County of Virneburg

 

  • Simplified country name
    • Virneburg-Schleiden (1545-1560)
    • Virneburg-Schleiden-Virneburg (1560-1615)
    • Virneberg-Wertheim-Virneburg (1615-1794)
  • Nation
  • Chronology
    • ~1000: Created as a county with imperial immediacy
    • ~1350: Largely subordinated to the Electorate of Trier, while retaining autonomy
    • 1424: Acquired Saffenburg and an administrative interest in Neuenahr-Neuenahr
    • 1545: Acquired by Manderscheid-Schleiden in personal union; surrendered administrative interest in Neuenahr-Neuenahr/beginning of database
    • 1554: Forfeited significant territory while formalizing subordination to Trier
    • 1560: Assigned to Manderscheid-Schleiden-Virneburg after partition of Manderscheid-Schleiden
    • 1615: Assigned to Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg after extinction of Virneburg line in 1590 and lengthy dispute
    • 1794: Occupied by France/end of database
  • Personal unions