Other territories fully or partially under Berg sovereignty

Most subdivisions of the Duchy of Berg were administered either by appointees of the duke or by noble families subject to him. Some subdivisions, however, were administered by other countries while remaining under Electorate sovereignty. Others were part of condominia, in which sovereignty and administration was formally shared with another country. The sovereignty over others was a matter of dispute with no clear winner.

 

Foreign administration

 

The following subdivisions were administered by other countries. while remaining under Berg sovereignty:

 

 

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-Hohengeroldseck”.

 

Formal condominia and disputed territory

 

Sovereignty and/or administration were shared with other countries in several subdivisions. The following list shows the simplified country name for each and the name of the larger subdivision with which each is linked for statistical purposes.

 

 

(The “\” signals that administration was shared. The use of “Cologne” in the name signals that administration was shared with subjects of the Imperial City. The city itself was not involved in the administration. The use of “Bonn” in the name signals that the administering entity was the Electorate of Cologne. Bonn is where the archbishop had his administrative seat and it use in this context serves to distinguish the Electorate from the Imperial City.)

 

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