Lordship of Lahr-Mahlberg

Lordship of Lahr

Lordship of Mahlberg

The Lordship of Lahr-Mahlberg was created in 1277 when the Geroldseck holdings were partitioned. The ruling line died out in 1426 and the Lordship entered into a personal union with the County of Moers-Saarwerden. In 1442, the Margraviate of Baden-Baden was granted a 50 percent administrative interest, which was expanded into a sovereign interest in 1497. In 1527, the Moers-Saarwerden interest passed to the Walramian line of Nassuvian Germany. The table below tracks the interests of various Nassuvian and Zähringian entities between 1442 and 1629, when the Lordship was geographically partitioned. At that time, Lahr became fully Nassuvian and Mahlberg became fully Zähringian.

 

Distribution of Interests in the Lahr-Mahlberg Condominium (1442-1629)

 

		(Walramian) Nassuvian Germany				Zähringian Germany
	Moers-Saarwerden	Weilburg-Saarbrücken	Weilburg-Saarwerden	Weilburg-Weilnau	Saarbrücken	Baden-Baden	Baden
1442-1503	50%					50%
1503-1527	50%						50%
1527-1535		50%					50%
1535-1556		50%				50%
1556-1559			50%			50%
1559-1574		50%				50%
1574-1605				50%		50%
1605-1629					50%	50%