Lupfen (State) Explained

Native Name:German: Grafschaft Lupfen
Conventional Long Name:County of Lupfen
Common Name:Lupfen
Symbol Type Article:Lupfen (State)#Coat of arms
Coa Size:120px
Image Map Caption:The Count of Lupfen's feudal possessions in the 15th century
Status:Electorate
Empire:Holy Roman Empire
Status Text:State of the Holy Roman Empire
Era:Middle Ages
Government Type:Feudal monarchy
Year Start:1065
Year End:1582
P1:County of Bonndorf
P2:Landgraviate of Stühlingen
P3:Lordship of Rappoltstein-Groß-Rappoltstein
S1:Lordship of Pappenheim
Flag S1:CoA Marschall von Pappenheim.svg
S2:Lordship of Mörsberg
Capital:Hohenlupfen (1065–1420)
Stühlingen (1420–1582)
Common Languages:German
Religion:Roman Catholic
Title Leader:Count
Leader1:Count Heinrich IV (last)
Year Leader1:1562–1582
Today:Germany
France
Demonym:Lupfener
Lupfensche

The County of Lupfen (German: Grafschaft Lupfen) or the Landgraviate of Lupfen-Stühlingen (German: Landgrafschaft Lupfen-Stühlingen),[1] sometimes referred to as "Stühlingen" was a territory based in Hohenlupfen Castle in Talheim, where the rulers of House of Lupfen resided, which is first mentioned in 1065.[2] Its possessions included territories in Alsace and Baden-Württemberg. It was closely associated to Stühlingen, Germany. It was not a state in the modern sense, but one of the many feudal territories held by noble houses in the Middle Ages.

History

Hohenlupfen Castle, the residence of the Lupfens in Talheim was first documented in 1065.

In 1251, the counts of Lupfen inherited the Landgraviate of Stühlingen.[3] The current coat of arms of the town of Stühlingen is derived from this. The year prior, the County of Bonndorf was also inherited by them. The large territorial acquisitions allowed the counts to call themselves Landgraves.[4]

The Lupfens inherited Groß-Rappoltstein and Hohenack in 1398 through marriage with the former wife of the last count.[5]

In 1420, The Hohenlupfen castle in Talheim was abandoned for Stühlingen/Hohenlupfen Castle, in Stühlingen.

In 1582, the last count of Lupfen, Heinrich IV died at 39 years old with no male descendants.[6] Because of this, the House of Lupfen went extinct and the lands were divided between the nephew of his through his sister, belonging to the house of Mörsberg, and the Marshals of Pappenheim.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remmé. Richard. Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Landgrave Sigmund I of Lupfen-Stühlingen (1430-1494). February 28, 2021. genealogieonline.nl.
  2. Web site: Lupfen - Wüstung. February 27, 2021. leo-bw.de.
  3. Web site: URBANE ANFÄNGE. February 27, 2021. stuehlingen.de.
  4. Web site: 2018. Burg Lupfen bei Talheim. February 28, 2021. schwaben-kultur.de.
  5. Book: Herrmann, Hans-Walter. Geschichte der Grafschaft Saarwerden bis zum Jahre 1527. 1958. Saarbrücken. 261f.
  6. Web site: Remmé. Richard. Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Heinrich IV Graf von (Heinrich IV, Graf von) Lupfen Landgraf von Stühlingen (1543-1582). February 27, 2021. genealogieonline.nl.
  7. Web site: LUPFEN. February 27, 2021. adw-goe.de.