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83:, the last ruler from the House of Cirksena, died without issue during the night of 25/26 May 1744 (reportedly from a glass of buttermilk, which is said to have drunk after a hunt). Immediately thereafter, the county passed to King
702:
Sons of Enno II, ruled together, until 1561 under regency of their mother. This coregency implies that the primogenture law issued by their grandfather, Edzard the Great, may have been revoked.
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80:
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Walburgis and Enno III, inherited Rietberg from her mother. Married her paternal uncle, so the county stayed in the family.
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1702:
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889:(1600) formally divided the inheritance of Walburga between her daughters, and Sabina Catharina got the County of Rietberg.
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1578:
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1577:. He died without issue.After the death of the last Prince of East Frisia, the state was conquered by King
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142:
886:
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261:
119:
69:
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145:(under regency of his grandmother, Foelke); deposed, died 1435
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The most important ruler from the House of Cirksena was
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53:. The county came into existence when Emperor
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1097:Anna Catharina Ernestine of Salm-Reiferscheid
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271:, son, in 1464 was raised to Count.
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1238:Christine Charlotte of Württemberg
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1070:Brother of Rudolph Christian.
66:Imperial County of East Frisia
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1246:Brother of Enno Louis.
85:Frederick II of Prussia
1718:History of East Frisia
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123:
121:
117:
115:
111:
110:
106:
103:
99:
95:
90:
88:
86:
82:
77:
75:
71:
67:
63:
58:
56:
55:Frederick III
52:
48:
44:
40:
31:
27:
19:
1681:
1680:F. Wachter:
1674:
1667:
1660:
1629:
1586:
1568:25 June 1734
1546:18 June 1716
1492:12 June 1734
1486:13 June 1690
1410:
1382:10 June 1687
1355:
1344:
1305:ten children
1287:30 June 1708
1268:
1252:
1204:
1168:
1144:4 April 1660
1111:
1065:5 March 1631
1007:1 April 1606
990:
954:3 March 1601
919:3 March 1601
824:ten children
769:
725:1 March 1599
719:24 June 1532
692:
674:
668:six children
591:
582:
541:
524:six children
512:A first wife
511:
377:and his son
355:family": -->
264:, son-in-law
177:Lutet Attena
78:
59:
43:East Frisian
38:
36:
26:
1556:East Frisia
1552:25 May 1744
1527:no children
1496:East Frisia
1401:Blankenheim
1360:(1680-1685)
1313:(1674-1727)
1291:East Frisia
1257:(1665-1690)
1253:Regency of
1241:14 May 1662
1233:East Frisia
1229:6 June 1665
1173:(1660-1666)
1169:Regency of
1148:East Frisia
1116:(1648-1651)
1112:Regency of
1082:31 May 1618
1057:East Frisia
1047:6 July 1605
1027:no children
986:East Frisia
976:2 June 1602
942:31 May 1618
907:31 May 1618
863:East Frisia
798:East Frisia
788:6 June 1539
765:East Frisia
729:East Frisia
697:(1540-1561)
693:Regency of
658:East Frisia
623:(1470-1512)
614:East Frisia
578:East Frisia
568:1 June 1460
546:(1466-1480)
544:Theda Ukena
542:Regency of
519:Theda Ukena
515:no children
507:East Frisia
474:Ruling part
381:(1427-1432)
379:Uko Fockena
375:Focko Ukena
373:1427-1436:
267:1450-1466:
260:1430-1450:
205:1433-1473:
188:Eger Attena
171:Hero Attena
141:1417-1427:
130:1399-1417:
124:1389-1399:
118:1376-1389:
112:1347-1376:
74:East Frisia
1692:Categories
1623:Literature
1404:one child
1376:8 May 1653
1318:one child
1127:Enno Louis
410:Rüstringen
387:Osterhusen
320:Lütetsburg
304:Knyphausen
296:Langwarden
192:Westerburg
181:Norderburg
98:Marienhafe
1570:one child
1549:1734-1744
1489:1708-1734
1452:1687-1758
1379:1680-1687
1345:Unmarried
1333:1677-1680
1284:1665-1708
1226:1660-1665
1205:Unmarried
1193:1660-1677
1141:1648-1660
1085:1640-1660
1050:1628-1648
1036:Ulrich II
1010:1625-1640
991:Unmarried
979:1625-1628
939:1618-1625
904:1600-1618
850:1599-1625
847:1586-1600
821:Stockholm
815:Edzard II
791:1599-1610
770:Unmarried
758:1540-1591
740:Stockholm
722:1540-1599
708:Edzard II
651:1528-1540
607:1491-1528
592:the Great
590:Edzard I
583:Unmarried
571:1466-1491
535:in 1464.
500:1464-1466
423:(Papinga)
300:Innhausen
288:Tjarksena
281:Östringen
277:Innhausen
239:Greetsiel
51:Greetsiel
41:from the
1632:, Bd. 1
1595:See also
1575:Cirksena
1459:Rietberg
1386:Rietberg
1340:Rietberg
1200:Rietberg
1092:Rietberg
1017:Rietberg
946:Rietberg
930:John III
911:Rietberg
857:Rietberg
833:Enno III
749:Johan II
486:Ulrich I
401:?-1406:
338:Neermoor
331:Manninga
250:Cirksena
199:?-1433:
175:?-1410:
169:?-1410:
105:Tom Brok
96:Broke /
1511:Idstein
1076:John IV
637:Enno II
477:Consort
436:Beninga
421:Wiemken
228:Faldern
1652:
1644:
1636:
808:Norden
557:Enno I
480:Notes
438:family
429:Wirdum
396:family
394:Allena
351:family
324:Pewsum
314:family
290:family
269:Ulrich
252:family
243:Norden
223:family
221:Abdena
164:family
162:Attena
151:Dornum
107:family
45:noble
1524:Berum
804:Berum
533:Count
471:Death
468:Reign
462:Ruler
367:Benno
349:Ukena
214:Emden
155:Nesse
1650:ISBN
1642:ISBN
1634:ISBN
1419:and
1316:1701
1100:1647
936:1566
806:and
802:(at
666:1530
648:1505
626:1498
522:1455
497:1408
465:Born
414:Bant
357:edit
342:Leer
190:(in
179:(in
37:The
370:Uko
186:?:
1694::
1581:.
1432:.
684:I.
412:/
340:/
322:/
302:/
298:/
279:/
241:/
183:)
153:/
87:.
76:.
810:)
361:]
194:)
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