Electorate of Cologne:

Quasi-countries under Leyenian administration

 

This page covers territories under the sovereignty of the Electorate of Cologne, but administered by Leyenian countries.

 

Electorate of Cologne (adm. Leyen-Saffig/Adendorf/Hohengeroldseck)

 

• Simplified country names
  • Cologne-Saffig (1629-1659)
  • Cologne-Adendorf (1659-1705)
  • Cologne-Hohengeroldseck (1705-1794)
• Nation: Ecclesiastical Germany
• Predecessor: Electorate of Cologne
• Chronology
  • 1629: Quasi-country created when Leyen-Saffig is granted administrative rights over Herrschaft Lind
  • 1659: Administrative rights shift to Leyen-Adendorf when Adendorf becomes independent
  • 1692: Leyen-Adendorf acquires administrative rights over Amt Neuerburg via pledge
  • 1705: Adendorf enters into personal union with Hohengeroldseck
  • 1742: Amt Neuerburg reverts to a regular subdivision of the Electorate of Cologne upon redemption of the 1692 pledge
  • 1757: Leyen-Hohengeroldseck acquires administrative rights over Herrschaft Buschfeld
  • 1794: Quasi-country terminated upon French occupation/end of database