The County of Stolberg-Rossla (german: Grafschaft Stolberg-Roßla) was a
county
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of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...
. Its capital was
Rossla, now in
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
,
Germany
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. It was owned and ruled by a branch of the
House of Stolberg
The House of Stolberg is the name of an old and large German dynasty of the former Holy Roman Empire's high aristocracy ('' Hoher Adel''). Members of the family held the title of ''Fürst'' and ''Graf''. They played a significant role in feudal ...
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
The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (German: or ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. It was centered around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz.
In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles ...
in 1738. Stolberg-Rossla was
mediatised to Saxony in 1803, but passed to the
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia (german: Königreich Preußen, ) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Re ...
in 1815. Although the territory was subsequently administered within the
Province of Saxony
The Province of Saxony (german: link=no, Provinz Sachsen), also known as Prussian Saxony () was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1944. Its capital was Magdeburg.
It was formed by the merge ...
, the counts retained their possessions until 1945. In 1893 they were raised to the rank of
Prince
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...
s of Stolberg-Rossla.
Rulers of Stolberg-Rossla
Counts of Stolberg-Rossla
* Christoph Ludwig I, Count of
Stolberg-Stolberg (1634–1704)
** Christoph Friedrich, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg (1672–1736)
** Jost Christian, 1st Count of Stolberg-Roßla 1706–1739 (1676–1739)
*** Friedrich Botho, 2nd Count 1739–1768 (1714–1768)
**** Heinrich Christian Friedrich, 3rd Count 1768–1778 (1747–1810)
**** Johann Wilhelm Christoph, 4th Count 1778–1826 (1748–1826)
**** August, 5th Count 1826–1846 (1768–1846)
***** Karl Martin, 6th Count 1846–1870 (1822–1870)
****** Botho, 7th Count 1870–1893 (1850–1893)
Princes of Stolberg-Rossla
* Botho, 1st Prince 1893 (1850–1893)
** Jost Christian, 2nd Prince 1893–1916 (1886–1916)
** Christoph Martin, 3rd Prince 1916–1949 (1888–1949)
*** Johann Martin, 4th Prince 1949–1982 (1917–1982)
Prince Alexander of
Stolberg-Wernigerode
The County of Stolberg-Wernigerode (german: Grafschaft Stolberg-Wernigerode) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz region around Wernigerode, now part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was ruled by a branch of the House of Stolberg. ...
(b.1967) was adopted by Stolberg-Roßla line. He has a son, Prince Ludwig (b.2008), and three daughters.
See also
*
House of Stolberg
The House of Stolberg is the name of an old and large German dynasty of the former Holy Roman Empire's high aristocracy ('' Hoher Adel''). Members of the family held the title of ''Fürst'' and ''Graf''. They played a significant role in feudal ...
References
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1706 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1803 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire
States and territories established in 1706
Former states and territories of Saxony-Anhalt
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