The Lordship of Schellenberg (german: Herrschaft Schellenberg) was a historic state of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
From the accession of Otto I in 962 unt ...
, now located in the
Principality of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...
. Its capital was the town of
Schellenberg.
[The Lordship of Schellenberg]
on states-world.com
Geography
Located north of the
County of Vaduz, its area corresponds to the current electoral district of
Unterland (german: Wahlkreis Unterland). The territory included the current municipalities of
Eschen,
Gamprin,
Mauren
Mauren ( High Alemannic: ''Muura'') is a municipality in Liechtenstein that is situated in the north of the country. It has a population of 4,401. The Curta mechanical calculator was produced by Contina AG, in Mauren.Ruggell
Ruggell is a municipality of Liechtenstein. It is the northernmost and lowest elevated municipality. As of 2019, it has a population of 2,322.
History
The name is said to be from the Latin for "clearing the land" (roncale - ad roncalem). Most kno ...
and
Schellenberg.
History
The lordship was constituted in the 9th century by
Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first E ...
, and purchased to the Counts of
Vaduz
Vaduz ( or , High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' Hrsg. ...
in 1437, becoming ''
de facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with '' de jure'' ("by l ...
'' a dependency united to the
County of Vaduz. After the
Swabian War
The Swabian War of 1499 ( gsw, Schwoobechrieg (spelling depending on dialect), called or ("Swiss War") in Germany and ("War of the Engadin") in Austria) was the last major armed conflict between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of ...
in 1499, both came under
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n suzerainty. Different dynasties of counts bought and sold them, until their purchase in 1699 by
Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, for 115,000
guilders
Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' " gold penny". This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Roman E ...
; he had been granted princely status in 1706, but needed to acquire a territory with imperial immediacy in order to vote in the Diet of the Princes of the Empire. In 1712, the
Liechtenstein dynasty also purchased the nearby County of Vaduz, for 290,000 guilders. The Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, formally united Vaduz and Schellenberg in 1719 as the Principality of Liechtenstein.
[History of Schellenberg]
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See also
*County of Werdenberg
Werdenberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire, within the Duchy of Swabia, situated on either side of the Alpine Rhine, including parts of what is now St. Gallen (Switzerland), Liechtenstein, and Vorarlberg (Austria). It was partitioned fr ...
*History of Liechtenstein
Political identity came to the territory now occupied by the Principality of Liechtenstein in 814, with the formation of the subcountry of Lower Rhætia. Liechtenstein's borders have remained unchanged since 1434, when the Rhine established the ...
References
External links
Lordship of Schellenberg (states-world.com)
Schellenberg, Lordship of
History of Liechtenstein
1719 disestablishments in Europe
States and territories disestablished in 1719
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