Königsegg-Rothenfels was a state in far southwestern

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, located north of

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and east of

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. It was created as a partition of the Barony of Königsegg in 1622, and was raised to a

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seven years later. It was sold to Austria in 1804, but was granted to Bavaria by

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in 1805 at the Peace of Pressburg during the

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Baron of Königsegg-Rothenfels (1622–29)

* Hugh (1622–29)

Counts of Königsegg-Rothenfels (1629–1804)

* Hugh (1629–66) * Leopold William (1666–94) * Sigmund William (1694–1709) * Albert (1709–36), married Maria von Manderscheid-Blankenheim ** Maximilian Friedrich, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne * Charles Ferdinand (1736–59) * Francis Hugh (1759–71) * Francis Fidelis Anthony (1771–1804)

Other family members

* Karl Ferdinand, Graf von Königsegg-Rothenfels, married to Hélène de Boisschot, Baroness of Saventhem * Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels * Christian Moritz Graf Königsegg und Rothenfels 1622 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Counties of the Holy Roman Empire 1804 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-hist-stub nl:Immenstadt im Allgäu