Amt Rheinberg
Rheinberg was founded in the early 11th century and was probably acquired by the Archbishop of Cologne in the early 12th century, where it became the seat of an Amt. The Amt is an exclave surrounded mostly by the territory of the Duchy of Cleves and the County of Moers. It is the farthest north subdivision of the Electorate. The Amt has three subdivisions that were part of the Electorate of Cologne throughout the period covered by the database.
List of villages in Bauerschaft Buchholz
- Lindfort 1559 - 1794
- Rossenray 1559 - 1794
- Saalhoff 1559 - 1794
List of villages in Stadt and Amtsgericht Rheinberg
- Rheinberg 1559 - 1794
- Winterswick 1559 - 1794
List of villages in Kirchspiel Menzelen
- Menzelen 1559 - 1794
Adjacent to Amt Rheinberg were three Unterherrschaften that were not part of the Amt but were grouped with it for statistical purposes. Two of those Unterherrschaften were administered by Electorate subjects throughout the period covered by the database, and were considered part of the Electorate.
A complication arises with respect to Bönninghardt, which was part of Herrlichkeit Issum. Beginning in 1772, the Duchy of Cleves disputed the Electorate’s sovereignty over the village and the surrounding area. The dispute was not settled before the French occupation, but the Electorate laid claim to Seveler Heide (south of Issum) in response. (Seveler Heide had been in the Duchy of Guelders-Geldern, not Cleves, but both were part of the Kingdom of Prussia, so the claim was not unfair to Guelders.) In terms of simplified country names, I place Bönninghardt in Geldern\Bonn and Seveler Heide in Bonn\Cleves (thereby giving preference to the original claimants) after 1772.
List of villages in Herrlichkeit Issum
- Bönninghardt 1559 - 1772
- Issum 1559 - 1794
List of villages in Herrlichkeit Kamp
- Kamp-[Lindfort] 1559 - 1794
- Kamperbruch 1559 - 1794
The third Unterherrschaft was administered by foreigners and the countries to which it belonged are listed below.
List of villages in Herrschaft Alpen
- Alpen 1559 - 1794
- Alpisrade 1559 - 1794
- Drüpt 1559 - 1794
- Huck 1559 - 1794
- Millingen [Rheinberg] 1559 - 1794