Waldburg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

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. It is the home of

Waldburg Castle The Waldburg ( en, Forest castle) is the ancestral castle of the stewards, Imperial Counts and later Imperial Princes from the House of Waldburg. It dates from the 12th century and stands on the march of the municipality Waldburg in the distri ...

, a medieval castle that sits atop the large hill in the town. The castle dates from the twelfth century, when Waldburg was a

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of the

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House of Waldburg

In 1424, the county was partitioned: * Waldburg-Sonnenburg, annexed by

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, 1511 * Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1504: ** Waldburg-Capustigall, annexed by

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

, 1745 ** Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1612: *** Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer, restored in 1717 *** Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1717: ****

Waldburg-Scheer Waldburg-Scheer was a County ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms th ...

, restored in 1764 **** Waldburg-Trauchburg, annexed by

Waldburg-Zeil Waldburg-Zeil was a County and later Principality within Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Schloss Zeil, near Leutkirch im Allgäu. History Waldburg-Zeil ...

, 1772 *

Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil was a County ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil was a partition of Waldburg and was repartitioned in 1589, to create Waldburg-Waldburg, Waldburg-Wolfegg a ...

, partitioned in 1589: **

Waldburg-Waldburg Waldburg-Waldburg was a County ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Waldburg was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil and was divided between the other two parts of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil — ...

, divided between

Waldburg-Wolfegg Waldburg-Wolfegg was a County ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Wolfegg was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil and was repartitioned in 1667, creating Waldburg-Waldsee Waldburg-Wal ...

and

in 1660 **

, partitioned in 1667: ***

Waldburg-Waldsee Waldburg-Waldsee was a County and later Principality within Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Bad Waldsee. Waldburg-Waldsee was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg. Wh ...

, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...

in 1806 *** Waldburg-Wolfegg, annexed by Waldburg-Waldsee in 1798 **

, partitioned in 1674: ***

Waldburg-Wurzach Waldburg-Wurzach was a County and later Principality within Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the House of Waldburg, located on the southeastern border of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Wurzach (located about 15 kilometres west of Bad Wa ...

, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to

in 1806 *** Waldburg-Zeil, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to

in 1806

References

1424 disestablishments Ravensburg (district) States and territories established in the 12th century House of Waldburg {{Ravensburg-geo-stub