Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
from the 13th century until 1803. During the late 17th century, most of its territory was annexed by
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
; this consisted of the areas on the left bank of the
Rhine
The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Swit ...
, around the towns of
Saverne
Saverne (, ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated on the Rhine-Marne canal at the foot of a mountain pass, pass ...
,
Molsheim
Molsheim (; ) is a Communes of France, commune and a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.Benfeld,
Dachstein
Hoher Dachstein () is a strongly karstic mountain in central Austria and the second-highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps. It is situated at the border of Upper Austria and Styria, and is the highest point in each of those states. Par ...
Dossenheim-Kochersberg
Dossenheim-Kochersberg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
* Kochersberg
The Kochersberg () is a natural region of the French département of Bas-Rhin ...
,
Erstein
Erstein (, ; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department, in the region of Grand Est, France.
History
An important necropolis from the Merovingian era (6th-7th century) has been excavated near Erstein in 1999–2000.
Erstein was known in Alsa ...
Rhinau
Rhinau (; ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department of Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Until 1398, the village was located on the bank of the Rhine. The present village dates from the sixteenth century. At periods of low water in the Rhine ...
, and the ''Mundat'' (consisting of
Rouffach
Rouffach (; German and Alsatian: ''Rufach'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Rouffach lies along the Alsatian wine route (''Route des Vins d'Alsace'').
Its vineyards produce one of the finest A ...
Eguisheim
Eguisheim (; ; Alsatian: ''Egsa'') is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical region of Alsace (). The village lies on the edge of the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, where the Vo ...
). The annexations were recognized by the Holy Roman Empire in the
Treaty of Ryswick
The Peace of Ryswick, or Rijswijk, was a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Rijswijk between 20 September and 30 October 1697. They ended the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance, which included the Dutc ...
of 1697. Only the part of the state that was to the east of the Rhine remained; it consisted of areas around the towns of Oberkirch,
Ettenheim
Ettenheim () is a city in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
Ettenheim was founded in the 8th century by Eddo, bishop of Strasbourg, and the was founded at about that time. Ettenheim received German town law, town rights in ...
, and
Oppenau
Oppenau () is a city located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has a population of 4,700 inhabitants.
Geography
Oppenau is situated in the Rench valley in the Black Forest. The nearest major cities are Offenburg and Freudenstadt.
...
. This territory was
secularized
In sociology, secularization () is a multilayered concept that generally denotes "a transition from a religious to a more worldly level." There are many types of secularization and most do not lead to atheism or irreligion, nor are they automatica ...
to
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Ba ...
in 1803.
See also
*
Palais Rohan, Strasbourg
The Palais Rohan (Rohan Palace) in Strasbourg is the former residence of the prince-bishops and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinals of the House of Rohan, an ancient French nobility, French noble family originally from Brittany. It is a major arch ...
*
Rohan Castle
Rohan Castle (, ), also known as ''Château Neuf'' (New Castle) or the ''Château de Saverne'' (), is an eighteenth-century Neoclassicism, neoclassical palace in the city of Saverne in Alsace, France. It was one of the residences of Archbishops o ...
Strasbourg
Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...
Prince-Bishopric
A prince-bishop is a bishop who is also the civil ruler of some secular principality and sovereignty, as opposed to ''Prince of the Church'' itself, a title associated with cardinals. Since 1951, the sole extant prince-bishop has been the Bi ...
Strasbourg
Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...