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List of states in the Holy Roman Empire
This is a list of states, which were part of the Holy Roman Empire at any time within its existence between 962 and 1806.
Warning: The list is extremely incomplete. A full list of members of the Reichstag as of 1792 can be found here: List of Reichstag participants (1792). A list of Imperial Circle Estate members at the same time can be found at Imperial Circle Estates. A full list of every state belonging to the Holy Roman Empire at any time would be an impossible project.
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Ecclesiastical States
- Archbishopric of Mainz (moved to Regensburg 1803, its left bank territories, including Mainz itself, having already been annexed by France)
- Archbishopric of Cologne (secularized 1803, to Hesse-Darmstadt, its left bank territories having already been annexed by France)
- Archbishopric of Trier (secularized 1803, to Nassau, its left bank territories having already been annexed by France)
- Archbishopric of Salzburg (secularized 1803, became secular Electorate as the Duchy of Salzburg)
- Archbishopric of Bremen (secularized 1648, to Sweden as the Duchy of Bremen)
- Archbishopric of Magdeburg (secularized 1648, to Brandenburg as the Duchy of Magdeburg)
- Archbishopric of Besançon (annexed to France by 1792)
- Archbishopric of Regensburg (created from old Bishopric of Regensburg and Archbishopric of Mainz, 1803)
- The Teutonic Order
- Bishopric of Bamberg (secularized 1803, to Bavaria)
- Bishopric of Würzburg (secularized 1803, to Bavaria)
- Bishopric of Worms (secularized 1803, to Hesse-Darmstadt, its left bank territories having already been annexed by France)
- Bishopric of Eichstädt (secularized 1803, to Salzburg)
- Bishopric of Speyer (secularized 1803, to Baden, its left bank territories having already been annexed by France)
- Bishopric of Strassburg (secularized 1803, to Baden)
- Bishopric of Konstanz (secularized 1803, to Baden)
- Bishopric of Augsburg (secularized 1803, to Bavaria)
- Bishopric of Hildesheim (secularized 1803, to Prussia)
- Bishopric of Paderborn (secularized 1803, to Prussia)
- Bishopric of Freising (secularized 1803, to Bavaria)
- Bishopric of Regensburg (became an Archbishopric in 1803)
- Bishopric of Passau (secularized 1803, to Bavaria and Salzburg)
- Bishopric of Trent (secularized 1803, to Austria)
- Bishopric of Brixen (secularized 1803, to Austria)
- Bishopric of Basel (secularized 1803, to Baden)
- Bishopric of Münster (secularized 1803, to Prussia)
- Bishopric of Osnabrück (secularized 1803, to Hanover)
- Bishopric of Liège (annexed by France 1795)
- Bishopric of Lübeck (secularized 1803, to Oldenburg)
- Bishopric of Chur (secularized 1798, to the Helvetic Republic)
- Bishopric of Fulda (an abbacy to 1752, secularized 1803, to Nassau-Orange)
- Bishopric of Halberstadt (secularized 1648, to Brandenburg as the Principality of Halberstadt)
- Bishopric of Verden (secularized 1648, to Sweden)
- Bishopric of Minden (secularized 1648, to Brandenburg)
- Bishopric of Schwerin (secularized in 16th century, to Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
- Bishopric of Kammin (secularized in 16th century, to Pomerania)
- Bishopric of Ratzeburg (secularized 1648, to Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
- Bishopric of Meissen (secularized in 16th century, to Saxony)
- Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz (secularized in 16th century, to Saxony)
- Bishopric of Merseburg (secularized in 16th century, to Saxony)
- Bishopric of Lausanne (secularized 1536, to Bern)
- Bishopric of Metz (secularized 1648, to France)
- Bishopric of Toul (secularized 1648, to France)
- Bishopric of Verdun (secularized 1648, to France)
