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2771:
2766:
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2295:
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2185:
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2180:
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1562:Grand Duchies
1560:
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1489:Grand Duchies
1487:
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1456:
1451:Rank elevated
1449:
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1396:
1393:
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1369:
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1361:
1360:Upper Rhenish
1357:
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1344:
1343:Imperial Diet
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1191:
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1110:
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1095:
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1090:
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1085:
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1075:
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1060:
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822:
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802:
801:Prince-abbots
798:
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749:
746:
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564:
557:
549:
547:
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520:
516:
515:German Empire
507:
503:
501:
496:
494:
490:
486:
482:
478:
474:
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466:
458:
456:
454:
450:
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438:
417:
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367:
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344:
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321:
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308:
305:
293:
290:
276:
273:
256:
253:
249:
245:
241:
238:
228:
225:
211:
204:
201:
197:
194:
191:
187:
180:
179:German Empire
176:
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163:
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156:
153:
150:
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136:
133:
132:
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126:
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117:
110:
105:
102:
98:
94:
90:
80:
68:
60:
55:
49:
42:
33:
30:
19:
3027:expanding it
3012:
2997:
2995:
2983:Mitteleuropa
2974:Mittelafrika
2891:
2886:(Elder Line)
2884:Reuss-Greiz
2848:(until 1876)
2840:Coburg-Gotha
2743:West Prussia
2700:Hohenzollern
2696:Hesse-Nassau
2688:East Prussia
2568:
2563:(Elder Line)
2561:Reuss-Greiz
2520:Coburg-Gotha
2308:(until 1850)
2298:(until 1850)
2286:Hohenzollern
2275:(until 1848)
2265:(Elder Line)
2263:Reuss-Greiz
2234:(until 1824)
2224:(until 1824)
2196:
2153:(until 1826)
2145:(until 1826)
2134:Coburg-Gotha
2129:(until 1826)
2100:(until 1847)
2092:(until 1863)
2084:(until 1863)
1966:Hesse-Kassel
1798:
1735:Hohenzollern
1618:Pre-existing
1363:
1349:
1318:(until 1648)
1255:
1218:(until 1548)
1134:(until 1548)
1082:Reichenstein
1067:(until 1548)
1052:(until 1664)
1029:(until 1541)
1021:(until 1546)
1018:Manderscheid
998:(until 1614)
990:(until 1548)
982:(until 1548)
974:(until 1667)
966:(until 1548)
953:(until 1719)
896:(until 1548)
888:(until 1548)
779:(until 1648)
771:(until 1548)
733:(until 1678)
659:
644:
633:
621:
612:
607:
512:
497:
462:
449:Lower Saxony
440:
436:
435:
383:Succeeded by
382:
377:
360:• 1861
334:Lower Saxony
304:principality
203:Principality
100:
96:
92:
84:Coat of arms
29:
2917:City-states
2876:Reuss-Gera
2755:WĂĽrttemberg
2684:Brandenburg
2676:as a whole
2656:(1871–1918)
2594:City-states
2553:Reuss-Gera
2422:(1866–1871)
2345:Free cities
2319:Schwarzburg
2304:Sigmaringen
2257:(from 1848)
2250:Reuss-Gera
2244:(1824-1848)
2137:(from 1826)
2121:(from 1826)
2076:(from 1863)
2045:(from 1839)
1959:Electorates
1950:WĂĽrttemberg
