Bentheim-Alpen was a short-lived County 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 ...

, created as a partition of

Bentheim-Steinfurt Bentheim-Steinfurt was a historical county located in northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia in the region surrounding Steinfurt, Germany. Bentheim-Steinfurt was a partition of Bentheim-Bentheim, itself a partition of the County of Bentheim. Bentheim- ...

in 1606. It was later merged into

in 1629.

Count of Bentheim-Alpen (1606 - 1629)

*Frederick Ludolph (1606 - 1629) Populated places established in 1606 Counties of the Holy Roman Empire 1606 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-hist-stub