Daunian Germany

The original Daun line died out in 1163, but its castle was occupied by another family that retained the Daun name. (Although some sources spell the name Dhaun, neither of those lines should be confused with the Dhaun line of Wildgraves, which was based some 20 km to the northeast.) The Lordship became subservient to the Electorate of Trier in 1353. Thereafter, it never held any sovereign territory and although it was promoted to a county in 1643, it had surrendered all of its German property to Trier by 1722, focusing entirely on properties in the Austrian Empire.

 

In 1250, a branch of the Daun family acquired a share of Oberstein by marriage. In 1320, Oberstein was partitioned, with the Daun portion becoming the Lordship of Daun-Oberstein. The same line acquired the Lordship of Falkenstein in 1456, which was promoted to a county in 1518. Thereafter, the line became known as Daun-Falkenstein, to reflect the higher rank and I start the database at that point.

 

Before adopting the Falkenstein name, Daun-Oberstein acquired, by marriage, the Lordship of Broich and a 50% share of the County of Hohenlimburg. It surrendered its share of Hohenlimburg to its condominium partner, Neuenahr-Alpen, in 1542, when the daughter of the Daunian ruler married the Neuenahrian ruler and Hohenlimburg became fully Neuenahrian. The Daun line retained Broich until it became extinct in 1682.

 

In the following list of countries in Daunian Germany, countries and dates outside the chronological scope of the database are shown in italics. Entities in gray fall outside of Daunian Germany but are included to facilitate an exhaustive tracking of territories over time.

 

  • Lordship/County of Oberstein (1250-1518-1682)
    • self-governing (1250-1518) 
    • in personal union with Falkenstein (1518-1546; 1636-1682)
    • self-governing (1546-1636)
  • Lordship/County of Falkenstein (1456-1518-1682)
    • in personal union with Oberstein (1456-1518)
    • self-governing (1518-1682)
  • County of Hohenlimburg
    • in personal union with Daun-Oberstein (1511-1518)
      • 50% share of condominium with Neuenahr-Alpen
    • in personal union with Daun-Falkenstein (1518-1542)
  • Lordship of Broich (1511-1518-1682)
    • in personal union with Daun-Oberstein (1511-1518; 1546-1636)
    • in personal union with Daun-Falkenstein (1518-1546; 1636-1682)