Castell was a
county
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of northern
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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, ruling a string of territories in the historical region of
Franconia
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The three Regierungsbezirk, administrative ...
, both east and west of
Würzburg
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Würzburg ...
. Little is known about the
noble
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Counts of Castell, although they were the counts of Kreis Gerolzhofen, Regierungsbezirk, and Unterfranken of Bavaria. They were a member of the ''Fränkische Grafenkolleg'' ("Franconian Counts College").
The two main branches of the House of Castell were
Protestant
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Castell-Remlingen
Castell-Remlingen was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany, ruled by a branch of the Counts of Castell. It was created as a partition of Castell in 1597, and in 1668 it was partitioned between itself and Castell- ...
(later split into
Castell-Castell) and Protestant and
Catholic
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Castell-Rüdenhausen
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.
Castell was composed of three territories (''Flecken'') and 28 villages, with about 10,000 inhabitants at the time of mediatisation. The County of Castell joined Bavaria in 1806.
Partitions of Castell
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Castell-Remlingen
Castell-Remlingen was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany, ruled by a branch of the Counts of Castell. It was created as a partition of Castell in 1597, and in 1668 it was partitioned between itself and Castell- ...
(1597–1806)
**
Castell-Castell (1668–1806)
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Castell-Rüdenhausen
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(1597–1806)
Castell, County of
Franconian Circle
1709 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
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