Countries centered on Diez
This page covers the territory of the County of Diez that was acquired by Nassau-Dillenburg in 1564, then recreated upon Nassau-Dillenburg’s 1607 partition. Because the 1564 acquisition was in the form of a personal union rather than a full absorbtion, Diez is handled on this page rather than on the Nassau-Dillenburg page.
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County of Diez (in pers. union w/Nassau-Dillenburg)
- Simplified country name: Diez-Dillenburg
- Nation: Nassuvian Germany [Ottonian line]
- Chronology
- 1388: Ruling line of the County of Diez died out, with Nassau-Dillenburg claiming a 50% share
- 1557: Hesse’s 25% share in Diez acquired by Dillenburg
- 1564: Diez territory partitioned between Nassau-Dillenburg (forming a personal union) and the Electorate of Trier (owner of the remaining 25% share)/beginning of database
- 1607: Terminated upon the partition of the County of Nassau-Dillenburg
- Successor: County of Nassau-Dillenburg-Diez
- Personal unions:
- Diez-Dillenburg as secondary
Nassuvian subdivisions of the County of Diez after the 1654 partition
- Amt Dauborn1564 - 1607
- Dehrner Zent1564 - 1607
- Amt Dietz1564 - 1607
- Gericht Winnen-Höhn1564 - 1607
- Vogtei Ems (50%)1564 - 1607
- Amt Nassau (50%)1564 - 1607
- Gericht der Vierherrischen auf dem Einrich (25%)1564 - 1607
- Amt Camberg (25%)1564 - 1607
County/Principality of Nassau-Dillenburg-Diez
- Simplified country name: Dillenburg-Diez
- Nation: Nassuvian Germany [Ottonian line]
- Predecessor: County of Diez (in pers. union w/Dillenburg)
- Chronology
- 1607: Created out of the former County of Diez territory (except Gericht Winnen-Höhn) upon partition of the County of Nassau-Dillenburg
- 1620: Acquired, upon the termination of Dillenburg-Beilstein, Herrschaft zum Westerwald (formerly Gericht Winnen-Höhn) and most of Herrschaft Beilstein, combining them into Amt Beilstein; transfered the Dehrner Zent to Dillenburg-Hadamar
- 1628: Traded two villages to Dillenburg-Hadamar in exchange for Hadamar’s 25% interest in Amt Camberg
- 1631: Entered into a personal union with the County of Spiegelberg
- 1654: Promoted to a principality
- 1702: Inherited the Principality of Orange and retained the title, while immediately abandoning the territory of Orange to France
- 1717: Acquired, upon the termination of Dillenburg-Hadamar, Amt Stuhlgebiet and the Ottonian share of Amt Kirberg
- 1734: Acquired, upon the termination of Calvinist Siegen, Stadt Siegen and the neighboring Ämter of Freudenberg, Vierdorfschaften, Ferndorf-Krombach, and Hilchenbach
- 1742: Traded Amt Stuhlgebiet (and, indirectly, Amt Mengerskirchen-Ellar) to Catholic Siegen in exchange for the Haingericht and Amt Netphen
- 1743: Acquired the following:
- Stadt and Amt Hadamar, Amt Stuhlgebiet, and Amt Mengerskirchen-Ellar upon the termination of Catholic Siegen
- all the remaining territory of the defunct County of Dillenburg-Dillenburg
- Successor: Principality of Orange-Nassau
- Personal unions
- Nassau-Dietz as primary
Subdivisions of the County/Principality of Nassau-Diez prior to 1743
- Dehrner Zent1607 - 1620
- Amt Dauborn1607 - 1743
- Amt Dietz1607 - 1743
- Vogtei Ems (50%)1607 - 1743
- Amt Nassau (50%)1607 - 1743
- Gericht der Vierherrischen auf dem Einrich (25%)1607 - 1681
- Gericht der Vierherrischen, Marienfels Viertel1681 - 1743
- Amt Camberg (25%)1607 - 1628
- ___increasing to 50%1628 - 1743
- Amt Beilstein, Herrschaft Beilstein1620 - 1743
- Amt Beilstein, Herrschaft zum Westerwald1620 - 1743
- Amt Löhnberg (75%)1620 - 1743
- Amt Kirberg (50%)1717 - 1743
- Amt Ferndorf-Krombach1734 - 1743
- Amt Freudenberg1734 - 1743
- Amt Hilchenbach1734 - 1743
- Stadt Siegen1734 - 1743
- Amt der Vierdorfschaften1734 - 1743
- Gericht vorm Hain1742 - 1743
- Amt Netphen1742 - 1743
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