Königsegg was a state in the southeastern part of what is now

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 emerged in 1192 as a

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and was raised to a barony in 1470. It was partitioned in 1622 between itself, Königsegg-Aulendorf and Königsegg-Rothenfels. In 1629, Königsegg was raised to an

imperial estate An Imperial State or Imperial Estate ( la, Status Imperii; german: Reichsstand, plural: ') was a part of the Holy Roman Empire with representation and the right to vote in the Imperial Diet ('). Rulers of these Estates were able to exercise si ...

and became a member of the College of the Counts of Swabia at the Reichstag. With the extinction of its male line in 1663, it was inherited by Königsegg-Aulendorf. In 1804, Königsegg sold Rothenfels to

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 ...

. In 1806, the '' Rheinbundakte'' mediatized Königsegg to the

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. Today, the Counts of Königsegg still reside at

Königseggwald Königseggwald is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European U ...

Castle in Swabia and at

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Castle in Austria.

Geography

Königsegg was named after Königsegg Castle, which was located in Königsegg, today part of

Guggenhausen Guggenhausen is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Uni ...

. As of 1806, it consisted of two isolated parts, one around Königsegg and one around

Aulendorf Aulendorf () is a town in the district of Ravensburg, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated southwest of Biberach an der Riß, and north of Ravensburg. Aulendorf exists of the town itself along with the incorporated villages Tannha ...

. The state had no cities; its capital was Aulendorf. It was bordered by the

County of Scheer Scheer is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the Danube, 6 km east of Sigmaringen. References Sigmaringen (district) Württemberg Populated places on the Danube {{Sigm ...

, the

Mainau Commandry Mainau also referred to as Mav(e)no(w), Maienowe (in 1242), Maienow (in 1357), Maienau, Mainowe (in 1394) and Mainaw (in 1580) is an island in Lake Constance (on the Southern shore of the Überlinger See near the city of Konstanz, Baden- ...

of the

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, the Abbacy of Weingarten, the

Principality of Fürstenberg Fürstenberg was a county (german: Grafschaft), and later a principality ('' Fürstentum''), of the Holy Roman Empire in Swabia, which was located in present-day southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its ruling family was the House of Fürstenbe ...

, the Abbacy of Schussenried, the

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and Austria. In 1806, Königsegg had an area of about and a population of about 3000.

Lords of Königsegg (1192–1470)

*Berthold I of Fronhofen (1192–1209) *Eberhard I (1209–1228) * ''Unknown'' *Eberhard II (1239–1268) ''with...'' **Berthold II (1239–1251) *Eberhard III (? – 1296) *Ulrich I (? – 1300) *John I (1300 – ?) *Ulrich II (? – 1375) ''with...'' **Henry ''with...'' **Berthold III (? – 1370) ''with...'' **Ulrich III *Ulrich IV (? – 1444) *John II *John III *Marquard (? – 1470)

Barons of Königsegg (1470–1663)

*Marquard (1470–1500) *John IV (1500–1544) *John Marquard (1544–1553) ''with...'' **John James (1544–1567) *Marquard IV (1567–1626) ''with...'' **George II (1567–1622) *John William (1626–1663)

Gallery

Burg Königsegg.jpg, Königsegg Castle near

Burg Rothenfels Immenstadt.jpg, Rothenfels Castle near

Immenstadt Immenstadt im Allgäu () is a town in Oberallgäu, the southernmost district of Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps. First mentioned in a 1275 administrative tract, it was granted town privileges in 1360, which makes it one of the oldest towns i ...

AulendorfSchloss.jpg,

Castle Königseggwald Schloss.jpg,

Castle HalbturnCastleAustria.JPG,

Castle, Austria

References

* * ''Königsegg'' and ''Königsegg-Aulendorf'' articles. Swabian Circle 1806 disestablishments States and territories established in 1192 Lordships of the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-hist-stub