County of Zweibrücken
Territory in the Holy Roman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The County of Zweibrücken (German: Grafschaft Zweibrücken) was a territory in the Holy Roman Empire named for Zweibrücken in which is now situated in the Rhineland-Palatinate. It was created sometime between 1182 and 1190 from an inheritance division of the county of Saarbrücken and lasted until 1394.
Quick Facts Grafschaft Zweibrücken, Status ...
County of Zweibrücken Grafschaft Zweibrücken | |||||||||||
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1182/90 – 1394 | |||||||||||
Status | County | ||||||||||
Capital | Zweibrücken 49°15′N 7°22′E | ||||||||||
Government | County | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Partitioned from County of Saarbrücken | 1182 | ||||||||||
• Partitioned in twain | between 1295 and 1333 | ||||||||||
• Fell to Electoral Palatinate | 1394 | ||||||||||
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