The Upper Rhenish Circle (german: Oberrheinischer Reichskreis) was an
Imperial Circle 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 ...
established in 1500 on the territory of the former
Duchy of Upper Lorraine
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It was founded in 959 following th ...
and large parts of
Rhenish Franconia
Rhenish Franconia (german: Rheinfranken) or Western Franconia () denotes the western half of the central Kingdom of Germany, German stem duchy of Franconia in the 10th and 11th century, with its residence at the city of Worms, Germany, Worms. The ...
including the
Swabian Alsace
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region and the
Burgundian duchy of Savoy.
Many of the circle's states west of the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein
, source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, so ...
river were annexed by
France
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under King
Louis XIV
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
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, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Ver ...
during the 17th century, sealed by the 1678/79
Treaties of Nijmegen.
Composition
The circle was made up of the following states:
Sources
*The list of states making up the Upper Rhenish Circle is based in part on that in the
German Wikipedia article
Oberrheinischer Reichskreis.
External links
Historicalmaps.com: Historical Maps of Germany — Imperial Circles in the 16th Century
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Circles of the Holy Roman Empire
Upper Rhine
German Renaissance
Early Modern history of Germany
History of Hesse
1500 establishments in Europe
1806 disestablishments in Europe
1500s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1806 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire