County of Ravensberg
Historical county of the Holy Roman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The County of Ravensberg (German: Grafschaft Ravensberg) was a historical county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory was in present-day eastern Westphalia, Germany, at the foot of the Osning or Teutoburg Forest.
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County of Ravensberg | |||||||||
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1140–1810 | |||||||||
Status | County | ||||||||
Capital | Bielefeld | ||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Otto I, Count of Ravensberg | 1140 | ||||||||
• Gerhard I, Count of Berg and Ravensberg | 1338 | ||||||||
1500 | |||||||||
1521 | |||||||||
1614 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 1810 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
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