The Lordship of Ruppin was a

feudal lordship In Scotland, "baron" or "baroness" is a rank of the ancient nobility of the Baronage of Scotland, a hereditary Imperial, royal and noble ranks, title of honour, and refers to the holder of a barony, erected into a free barony by Crown Charter, ...

of the

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centered around the town of

Neuruppin Neuruppin (, , in contrast to ":de:Alt Ruppin, Old Ruppin"; ; North Brandenburgisch dialect, Brandenburgisch: ''Reppin'') is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Ostprignitz-Ruppin district. It is the birthplace of the noveli ...

. The Lords of Ruppin held up residence in since 1240. The lordship was under the rule of the family from about 1214 until 1524 before being annexed by the

Margraviate of Brandenburg The Margraviate of Brandenburg () was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 that, having electoral status although being quite poor, grew rapidly in importance after inheriting the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 and then came ...

History

Around 1214, land between the rivers, Stemnitz and

Rhin The Rhin is a long river in Brandenburg, Germany, right tributary to the river Havel. It flows through the city Neuruppin and several lakes. A few kilometres downstream from Rhinow it flows into the Havel, about upstream from where the Have ...

, was acquired by Count Bernhard von Arnstein. He is the forefather of the Lindow-Ruppin family who went on to rule the lordship until its annexation by Brandenburg in 1524. The lordship was a part of the

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. The lordship was meant to provide 15 soldiers with 3 on horseback and 12 on foot as well as 42

guilders Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' (" gold penny"). This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Rom ...

for the Imperial Army. In 1524, the Lindow-Ruppin line of succession ended with the death of Count Wichmann. The lordship was seized by Joachim I, being incorporated into the Margraviate of Brandenburg as the . A relative of Count Wichmann sued the

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against the seizure of the lordship in 1541, but the case was dismissed in 1562.

References

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