Principality of Ansbach
Free Imperial principality in the Holy Roman Empire (1398–1791) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Principality or Margraviate of (Brandenburg) Ansbach (German: Fürstentum Ansbach or Markgrafschaft Brandenburg-Ansbach) was a free imperial principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the Franconian city of Ansbach. The ruling Hohenzollern princes of the land were known as margraves, as their ancestors were margraves (so the principality was a margraviate but not a march).
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1398–1791 | |||||||||
Status | Principality | ||||||||
Capital | Ansbach | ||||||||
Common languages | East Franconian | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||
Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
1219 | |||||||||
21 January 1398 | |||||||||
1415–40 | |||||||||
11 June 1420 | |||||||||
• Repartition | 21 September 1440 | ||||||||
• Restoration of personal union | 1470–86 | ||||||||
2 December 1791 | |||||||||
• Formal annexation | 28 January 1792 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
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