The Upper Rhenish Circle (german: Oberrheinischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the

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established in 1500 on the territory of the former Duchy of Upper Lorraine and large parts of Rhenish Franconia including the Swabian

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region and the

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. Many of the circle's states west of the

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river were annexed by

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under King

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during the 17th century, sealed by the 1678/79

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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

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Wikipedia article Oberrheinischer Reichskreis.

External links

Historicalmaps.com: Historical Maps of Germany — Imperial Circles in the 16th Century
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