Ottonian Nassau Region
The House of Nassau split between the Ottonian and Walramian lines in 1255. The Ottonian lands were partitioned on multiple occasions, but were reunited on at least two—once in 1561 and again in 1743. I define the Ottonian region as the territory within the reunited Principality of Nassau-Orange in 1806, when it was dismantled. I also include the County of Holzappel-Schaumburg (which passed from Nassau hands into Ascanian hands prior to 1806), the village of Wasenbach (which was never Nassau territory, but was surrounded on three sides by Schaumburg), and the condominia of Burbach, Neunkirchen, Kirberg, and Löhnberg (in all of which Ottonian Nassau entities participated).
I start the data base at different times, depending on the original country:
- 1561 for all villages entirely in Ottonian lands when they were consolidated into a unified county;
- 1564 for all villages assigned to Nassau when the former County of Dietz was divided up with Trier;
- 1597 for villages entirely or partially in Leiningen-Westerburg, when the Schaumburg line inherited the county;
- 1605 for villages entirely or partially in Walmerian hands when they were consolidated into a unified county (Nassau-Saarbrücken).
I end the data base in 1806 when the Holy Roman Empire was terminated and all of the region except Siegen was assigned to the Duchy of Nassau—a Napoleonic client state. Siegen was absorbed by the Kingdom of Prussia.
Sources for the Ottonian Nassau region
Countries
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Beilstein
County of Nassau-Beilstein
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Beilstein\Saarbrücken
County of Nassau-Beilstein (adm. shared with Nassau-Saarbrücken)
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Beilstein\Wittgenstein-Sayn
County of Nassau-Beilstein (adm. shared with Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn)
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Dietz
Principality of Nassau-Dietz
County of Nassau-Dietz
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Dietz\Hachenburg
Principality of Nassau-Dietz (adm. shared with Sayn-Hachenburg)
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Dietz\Saarbrücken
County of Nassau-Dietz (adm. shared with Nassau-Saarbrücken)
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Dietz\Usingen
Condominium btw. the Principality of Nassau-Dietz & the Principality of Nassau-Usingen
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Dietz\Weilburg
County of Nassau-Dietz (adm. shared with Nassau-Weilburg)
Principality of Nassau-Dietz (adm. shared with Nassau-Weilburg)
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Dietz\Westerburg
County of Nassau-Dietz (adm. shared with Leiningen-Westerburg)
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Dillenburg
County of Nassau-Dillenburg
Principality of Nassau-Dillenburg
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Dillenburg\Hachenburg
County of Nassau-Dillenburg (adm. shared with Sayn-Hachenburg)
Principality of Nassau-Dillenburg (adm. shared with Sayn-Hachenburg)
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Dillenburg\Saarbrücken
County of Nassau-Dillenburg (adm. shared with Nassau-Saarbrücken)
Condominium btw. the County of Nassau-Dillenburg & the County of Nassau-Saarbrücken
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Dillenburg\Sayn
County of Nassau-Dillenburg (adm. shared with Sayn-Sayn)
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Dillenburg\Westerburg
County of Nassau-Dillenburg (adm. shared with Leiningen-Westerburg)
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Dillenburg\Wittgenstein-Sayn
County of Nassau-Dillenburg (adm. shared with Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn)
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Hachenburg\Dietz
County of Sayn-Hachenburg (adm. shared with Nassau-Dietz)
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Hachenburg\Dillenburg
County of Sayn-Hachenburg (adm. shared with Nassau-Dillenburg)
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Hachenburg\Orange-Nassau
County of Sayn-Hachenburg (adm. shared with Orange-Nassau)
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Hadamar
County of Nassau-Hadamar
Principality of Nassau-Hadamar
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Hadamar\Saarbrücken
County of Nassau-Hadamar (adm. shared with Nassau-Saarbrücken)
Condominium btw. the County of Nassau-Hadamar & the County of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Condominium btw. the Principality of Nassau-Hadamar & the County of Nassau-Saarbrücken
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Hadamar\Usingen
Condominium btw. the Principality of Nassau-Hadamar & the County of Nassau-Usingen
Condominium btw. the Principality of Nassau-Hadamar & the Principality of Nassau-Usingen
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Holzappel
County of Holzappel
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Holzappel-Dillenburg
County of Holzappel (in personal union with Nassau-Dillenburg)
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Holzappel-Schaumburg
County of Holzappel-Schaumburg
County of Holzappel (in personal union with Schaumburg)
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Holzappel-Schaumburg-Hoym
County of Holzappel-Schaumburg (in personal union with Anhalt-Hoym)
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Leiningen-Westerburg
County of Leiningen-Westerburg
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Orange-Nassau
Principality of Orange-Nassau
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Orange-Nassau\Hachenburg
Principality of Orange-Nassau (adm. shared with Sayn-Hachenburg)
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Orange-Nassau\Usingen
Condominium btw. the Principality of Orange-Nassau & the Principality of Nassau-Usingen
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Orange-Nassau\Weilburg
Principality of Orange-Nassau (adm. shared with Nassau-Weilburg)
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Saarbrücken
County of Nassau-Saarbrücken
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Sayn\Dillenburg
County of Sayn-Sayn (adm. shared with Nassau-Dillenburg)
