Other countries under either Berg sovereignty or administration

Most subdivisions of the Duchy of Berg were administered either by appointees of the duke or by noble families subject to him. The following subdivisions, however, were administered by other countries:

 

• Herrschaft Broich
  • Daun-Falkenstein (1521-1682)
  • Leiningen-Dagsburg (1682-1766)
  • Hesse-Darmstadt (1766-1806)
• Herrschaft Odenthal
  • Metternich (1631-1806)
• Freiheit Niederwesseling
  • von der Leyen (1635-1767)

 

As the simplified country name for each, I use “Berg” followed by last part of the administering entity’s name. Thus, in 1700, Herrschaft Broich was in Berg-Dagsburg and Niederwesseling was in Berg-Leyen

 

In contrast, Berg administered the Abbacy of Siegburg, a sovereign enclave within its borders, before annexing it in 1676. For its simplified name, I use Siegburg-Berg.

 

In the following subdivisions within Amt Porz, administrative duties were shared with entities subject to the Imperial City of Cologne:

 

• Gericht Dünnwald
• Gericht Flittard-Stammheim
• Gericht Paffrath

 

As a simplified name, I use Berg\Cologne. The “\” signals that administration was shared. (The use of “Cologne” in the name might seem ambiguous because it is not instantly recognizable as the imperial city rather than the archbishopric. However, my convention is to use “Bonn” when the administering entity is the archbishopric because that is where the archbishop had his administrative seat.)

 

Finally, Herrschaft Oefte, a small part of Landgericht Homberg in Amt Angermund, was under the protection of Berg but was administered by the Imperial Abbacy of Werden. Sovereignty over Oefte was never settled. As a simplified country name, I use Werden\Berg.

 

Master list of countries and subdivisions in the Berg region