Duchy of Westphalia
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The Duchy of Westphalia (German: Herzogtum Westfalen) was a historic territory in the Holy Roman Empire, which existed from 1102 to 1803. It was located in the greater region of Westphalia, originally one of the three main regions in the German stem duchy of Saxony and today part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The duchy was held by the archbishop-electors of Cologne until its secularization in 1803.
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Duchy of Westphalia | |||||||||||
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1102–1803 | |||||||||||
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Capital | Arnsberg | ||||||||||
Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 1102 | ||||||||||
• Annexed by Hesse-Darmstadt | 1803 | ||||||||||
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