Stolberg-Rossla Explained

Native Name:Grafschaft Stolberg-Rossla
Conventional Long Name:County of Stolberg-Rossla
Common Name:Stolberg-Rossla
Era:Early Modern era
Status:Vassal
Empire:Holy Roman Empire
Government Type:Principality
Year Start:1706
Year End:1803
Event Start:Partitioned from
Stolberg-Stolberg
Event1:Under Vogterei of
the Electorate of Saxony
Date Event1:1738
Event End:Mediatised to Saxony
Event Post:Awarded to Prussia
Date Post:1815
P1:Stolberg-Stolberg
S1:Electorate of Saxony
Flag S1:Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg
Capital:Rossla

The County of Stolberg-Rossla (German: Grafschaft Stolberg-Roßla) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Rossla, now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was owned and ruled by a branch of the House of Stolberg from 1341 until 1803.

Stolberg-Rossla emerged as a partition of Stolberg-Stolberg in 1706. It was forced to recognize the suzerainty of the Electorate of Saxony in 1738. Stolberg-Rossla was mediatised to Saxony in 1803, but passed to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815. Although the territory was subsequently administered within the Province of Saxony, the counts retained their possessions until 1945. In 1893 they were raised to the rank of Princes of Stolberg-Rossla.

Rulers of Stolberg-Rossla

Counts of Stolberg-Rossla

Princes of Stolberg-Rossla

Prince Alexander of Stolberg-Wernigerode (b.1967) was adopted by Stolberg-Roßla line. He has a son, Prince Ludwig (b.2008), and three daughters.

See also

References

. Berent Schwineköper. Handbuch der historischen Stätten Deutschlands, Band 11, Provinz Sachsen/Anhalt. 1987. Alfred Kröner Verlag. Stuttgart. 3-520-31402-9. 644. de.