Lordship of Gräfenstein

Gräfenstein Castle was originally a possession of Leiningen-Dagsburg, but it was forced to cede 7/8ths of it to Electoral Palatinate in 1367, placing it in Wittelsbachian Germany. From then until 1570, the Lordship seated at the castle was a condominium between Leiningian and Wittelsbachian countries, which are tracked in the following table. The database for the Lordship begins in 1505—the same as for Electoral Palatinate.

 

Distribution of Interests in the Gräfenstein Condominium (1367-1570)

 

	Leiningian Germany		Wittelsbachian Germany
	Leiningen-Dagsburg	Leiningen-Hardenburg	Electoral Palatinate	Palatinate-Simmern-Zweibrücken	Palatinate-Simmern	Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Veldenz
1367-1410	12.5%		87.5%
1410-1421	12.5%			87.5%
1421-1459		12.5%		87.5%
1459-1540		12.5%			87.5%
1540-1543		12.5%			87.5%	administered
1543-1570		12.5%				87.5%

 

After 1570, Leiningen dropped out of the condominium and the new arrangement was a 50/50 split between Electoral Palatinate and a Zähringian country (the Margraviate of Baden-Baden until 1771 and a unified Baden thereafter). Although the Margraviate handled the administrative duties, I place Gräfenstein in Jointly-Ruled Germany after 1570. The territory was occupied by France in 1794 and the database ends there.