This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter E:
| Name | Type | Imperial circle | Imperial diet | History |
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East Frisia (Ostfriesland)
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County 1654: Principality |
Low Rhen | PR | 1465: Established 1517: East Frisia confirmed under rule of local counts 1667: HRE Bench of Secular Princes 1744: To Prussia 1806: To Holland 1810: To France 1813: To Prussia 1815: To Hanover |
Eberstein
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County | Swab | SC | 11th Century 1085: 1st mentioned; ruled by Lords of Eberstein 1195: HRE Count 1219: Partitioned into Eberstein Elder Line and Eberstein Younger Line 1263: Elder line extinct; only Younger line remained 1283: Alt-Eberstein sold to Baden 1363: Waldangelloch sold to Angelach-Angelach 1367: Partitioned into Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein and ... |
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Eberstein Elder Line
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County | n/a | n/a | 1219: Partitioned from
Eberstein 1263: Extinct; to Simon I of Zweibrücken as Zweibrücken-Eberstein |
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Eberstein Younger Line
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County | n/a | n/a | 1219: Partitioned from
Eberstein 1263: Renamed to Eberstein |
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Eberstein-Eberstein
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County | Swab | n/a | 1526: Partitioned from
Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein 1574: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg 1660: Extinct; to Bishopric of Speyer, Baden and Württemberg 1753: Württemberg portion to Baden 1803: All to Baden |
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Eberstein-Poltringen
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County | Swab | n/a | 1562: Partitioned from
Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein 1576: Extinct; to Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein |
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Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein
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County | Swab | n/a | 1367: Partitioned from
Eberstein 1387: Half of Neu-Eberstein sold to Baden 1526: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Eberstein 1576: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Poltringen 1589: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein and Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg |
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Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg
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County | Swab | n/a | 1574: Partitioned from
Eberstein-Eberstein 1622: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein |
Echternach
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Abbacy | Low Rhen | RP | 698: Abbey established 751: Imperial immediacy 1794: To France 1797: Abbey suppressed; monks dispersed |
Edelstetten
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Abbacy 1802: Lordship 1804: Princely County |
Swab | SP / PR | 1126: Abbey established 1500: Converted to secular nunnery 1783: Imperial abbey 1802: Secularised; to Ligne 1804: Sold to Esterházy von Galántha 1806: To Bavaria |
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Eggenberg
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Principality | Aust | PR | 1432: First mentioned 1647: Acquired Gradisca 1653: HRE Council of Princes 1717: Extinct |
Eglingen
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Lordship | Swab | SC | 1144: First mentioned; to
Fronhofen 1249: To Oettingen; sovereignty disputed by Bavaria 1615: To Grafeneck 1723: Sold to Thurn and Taxis 1806: To Bavaria 1810: To Württemberg |
Eglofs (Egloff)
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Imperial Valley | n/a | n/a | 1283: Free Imperial Village 1662: Sold to Abensberg-Traun by the Emperor; see Lordship below |
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Eglofs (Egloff)
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Lordship County |
Swab | SC | 1662: Free Valley of Eglofs sold to
Abensberg-Traun 1804: To Windisch-Graetz Elder Line 1806: To Württemberg |
Ehrenburg
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Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1324: Built by
Schwarzburg 1416: To Witzleben 1430: To Schwarzburg 1482: To Lichtenberg 15??: To Schwarzburg |
Ehrenfels
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Lordship 1465: Barony |
Bav | SC | 11th Century 1335: Half to Stauff 1432: Other half to Stauff 1465: HRE Baron 1568: Sold to Palatinate-Neuburg |
Eichstätt (Eichstatt; Eichstadt)
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Bishopric | Franc | EC | 741: Diocese established 908: Imperial immediacy 1305: HRE Prince of the Empire 1802: To Bavaria 1803: To Salzburg 1805: To Bavaria |
Eilenburg
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County | n/a | n/a | 976 1017: Annexed to Meißen |
Einsiedeln
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Abbacy | Swab | SP | 934: Abbey established at site of hermitage 1274: Imperial immediacy 1424: To Schwyz though retained abbey itself retained independence 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland |
Elbing (Elbląg)
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Imperial City | n/a | n/a | 1358: Imperial Free City 1454: To Poland |
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Elchingen
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Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1128: Abbey established with imperial immediacy 1802: To Bavaria 1810: To Württemberg |
Ellwangen
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Abbacy 1460: Provostry |
Swab | EC |
c. 764: Abbey established 1011: Imperial immediacy 1215: HRE Prince of the Empire 1460: Converted to a provostry 1803: Secularized to Württemberg |
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Elten
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Abbacy | n/a | n/a | 967: Abbey established 973: Imperial immediacy 1083: To Archbishopric of Bremen 1129: Imperial immediacy 1390: HRE Princess of the Empire 1802: To Prussia 1806: To Berg 1811: To France 1815: To Prussia |
Eltz
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Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century 1336: Fiefs to the Archbishopric of Trier 1729: HRE Knight 1733: HRE Count (Main line) 1794: To France |
