Königsegg Explained

Native Name:Herrschaft (Freiherrschaft) Königsegg
Conventional Long Name:Lordship (Barony) of Königsegg
Common Name:Konigsegg
Era:Middle Ages
Early modern period
Status:Lordship
Empire:Holy Roman Empire
Year Start:1192
Year End:1622
Event Start:Lordship
Event1:Raised to barony
Date Event1:1470
Event2:Partitioned to create
Aulendorf and
Rothenfels
Date Event2:

1622
Event3:Raised to
imperial estate
Date Event3:1629
Event4:Inherited by
Aulendorf
Date Event4:1663
Event End:Rothenfels sold to
Austria
Date End:
1804
Event Post:Mediatised to
Württemberg
Date Post:
1806
P1:Duchy of Swabia
S1:Kingdom of Württemberg
Flag S1:Flagge Königreich Württemberg.svg
Capital:Aulendorf

Königsegg was a state in the southeastern part of what is now Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It emerged in 1192 as a lordship and was raised to a barony in 1470. It was partitioned in 1622 between itself, Königsegg-Aulendorf and Königsegg-Rothenfels.

In 1629, Königsegg was raised to an imperial estate and became a member of the College of the Counts of Swabia at the Reichstag. With the extinction of its male line in 1663, it was inherited by Königsegg-Aulendorf.

In 1804, Königsegg sold Rothenfels to Austria. In 1806, the Rheinbundakte mediatised Königsegg to the Kingdom of Württemberg. Today, the Counts of Königsegg still reside at Königseggwald Castle in Swabia and at Halbturn Castle in Austria.

Geography

Königsegg was named after Königsegg Castle, which was located in Königsegg, today part of Guggenhausen. As of 1806, it consisted of two isolated parts, one around Königsegg and one around Aulendorf.

The state had no cities; its capital was Aulendorf. It was bordered by the County of Scheer, the Mainau Commandry of the Teutonic Order, the Abbacy of Weingarten, the Principality of Fürstenberg, the Abbacy of Schussenried, the County of Waldburg and Austria.

In 1806, Königsegg had an area of about 160km2 and a population of about 3000.

Lords of Königsegg (1192–1470)

Barons of Königsegg (1470–1663)

References

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