This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter E:
| Name | Type | Imperial circle | Imperial diet | width=50% | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Frisia (Ostfriesland) | County 1654: Principality | Low Rhen | PR | 1465: Established 1517: East Frisia confirmed under rule of local counts 1667: HRE Bench of Secular Princes 1744: To Prussia 1806: To Holland 1810: To France 1813: To Prussia 1815: To Hanover | |
| Eberstein | County | Swab | SC | 11th Century 1085: 1st mentioned; ruled by Lords of Eberstein 1195: HRE Count 1219: Partitioned into Eberstein Elder Line and Eberstein Younger Line 1263: Elder line extinct; only Younger line remained 1283: Alt-Eberstein sold to Baden 1363: Waldangelloch sold to Angelach-Angelach 1367: Partitioned into Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein and ... | |
| Eberstein Elder Line | County | n/a | n/a | 1219: Partitioned from Eberstein 1263: Extinct; to Simon I of Zweibrücken as Zweibrücken-Eberstein | |
| Eberstein Younger Line | County | n/a | n/a | 1219: Partitioned from Eberstein 1263: Renamed to Eberstein | |
| Eberstein-Eberstein | County | Swab | n/a | 1526: Partitioned from Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein 1574: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg 1660: Extinct; to Bishopric of Speyer, Baden and Württemberg 1753: Württemberg portion to Baden 1803: All to Baden | |
| Eberstein-Poltringen | County | Swab | n/a | 1562: Partitioned from Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein 1576: Extinct; to Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein | |
| Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein | County | Swab | n/a | 1367: Partitioned from Eberstein 1387: Half of Neu-Eberstein sold to Baden 1526: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Eberstein 1576: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Poltringen 1589: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein and Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg | |
| Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg | County | Swab | n/a | 1574: Partitioned from Eberstein-Eberstein 1622: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein | |
| Echternach | Abbacy | Low Rhen | RP | 698: Abbey established 751: Imperial immediacy 1794: To France 1797: Abbey suppressed; monks dispersed | |
| Edelstetten | Abbacy 1802: Lordship 1804: Princely County | Swab | SP / PR | 1126: Abbey established 1500: Converted to secular nunnery 1783: Imperial abbey 1802: Secularised; to Ligne 1804: Sold to Esterházy von Galántha 1806: To Bavaria | |
| Eggenberg | Principality | Aust | PR | 1432: First mentioned 1647: Acquired Gradisca 1653: HRE Council of Princes 1717: Extinct | |
| Eglingen | Lordship | Swab | SC | 1144: First mentioned; to Fronhofen 1249: To Oettingen; sovereignty disputed by Bavaria 1615: To Grafeneck 1723: Sold to Thurn and Taxis 1806: To Bavaria 1810: To Württemberg | |
| Eglofs (Egloff) | Imperial Valley | n/a | n/a | 1283: Free Imperial Village 1662: Sold to Abensberg-Traun by the Emperor; see Lordship below | |
| Eglofs (Egloff) | Lordship County | Swab | SC | 1662: Free Valley of Eglofs sold to Abensberg-Traun 1804: To Windisch-Graetz Elder Line 1806: To Württemberg | |
| Ehrenburg | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1324: Built by Schwarzburg 1416: To Witzleben 1430: To Schwarzburg 1482: To Lichtenberg 15??: To Schwarzburg | |
| Lordship 1465: Barony | Bav | SC | 11th Century 1335: Half to Stauff 1432: Other half to Stauff 1465: HRE Baron 1568: Sold to Palatinate-Neuburg | ||
| Eichstätt (Eichstatt; Eichstadt) | Bishopric | Franc | EC | 741: Diocese established 908: Imperial immediacy 1305: HRE Prince of the Empire 1802: To Bavaria 1803: To Salzburg 1805: To Bavaria | |
| Eilenburg | County | n/a | n/a | 976 1017: Annexed to Meißen | |
| Einsiedeln | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 934: Abbey established at site of hermitage 1274: Imperial immediacy 1424: To Schwyz though retained abbey itself retained independence 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland | |
| Elbing (Elbląg) | Imperial City | n/a | n/a | 1358: Imperial Free City 1454: To Poland | |
| Elchingen | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1128: Abbey established with imperial immediacy 1802: To Bavaria 1810: To Württemberg | |
| Ellwangen | Abbacy 1460: Provostry | Swab | EC | 764: Abbey established 1011: Imperial immediacy 1215: HRE Prince of the Empire 1460: Converted to a provostry 1803: Secularized to Württemberg | |
| Elten | Abbacy | n/a | n/a | 967: Abbey established 973: Imperial immediacy 1083: To Archbishopric of Bremen 1129: Imperial immediacy 1390: HRE Princess of the Empire 1802: To Prussia 1806: To Berg 1811: To France 1815: To Prussia | |
| Eltz | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century 1336: Fiefs to the Archbishopric of Trier 1729: HRE Knight 1733: HRE Count (Main line) 1794: To France | |
