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County of Sponheim
State of the Holy Roman Empire (1000s–1804) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The County of Sponheim (German: Grafschaft Sponheim, former spelling: Spanheim, Spanheym) was an independent territory in the Holy Roman Empire that lasted from the 11th century until the early 19th century. The name comes from the municipality of Sponheim, where the counts had their original residence.
Quick Facts Grafschaft Sponheim (German), Status ...
County of Sponheim | |||||||||||||||
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11th century – 1804 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||||||
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Government | Feudal County | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||
• Established | 11th century | ||||||||||||||
c. 1225 | |||||||||||||||
1437 | |||||||||||||||
1500 | |||||||||||||||
• Annexed by the First French Empire | 1804 | ||||||||||||||
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