Lordship of Jever

Prior to 1532, the Lordship of Jever was ruled by the Cirksenians of East Frisia, although its inhabitants were from a different tribe than the East Frisians. In 1532, Jever sought protection from the Habsburgs to free itself from the Cirksenians while largely governing itself. During that period, I place it in Minor-Dynastic Germany. In 1575, Jever shifted to Oldenburgian Germany when its leader died and her nephew, the Count of Oldenburg, became the new Lord. When the last Count of Oldenburg died in 1667, Jever was awarded to his nephew, the Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, in Ascanian Germany (although Denmark, which received the County of Oldenburg itself, did not concede the Ascanian claim until 1689). When the last Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst died in 1793, Jever was awarded to his closest relative—Catherine the Great of Russia. Jever remained Russian until 1807 and was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg after the Napoleonic Wars.

 

Until it became part of the Grand Duchy, 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). Also to be found there is a chronological list of the country names that applied to the Herrschaft.

 

Master list of countries and subdivisions in the Oldenburg region