Lordship of Jever
This page covers the Lordship of Jever, a small country located on the North Sea between East Frisia and Oldenburg. Although it was an identifiable country, it was not truly independent at any time covered by the database.
- Simplified country name
- Jever (1517-1667; 1793-1807)
- Jever-Zerbst (1667-1793)
- Nation
- Cirksenian Germany (1517-1532)
- Minor-Dynastic Germany (1532-1575)
- Oldenburgian Germany (1575-1667)
- Ascanian Germany (1667-1793)
- Russian Germany (1793-1807)
- Chronology
- 1359: Founded (according to legend) upon the unification of the Lordships of Rüstringen, Östringen, and Wangerland
- 1517: Brought under the influence of the Cirksenian clan/beginning of database
- 1532: Became self-governing under the protection of the Habsburgian Netherlands
- 1575: Entered into a personal union with the County of Oldenburg
- 1667: Entered into a personal union with the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
- 1689: Zerbst claim recognized by Denmark (which received the rest of Oldenburg)
- 1773: Entered into a personal union with the Russian Empire
- 1807: Terminated upon Napoleonic interference/end of database
- Successor: Kingdom of Holland (Napoleonic client) (1807-1813)
- Personal unions
- Jever as secondary
- County of Oldenburg (1575-1667)
- Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst (1667-1793)
- Russian Empire (1793-1807; 1813-1818)
- Jever as secondary
During the period covered by the database, Jever was not subdivided. You can find a list of villages in the Lordship under the dummy subdivision of Herrschaft Jever (which is just “Lordship of Jever” rendered in German).