| Ems | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 11th Century 14th Century: Imperial immediacy 1395: Acquired Lustenau 1453: Renamed to Hohenems | |
| Engelberg | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1120: Abbey established 1236: Acquired secular territory 1425: Associated member of Swiss Confederation 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland | |
| Enzberg | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1236: First mentioned; ministerialis of the Bishopric of Speyer 1384: Cast out of Speyer and Maulbronn 1409: Acquired Mühlheim 1806: To Baden, then Württemberg | |
| Eppstein | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1172: Renamed from "Hainhausen" 1223: Partitioned into Eppstein Elder Line and Eppstein Younger Line 1269: Renamed from Younger Line 1433: Partitioned into Eppstein-Königstein and Eppstein-Münzenberg | |
| Eppstein Elder Line | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1223: Partitioned from Eppstein 1269: Extinct; succession dispute between Eppstein Younger Line and Katzenelnbogen Younger Line. Most fell to the latter | |
| Eppstein Younger Line | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1223: Partitioned from Eppstein 1269: Renamed to Eppstein | |
| Eppstein-Königstein | Lordship 1505: County | Upp Rhin | WE | 1433: Partitioned from Eppstein 1505: HRE Count 1535: Extinct; to Louis of Stolberg who founded the line Stolberg-Königstein | |
| Eppstein-Münzenberg | Lordship 1505: County | Upp Rhin | WE | 1433: Partitioned from Eppstein 1505: HRE Count 1522: Extinct; to Leiningen-Hardenburg | |
| Erbach | Lordship 1532: County | Franc | FC | 1148: First mentioned 1272: Partitioned into Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Reichenberg 1531: Reunited by Erbach-Reichenberg 1532: HRE Count 1539: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1569: Reunited by Erbach-Erbach 1605: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1643: Reunited by Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned into Erbach-Wildenstein, Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach, Erbach-Fürstenau and Erbach-Schönberg | |
| Erbach-Breuburg | County | Franc | FR | 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1627: Extinct; divided between Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1653: Extinct; to Erbach-Wildenstein 1717: Partitioned from Erbach-Schönberg 1747: Renamed to Erbach-Erbach | |
| Erbach-Erbach | Lordship 1539: County | Franc | FR | 1272: Partitioned from Erbach 1503: Extinct; to Erbach-Reichenberg 1539: Partitioned from Erbach 1569: Renamed to Erbach 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1643: Extinct; to Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1731: Extinct; to Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg and Erbach-Schönberg 1747: Renamed from Erbach-Breuberg 1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt | |
| Erbach-Fürstenau | County | Franc | FR | 1539: Partitioned from Erbach 1569: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1618: Extinct; divided between Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1714: Extinct; to Erbach-Schönberg 1717: Partitioned from Erbach-Schönberg 1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt | |
| Erbach-Michelstadt | Lordship | Franc | FR | 1339: Partitioned from Erbach-Reichenberg 1531: Extinct; to Erbach-Reichenberg | |
| Erbach-Reichenberg | Lordship | Franc | FR | 1272: Partitioned from Erbach 1339: Partitioned into itself and Erbach-Michelstadt 1531: Renamed to Erbach | |
| Erbach-Schönberg | County | Franc | FR | 1539: Partitioned from Erbach 1564: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1643: Renamed to Erbach 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1717: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg and itself 1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt | |
| Erbach-Wildenstein | County | Franc | FR | 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1669: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach | |
| Eschenlohe | Lordship 13th Century: County | n/a | n/a | 1140: First mentioned 13th Century: HRE Count 1294: Sold Werdenfels to Freising 1295: Extinct; to Iffeldorf | |
| Essen | Abbacy | Low Rhen | EC | 850: Abbey established betw. 874-947: Imperial immediacy 1228: HRE Princess of the Empire 1802: To Prussia 1808: To Berg 1815: To Prussia | |
| Esslingen am Neckar | Imperial City | Swab | SW | 1250: Free Imperial City 1802: To Württemberg | |
| Esterau | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century: To Laurenburg 1197: To Nassau 1643: To Holzappel 1707: To Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 1806: To Nassau | |
| Esterházy von Galántha | Principality | Swab | PR | 1804: Purchased Edelstetten from Ligne (College of Princes) 1806: Edelstetten to Bavaria |