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Schaumburg
Principality of Nassau-Schaumburg
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Schaumburg-Dillenburg
Principality of Nassau-Schaumburg (in personal union with Nassau-Dillenburg)
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Siegen
County of Nassau-Siegen
County of Nassau-Siegen (adm. shared between Catholic & Calvinist lines)
Principality of Nassau-Siegen (adm. shared between Catholic & Calvinist lines)
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Siegen (Lower)
County of Nassau-Siegen (Calvinist line)
Principality of Nassau-Siegen (Calvinist line)
Principality of Nassau-Siegen (Calvinist line; adm. Catholic line)
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Siegen (Upper)
County of Nassau-Siegen (Catholic line)
Principality of Nassau-Siegen (Catholic line)
Principality of Nassau-Siegen (Catholic line; adm. Calvinist line)
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Siegen (Upper)-Bonn
Principality of Nassau-Siegen (Catholic line; adm. Archbishopric of Cologne)
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Siegen-Hilschenbach
County of Nassau-Siegen-Hilchenbach
Principality of Nassau-Siegen-Hilchenbach
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Virneburg-Boos von Waldeck
County of Virneburg (adm. Boos von Waldeck)
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Virneburg-Kronberg
County of Virneburg (adm. von Kronberg)
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Virneburg-Mudersbach
County of Virneburg (adm. Mudersbach)
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Weilburg
County of Nassau-Weilburg
Principality of Nassau-Weilburg
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Weilburg\Orange-Nassau
Principality of Nassau-Weilburg (adm. shared with Orange-Nassau)
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Wied-Runkel
County of Wied-Runkel
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Wittgenstein-Sayn\Beilstein
County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (adm. shared with Nassau-Beilstein)
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Wittgenstein-Sayn\Dillenburg
County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (adm. shared with Nassau-Dillenburg)
Subdivisions
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Beilstein
Landesteil Beilstein
Herrschaft Beilstein
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Beilstein, Beilstein
Amt Beilstein, Herrschaft Beilstein
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Beilstein, Westerwald
Amt Beilstein, Herrschaft zum Westerwald
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Dauborn
Amt Dauborn
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Dehrn
Dehrner Zent
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Dietz
Landesteil Dietz
Amt Dietz
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Dillenburg
Landesteil Dillenburg
Stadt and Amt Dillenburg
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Driedorf
Amt Driedorf
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Ebersbach
Amt Ebersbach
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Ellar
Amt Ellar
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Ellar-Mengerskirchen
Amt Ellar-Mengerskirchen
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Esterau
Gericht Esterau
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Ferndorf
Amt Ferndorf-Krombach
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Freier Grund, Burbach
Freier Grund, Vogtei Burbach
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Freier Grund, Neunkirchen
Freier Grund, Vogtei Neunkirchen
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Freudenberg
Amt Freudenberg
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Hadamar
Stadt and Amt Hadamar
Landesteil Hadamar
Amtskollegium Hadamar
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Hadamar, Dehrn
Amt Hadamar, Quasi-Vogtei Dehrn
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Hadamar, Hadamar
Stadt and Amt Hadamar, Quasi-Vogtei Hadamar
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Haiger
Stadt and Amt Haiger
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Haingericht
Gericht vorm Hain
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Herborn
Stadt and Amt Herborn
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Hilchenbach
Amt Hilchenbach
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Holzappel
Landesteil Holzappel
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Isselbach
Vogtei Isselbach
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Kirberg
Amt Kirberg
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Löhnberg
Amt Löhnberg
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Marienberg
Amt Marienberg
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Mengerskirchen
Amt Mengerskirchen
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Mengerskirchen-Ellar
Amt Mengerskirchen-Ellar
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Merenberg
Amt Merenberg
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Netphen
Amt Netphen
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Rennerod
Amt Rennerod
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Schaumburg
Herrschaft Schaumburg
Landesteil Schaumburg
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Siegen
Landesteil Siegen
Stadt Siegen
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Stuhlgebiet
Amt Stuhlgebiet
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Tringenstein
Amt Tringenstein
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Vierdorfschaften
Amt der Vierdorfschaften
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Westerburg
Herrschaft Westerburg
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Westerwald
Herrschaft zum Westerwald
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Winnen-Höhn
Gericht Winnen-Höhn
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[Birlenbach]
[Dorf Birlenbach]
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[Schaumburg]
[Herrschaft Schaumburg]
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[Seck]
[Dorf Seck]
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[Wasenbach]
[Dorf Wasenbach]