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County of Tecklenburg
State of the Holy Roman Empire (11th century–1808) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The County of Tecklenburg (German: Grafschaft Tecklenburg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
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Quick Facts Grafschaft Tecklenburg (German), Status ...
County of Tecklenburg | |||||||||
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Early 11th century–1808 | |||||||||
![]() County of Tecklenburg around the middle of the 13th century | |||||||||
![]() County of Tecklenburg with Rheda about 1560 | |||||||||
Status | County | ||||||||
Capital | Tecklenburg | ||||||||
Common languages | West Low German | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | Early 11th century | ||||||||
• To counts of Schwerin | 1327–1557 | ||||||||
1493 | |||||||||
1696 | |||||||||
• Sold to Brandenburg | 1707 | ||||||||
1808 | |||||||||
1810–15 | |||||||||
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