Amt Windeck

Amt Windeck, seated at Windeck castle, became part of Berg in 1380. It was involved in numerous boundary disputes with the Lordship of Homburg, which were not settled until 1604 (one year before I start the database). That settlement resulted in a bifurcated Amt. The larger portion to the south and east consisted of the Gerichte of Eckenhagen and Morsbach of the modern Oberbergischer Kreis and Gericht Windeck, split between the modern Rhein-Sieg Kreis and Stadt Waldbröl in the Oberbergischer Kreis. The smaller portion, separated from the rest by Amt Blankenberg and the Homburg, consisted of Gericht Much—now in the Rhein-Sieg Kreis.

 

Between 1624 and 1629, the Amt was technically under Hohenzollern sovereignty (and part of the Duchy of Cleves was under Wittelsbachian sovereignty). I ignore that temporary adjustment.