Ems
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Lordship | n/a | n/a | 11th Century 14th Century: Imperial immediacy 1395: Acquired Lustenau 1453: Renamed to Hohenems |
Engelberg
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Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1120: Abbey established 1236: Acquired secular territory 1425: Associated member of Swiss Confederation 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland |
Enzberg
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Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1236: First mentioned; ministerialis of the
Bishopric of Speyer 1384: Cast out of Speyer and Maulbronn 1409: Acquired Mühlheim 1806: To Baden, then Württemberg |
Eppstein
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Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1172: Renamed from "
Hainhausen" 1223: Partitioned into Eppstein Elder Line and Eppstein Younger Line 1269: Renamed from Younger Line 1433: Partitioned into Eppstein-Königstein and Eppstein-Münzenberg |
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Eppstein Elder Line
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Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1223: Partitioned from
Eppstein 1269: Extinct; succession dispute between Eppstein Younger Line and Katzenelnbogen Younger Line. Most fell to the latter |
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Eppstein Younger Line
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Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1223: Partitioned from
Eppstein 1269: Renamed to Eppstein |
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Eppstein-Königstein
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Lordship 1505: County |
Upp Rhin | WE | 1433: Partitioned from
Eppstein 1505: HRE Count 1535: Extinct; to Louis of Stolberg who founded the line Stolberg-Königstein |
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Eppstein-Münzenberg
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Lordship 1505: County |
Upp Rhin | WE | 1433: Partitioned from
Eppstein 1505: HRE Count 1522: Extinct; to Leiningen-Hardenburg |
Erbach
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Lordship 1532: County |
Franc | FC | 1148: First mentioned 1272: Partitioned into Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Reichenberg 1531: Reunited by Erbach-Reichenberg 1532: HRE Count 1539: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1569: Reunited by Erbach-Erbach 1605: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1643: Reunited by Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned into Erbach-Wildenstein, Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach, Erbach-Fürstenau and Erbach-Schönberg |
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Erbach-Breuburg
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County | Franc | FR | 1605: Partitioned from
Erbach 1627: Extinct; divided between Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1653: Extinct; to Erbach-Wildenstein 1717: Partitioned from Erbach-Schönberg 1747: Renamed to Erbach-Erbach |
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Erbach-Erbach
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Lordship 1539: County |
Franc | FR | 1272: Partitioned from
Erbach 1503: Extinct; to Erbach-Reichenberg 1539: Partitioned from Erbach 1569: Renamed to Erbach 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1643: Extinct; to Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1731: Extinct; to Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg and Erbach-Schönberg 1747: Renamed from Erbach-Breuberg 1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt |
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Erbach-Fürstenau
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County | Franc | FR | 1539: Partitioned from
Erbach 1569: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1618: Extinct; divided between Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1714: Extinct; to Erbach-Schönberg 1717: Partitioned from Erbach-Schönberg 1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt |
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Erbach-Michelstadt
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Lordship | Franc | FR | 1339: Partitioned from
Erbach-Reichenberg 1531: Extinct; to Erbach-Reichenberg |
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Erbach-Reichenberg
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Lordship | Franc | FR | 1272: Partitioned from
Erbach 1339: Partitioned into itself and Erbach-Michelstadt 1531: Renamed to Erbach |
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Erbach-Schönberg
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County | Franc | FR | 1539: Partitioned from
Erbach 1564: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1643: Renamed to Erbach 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1717: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg and itself 1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt |
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Erbach-Wildenstein
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County | Franc | FR | 1647: Partitioned from
Erbach 1669: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach |
Eschenlohe
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Lordship 13th Century: County |
n/a | n/a | 1140: First mentioned 13th Century: HRE Count 1294: Sold Werdenfels to Freising 1295: Extinct; to Iffeldorf |
Essen
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Abbacy | Low Rhen | EC |
c. 850: Abbey established betw. 874-947: Imperial immediacy 1228: HRE Princess of the Empire 1802: To Prussia 1808: To Berg 1815: To Prussia |
Esslingen am Neckar
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Imperial City | Swab | SW |
c. 1250: Free Imperial City 1802: To Württemberg |
Esterau
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Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century: To
Laurenburg 1197: To Nassau 1643: To Holzappel 1707: To Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 1806: To Nassau |
Esterházy von Galántha
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Principality | Swab | PR | 1804: Purchased
Edelstetten from
Ligne (College of Princes) 1806: Edelstetten to Bavaria |
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