Thursday, June 11, 2009

N States

NAMUR

Territorial Development & Dynastic History
1184: "The record of the creation of the margraviate of Namur in 1184 parallels the Styrian souce in listing the real elements of lordship: jusrisdiction, allods, abbeys, other churches, fiefs, ministeriales, and any further appurtenance...." (Arnold. p. 221)

Counts & Margraves of Namur

List of Counts of Namur

House of Namur

992–1011: Albert I
1011–1016: Robert I
1016–1037: Albert II
1037–1102: Albert III
1102–1139: Godfrey I
1139–1189: Henry I the Blind

List of Margraves of Namur

House of Hainaut

1189–1195: Baldwin I
1195–1212: Philip I
1212–1217: Yolanda
Peter II of Courtenay

House of Courtenay

1217–1226: Philip II
1226–1229: Henry II
1229–1237: Margaret
1237–1256: Baldwin II

House of Luxembourg

1256–1265: Henry III

House of Flanders

1265–1297: Guy I of Dampierre
1297–1330: John I

1330–1335: John II
1335–1336: Guy II
1336–1337: Philip III
1337–1391: William I
1391–1418: William II
1418–1421: John III

House of Burgundy
1405-1419 : John IV the Fearless
1419-1467 - Philip IV the Good
1467-1477 : Charles I the Bold
1477-1482 : Mary I the Rich

House of Habsburg

1493-1519 : Maximilian
1519-1556 : Charles II
1556-1598 : Philip V
1598-1621 : Isabella Clara Eugenia & Archduke of Austria
1621-1665 : Philip VI
1665-1700 : Charles III
1712-1713: Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria

1714-1740 : Charles IV
1740-1780 : Mary II Theresa
1780-1790 : Joseph I
1790-1792 : Leopold
1792-1835 : Francis II
1835-1848 : Ferdinand
1848-1916 : Francis III Joseph


NEUCHATEL, NEUENBURG

Titles: Sovereign Prince and Count of Neuchâtel and Count of Valangin
Territorial Development and Dynastic History
?: Neuchatel first mentione as novum castellum, regalissimam sedem in the will of Rodolphe III, King of Burgundy
1034: Emperor Konrad II gave Neuchatel castle to the lord of several neighbouring fiefs Ulrich von Fenis
1125-1395: To the House of Neuchatel
1200's: Division into four lines of Neuchatel, Aarberg, Nidau and Strassberg which were either created or acquired by marriage
1288: Reigning count resigned his domains to the Emperor Rudolf, who gave them to the Lord of Chalon-sur-Saone, by whome they were restored to the count of Neuchatel on his doing homage for them
1393: The House of Chalon succeeded to the Principality of Orange by virtue of a marriage contracted in 1388
1395-1458: Neuchatel passed to the Count of Freiburg im Breisgau through marriage to the heiress
1457: Neuchatel passed to the Margrave of Baden-Hachberg through marriage to an heiress
1504-1707: Neuchatel passed to the Duke of Orleans-Longueville through marriage to an heiress
1512-1529: Neuchatel occupied by the Swiss
1530: Neuchatel passed to the Prince of Orange-Nassau by virtue of a marriage contracted in 1515
1532: Count took the title of Prince of Neuchatel
1592: Cadet line of the Lordship of Valangin bought by the main line of counts
1643: Principality
1648: By Treaty of Westphalia, Neuchatel became a sovereign principality
1702: House of Orange-Nassau becamem extinct with the death of William III of England
1707-: House of Orleans-Longueville became extinct
1707-1857: To the Kings of Prussia; personal union with Prussia
1806-1814: To Napoleon's marshall Louis Alexandre Berthier
1815: Joined Swiss Confederation
1857: King of Prussia renounced claims to sovereignty over Neuchatel which became a full republican member of the Swiss Confederation

References
Counts of Neuenburg
Neuchatel, Switzerland (Canton)
Neuenburg CastleChronology of History of Neuchatel


NUREMBERG
Territorial Development & Dynastic History.
1050: First documentary mention of Nuremberg
1105: Burgraviate granted to the House of Raab
1191: Line of House of Raab extinct; Nuremberg acquired by Hohenzollerns
1363: Nuremberg raised to princely status
1427: Burgraviate sold to the city of Nuremberg
1440: Burgraviate partitioned between Ansbach and Bayreuth.


Burgraves of Nuremberg.

House of Raabs

1105-1137: Gottfried II
1137-1143: Konrad I
1143-1160: Gottfried III
1160-1192: Konrad II


House of Hohenzollern.
1192–1200/1204: Friedrich I/III (also count of Zollern)
1204–1218: Friedrich II/IV (son of, also count of Zollern)
1218–1261/1262: Konrad I/III (brother of, also count of Zollern)
1262–1297: Friedrich III

"...Friedrich III acquired Bayreuth and was enfeoffed with the imperial Landgericht of Nuremberg in 1273...."  (Smith, 2008, p. 11)
1297–1300: Johann I
1300–1332: Friedrich IV

"Imperial loyalty played a leading role in Hohenzollern politics during the fourteenth century.  In the double election of 1314, Burgrave Frederick IV (1300-1332) sided with Louis the Bavarian.  The burgrave was later praised by Louis as the 'savior of the Empire' (salvator imperii) for helping defeat Frederick of Austria at Muhldorf in 1322.  In one of his last acts, frederick obtained advocacy rights over Ansbach in 1331...."  (Jeep, 2001, p. 591)
Johann II von Nuremberg (1309-1357)
1332-1357: Johann II
"...Frederick's eldest sons, Johann (1332-1357) and Conrad (d.1334), ruled the Franconian lands as co-regents until the latter's death.  In 1340 Johann was able to acquire the Orlamunde inheritance, including Kulmbach and much of the upper Main valley.  After 1346, Johann assumed the position of regent (Statthalter) in Brandenburg...."  (Jeep, 2001, p. 591)
1332-1334: Konrad II

1357-1398: Friedrich V

"...Frederick V (1357-1398) emerged as one of the strongest supporters of the Luxembourg emperor Charles IV... (T)he burgrave was able to acquire a number of imperial fiefs along the Bohemian border, including Hof.  Charles also raised the Hohenzollerns to the princely estate in 1363."  (Jeep, 2001, p. 591)
1398-1420: Johann III

"The Franconian lands were divided between Frederick's sons.  Johann III (1398-1420) received the Oberland and served as advisor to King Wenceslas.  He later was with Sigismund of Hungary at the battle of Nikopolis (1396)...."  (Jeep, 2001, p. 591)
1420-1427: Friedrich VI (Friedrich I, Elector of Brandenburg).

"...Frederick VI (1398-1440), regent of the Unterland, also fought alongside Sigismund, and later helped him put down a rebellion in Hungary in 1409.  In 1411, Sigismund named Frederick administrator (Hauptmann und Verweser) in the Mark of Brandenburg.  After 1415, he exercised all princely rights and was named elector in 1417.  Margrave Frederick I sought with limited success to reassert princely authority over the towns and nobility in Brandenburg.  After 1426, he devoted most of his energies to Franconian affairs, appointing his son Johann, 'the Alchemist,' regent in the Mark...  He was also involved in the negotiations at the Council of Constance and was able to acquire extensive privileges for the margraves over the bishoprics in the Mark." (, pp. 591-592

References
Wikipedia

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