1892:(1815–1866)
1804:Schwarzburg
1745:Sigmaringen
1480:WĂĽrttemberg
1445:(1806–1813)
1388:Upper Saxon
1337:until 1648
1263:Spiegelberg
1236:Delmenhorst
1107:Tecklenburg
971:East Frisia
871:East Frisia
378:Preceded by
181:(1871–1918)
171:(1867–1871)
161:(1815–1866)
151:(1806–1813)
141:(1789–1806)
3066:Categories
3015:government
2739:Westphalia
2327:Rudolstadt
1992:Luxembourg
1849:until 1811
1843:until 1809
1840:until 1810
1809:Rudolstadt
1782:Lobenstein
1605:Regensburg
1553:Westphalia
1384:Burgundian
1368:Franconian
1333:from 1648
1246:Schaumburg
1190:Myllendonk
1175:Hallermund
1102:Schaumburg
1077:Ravensberg
1064:Overijssel
1049:Dillenburg
950:Bronkhorst
599:References
561:See also:
540:free state
523:Stadthagen
350:Population
272:Schaumburg
199:Government
2853:Meiningen
2845:Lauenburg
2835:Altenburg
2830:Brunswick
2802:Oldenburg
2723:Rhineland
2704:Pomerania
2530:Meiningen
2525:Lauenburg
2515:Altenburg
2510:Brunswick
2482:Oldenburg
2379:partially
2357:Frankfurt
2294:Hechingen
2158:Meiningen
2118:Altenburg
2055:Lauenburg
2032:Brunswick
2007:Oldenburg
1846:from 1809
1837:from 1810
1772:Ebersdorf
1740:Hechingen
1719:Oldenburg
1651:Meiningen
1574:Frankfurt
1268:Steinfurt
1229:uncertain
1200:Schleiden
1180:Holzappel
1170:Gronsfeld
1143:From 1792
1126:Beilstein
1122:Winneburg
1112:Virneburg
1059:Oldenburg
979:Groningen
938:From 1500
893:Luxemburg
763:Paderborn
758:OsnabrĂĽck
572:BĂĽckeburg
532:Reichstag
528:Bundesrat
519:BĂĽckeburg
481:BĂĽckeberg
453:BĂĽckeburg
193:BĂĽckeburg
57:1647–1918
2662:Kingdoms
2428:Kingdoms
2081:Bernburg
2037:Holstein
1923:Kingdoms
1752:Isenburg
1704:Arenberg
1687:Bernburg
1661:Eisenach
1579:WĂĽrzburg
1546:Kingdoms
1463:Kingdoms
1455:Napoleon
1380:Austrian
1352:Bavarian
1305:Duisburg
1300:Dortmund
1241:Fagnolle
1205:Wickrath
1195:Reckheim
1087:Rietberg
987:Guelders
958:Diepholz
945:Bentheim
885:Guelders
857:Arenberg
587:See also
521:, while
240:Adolf II
3019:Germany
2930:Hamburg
2817:Duchies
2735:Silesia
2692:Hanover
2674:Prussia
2669:Bavaria
2607:Hamburg
2497:Duchies
2435:Prussia
2362:Hamburg
2042:Limburg
2021:Duchies
1945:Hanover
1935:Bavaria
1930:Prussia
1905:Austria
1898:Empires
1821:Waldeck
1787:Schleiz
1510:Duchies
1470:Bavaria
1397:
1356:Swabian
1323:Warburg
1310:Herford
1295:Cologne
1215:Utrecht
1165:Gimborn
1131:Zutphen
1072:Pyrmont
1044:Hadamar
963:Drenthe
849:Secular
819:Herford
768:Utrecht
753:MĂĽnster
730:Cambrai
542:as the
493:William
459:History
445:Germany
315:•
229:(first)
189:Capital
177:of the
167:of the
157:of the
147:of the
137:of the
93:Anthem:
2935:LĂĽbeck
2925:Bremen
2825:Anhalt
2750:Saxony
2727:Saxony
2680:Berlin
2612:LĂĽbeck
2602:Bremen
2505:Anhalt
2440:Saxony
2367:LĂĽbeck
2352:Bremen
2097:Köthen
2089:Dessau
2073:Anhalt
2050:Nassau
1940:Saxony
1697:Köthen
1692:Dessau
1682:Anhalt
1656:Weimar
1620:states
1517:Nassau
1475:Saxony
1394:
1315:Verden
1290:Aachen
1282:Cities
1227:Status
1210:Wittem
1150:Anholt
1034:Nassau
1008:Lingen
926:Counts
916:Verden
901:Minden
876:JĂĽlich
862:Cleves
839:Werden
809:Corvey
776:Verden
748:Minden
738:Corvey
471:, the
364:29,000
339:
294:
242:(last)
212:
209:Prince
128:Status
95:
48:German
44:
3021:is a
2960:Other
2871:Lippe
2782:Baden
2719:Posen
2548:Lippe
2212:Reuss
2192:Lippe
1982:Baden
1777:Greiz
1767:Reuss
1600:Leyen
1501:Hesse
1496:Baden
1256:Lippe
1251:Hesse
1160:Gemen
1026:Moers
1013:Lippe
995:Horne
930:Lords
906:Moers
864:with
834:Thorn
814:Essen
743:Liège
477:Lippe
175:State
165:State
155:State
145:State
135:State
3023:stub
1794:Salm
1569:Berg
1124:and
1117:Wied
1097:Sayn
1039:Diez
1003:Hoya
880:Berg
866:Mark
341:1946
322:1918
309:1807
296:1777
277:1647
72:Flag
3017:in
1453:by
3068::
2741:,
2737:,
2733:,
2729:,
2725:,
2721:,
2717:,
2702:,
2698:,
2694:,
2690:,
2686:,
2682:,
1390:,
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1370:,
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1362:,
1358:,
1354:,
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878:–
695:e
688:t
681:v
558:.
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