- Abbacy of Kempten (secularized 1803, to Bavaria)
- Abbacy of Ellwangen (secularized 1803, to Württemberg)
- The Order of St. John
- Abbacy of Berchtesgaden (secularized 1803, to Salzburg)
- Abbacy of Weissenberg
- Abbacy of Kaisersheim (secularized 1803, to Bavaria)
- Abbacy of Prüm
- Abbacy of Stablo
- Abbacy of Korvey
- Abbacy of Baindt
- Abbacy of Elchingen
- Abbacy of Gengenbach
- Abbacy of Gutenzell
- Abbacy of Heggbach
- Abbacy of Irsee
- Abbacy of Kaisheim
- Abbacy of Marchtal
- Abbacy of Neresheim
- Abbacy of Ochsenhausen
- Abbacy of Petershausen
- Abbacy of Roggenburg
- Abbacy of Roth
- Abbacy of Rottenmünster
- Abbacy of Salmansweiler
- Abbacy of Schussenried
- Abbacy of Söflingen
- Abbacy of Ursperg
- Abbacy of Weingarten (secularized 1803, to Nassau-Orange)
- Abbacy of Weissenau
- Abbacy of Wettenhausen
- Abbacy of Zwiefalten
- Abbacy of Bruchsal and Odenheim
- Abbacy of Buchau
- Abbacy of Burtscheid
- Abbacy of St. Kornelimünster
- Abbacy of Essen
- Abbacy of Gandersheim
- Abbacy of St. Georg in Isny
- Abbacy of Gernrode
- Abbacy of Herford (secularized 1803, to Prussia)
- Abbacy of Niedermünster in Regensburg
- Abbacy of Obermünster in Regensburg
- Abbacy of Quedlinburg
- Abbacy of Thorn
- Abbacy of St. Ulrich and St. Afra in Augsburg
- Abbacy of Werden
Livonian territories
- Livonian Order (secularized 16th century, to Poland)
- Archbishopric of Riga in Livonia (secularized in 16th century, to Poland)
- Bishopric of Dorpat (conquered by Russia in 1558)
- Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek (sold 1560 to Denmark)
- Bishopric of Courland (sold 1560 to Denmark)
Lands of the Bohemian Crown
- Bohemia (Kingdom)
- Moravia (Margraviate)
- Silesia (Duchy)
- Upper Silesia
- Lower Silesia
- Lusatia (Margraviate)
- Upper Lusatia
- Lower Lusatia
Territories of Old Princely Families
- Anhalt
- Anhalt-Zerbst
- Anhalt-Dessau
- Anhalt-Köthen
- Anhalt-Bernburg
- Arenberg
- Austria (Margraviate 960-1155; Duchy 1155-1453; Archduchy 1453-1806)
- Baden
- Baden-Baden
- Baden-Durlach
- Baden-Hochberg
- Baden-Saussenberg
- Bavaria (Duchy, Electorate from 1623)
- Upper Bavaria
- Lower Bavaria
- Bavaria-Ingolstadt
- Bavaria-Landshut
- Bavaria-Munich
- Berg
- Brabant
- Brandenburg
- Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Brandenburg-Bayreuth
- Brandenburg-Kulmbach
- Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Brunswick-Calenberg
- Brunswick-Celle
- Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- Brunswick-Grubenhagen
- Brunswick-Göttingen
- Carinthia
- Carniola
- Cilli
- Gelders
- Gorizia
- Henneberg
- Hesse
- Hesse-Kassel
- Hesse-Darmstadt
- Hesse-Marburg
- Hesse-Rheinfels
- Holstein
- Holstein-Gottorp
- Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg
- Holstein-Glückstadt
- Holstein-Gottorp
- Jülich
- Jülich-Kleve-Berg
- Kleve
- Leuchtenberg
- Limburg
- Lorraine
- Luxembourg
- Mantua
- Mecklenburg
- Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Mecklenburg-Güstrow
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Meissen
- Milan
- Modena
- Palatinate (County Palatine, Electorate)
- Palatinate-Simmern
- Palatinate-Kaiserlautern
- Palatinate-Neuburg
- Palatinate-Sulzbach
- Palatinate-Veldenz
- Palatinate-Zweibrücken
- Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
- Pomerania
- Hither Pomerania
- Further Pomerania
- Savoy
- Saxony (Duchy, Electorate)
- Saxe-Wittenberg
- Saxe-Lauenburg
- Saxe-Coburg
- Saxe-Gotha
- Saxe-Altenburg
- Saxe-Eisenach
- Saxe-Eisenberg
- Saxe-Zeitz
- Saxe-Merseburg
- Saxe-Römhild
- Saxe-Jena
- Saxe-Meiningen
- Saxe-Hildburghausen
- Saxe-Saalfeld
- Styria (Duchy)
- Thuringia
- Tirol (Princely County)
- Württemberg
- Württemberg-Mömpelgard
Territories of New Princely Families
- Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1653)
- Eggenberg, held Gradisca (1653, extinct 1717)
- Lobkowitz, held Sternstein (1653)
- Salm (1654)
- Salm-Salm
- Salm-Kyrburg
- Dietrichstein, held Trasp (1654)
- Piccolomini, no immediate territories (1654, extinct 1656)
- Nassau
- Nassau-Hadamar and Nassau-Siegen (1654)
- Nassau-Dillenburg and Nassau-Dietz (1654)
- Auersperg, held Thengen (1654)
- Portia, no immediate territories (1664, extinct 1665)
- East Frisia (1667, to Brandenburg 1744)
- Fürstenberg (1667)
- Schwarzenberg (1674)
- Waldeck-Eisenberg (1686, extinct 1692)
- Churchill-Marlborough, held Mindelheim (1705, extinct 1714)
- Lamberg, held Leuchtenberg (1709, extinct 1714)
- Liechtenstein, held Schellenberg-Vaduz (1713)
- Thurn und Taxis, held Eglingen and Sheer-Friedberg (1754)
- Schwarzburg (1754)
Territories Raised to Princely Level by the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803
- Ortenau (for the House of Modena-Este)
- Nassau-Usingen
- Nassau-Weilburg
- Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Waldeck
- Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
- Öttingen
- Öttingen-Spielberg
- Öttingen-Wallerstein
- Solms-Braunfels
- Hohenlohe
- Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
- Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
- Hohenlohe-Bartenstein
- Isenburg-Birstein
- Kaunitz-Rietberg
- Reuss-Greiz
- Leiningen
- Ligne
- Looz-Corswarem
Imperial Free Cities
| State | Date of foundation | Date of dissolution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anhalt | 1570 | 1603 | 1603 divided into five separate states: Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Köthen, Anhalt-Zerbst and Anhalt-Plötzkau |
| Ansbach | ?? | 1792 | also called Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| Baden | 1112 (1061?) | -- | 1535-1771 divided into Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach |
| Bavaria | -- | -- | |
| Bentheim | 1050 | -- | |
| Berg | 1101 | 1614 | after 1521 in personal union with Mark |
| Brandenburg | 1134 | 1701 | replaced by Prussia |
| Brunswick-Lueneburg | 1267 | 1705 | |
| Calenberg | ?? | 1636 | replaced by Hanover |
| Hanover | 1636 | -- | replaced Calenberg |
| Hesse | 1264 | 1567 | 1567 divided into four separate states: Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Marburg, Hesse-Rheinfels, Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Lauenburg | 1260 | 1689 | also called Saxony-Lauenburg |
| Lippe | 1528 | -- | divided in 1613, followed by Lippe-Detmold and some short-lived successor states |
| Mark | 1160 | 1614 | from 1368 called Mark-Cleves; after 1521 in personal union with Berg |
| Mecklenburg | 1348 | 1621 | replaced by Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Mecklenburg-Güstrow | 1621 | 1695 | replaced by Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1621 | -- | |
| Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1701 | -- | replaced Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
| Minden | ?? | 1648 | annexed by Brandenburg |
| Nassau | 1160 | 1255 | divided in 1255, not reunited until 1806 |
| Oldenburg | ?? | -- | |
| Prussia | 1525 | -- | the old duchy of Prussia was replaced in 1701 by the Brandenburg-based kingdom of Prussia |
| Saxony (1) | ?? | 1260 | replaced by Lauenburg and Saxony-Wittenberg |
| Saxony (2) | 1423 | -- | by uniting the earldoms of Meissen and Saxony-Wittenberg |
| Saxony-Wittenberg | 1296 | 1422 (or 1423?) | |
| Schaumburg | 12th century | -- | in 1640 secession of Schaumburg-Lippe |
| Schaumburg-Lippe | 1640 | -- | |
| Steinfurt | 1454 | 1804 | was a part of Bentheim before 1454 and after 1804 |
| Tecklenburg | ?? | 1263 | annexed by Bentheim |
| Württemberg | 1135 | -- |
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