Lordship of Rheda

 

  • Simplified country names
    • Rheda-Steinfurt (1557-1610)
    • Rheda-Tecklenburg (1610-1696)
    • Rheda-Hohenlimburg (1696-1806)
  • Nation: Bentheimian Germany
  • Chronology
    • ~1170: Created as a lordship
    • 1190: Acquired by Lippe upon the extinction of the Rheda line
    • 1365: Acquired by Schwerinian Tecklenburg upon the extinction of the ruling Lippe line, where it became a subdivision
    • 1541: Beginning of database (1)
    • 1557: Entered into a personal union with Bentheim & Steinfurt upon the extinction of the Schwerinian line
    • 1610: Spun off from Bentheim & Steinfurt as part of Bentheim-Tecklenburg
    • 1696: Entered into personal union with Hohenlimburg when Tecklenburg proper left Bentheim-Tecklenburg
    • 1806: Terminated upon the demise of the Holy Roman Empire/end of database
  • Personal unions

 

(1) Date selected to reflect reunification of Lingen with Tecklenburg, of which Rheda was still a subdivision