675)
802:(1616–1640)
796:(1576–1616)
763:(1544–1576)
726:(1328–1387)
724:Eberhard IV
717:(1282–1308)
640:agnatically
295:Preceded by
159:Middle Ages
1651:Categories
1621:50°51′48″N
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1599:until 1809
1596:until 1810
1565:Rudolstadt
1538:Lobenstein
1361:Regensburg
1309:Westphalia
1140:Burgundian
1127:Franconian
1079:Gelnhausen
1037:Palatinate
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606:annexing
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454:1549–1645
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404:Ahremberg
55:1549–1810
1508:Isenburg
1460:Arenberg
1443:Bernburg
1417:Eisenach
1335:WĂĽrzburg
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1111:Bavarian
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498:Aremberg
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129:Aremberg
1577:Waldeck
1543:Schleiz
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1226:Bavaria
1115:Swabian
1074:Koblenz
1013:Cologne
892:Sources
836:Leopold
794:Charles
517:Belgium
442:in the
434:History
420:Germany
276:Prussia
268:Hanover
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182:c. 1117
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1412:Weimar
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651:France
600:Meppen
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1356:Leyen
1257:Hesse
1252:Baden
1049:Trier
1025:Mainz
713:Marck
552:Rhine
494:Rhine
490:Eifel
478:duchy
416:duchy
231:Duchy
115:State
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