The Electoral Rhenish Circle (German: Kurrheinischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1512 when the Prince Electors were added to the Imperial Circles and was populated with a few other territories along the Rhine. The Circle was substantially smaller and had less members than the other circles, although it was important as four of the original seven electors of the Empire were among its number.
Name |
Type |
|
---|---|---|
Arenberg (Aremberg) | Duchy | |
Beilstein | Lordship | |
Cologne | Archbishopric | 1512 - 1801; Elector |
Coblenz | Bailiwick | |
Lower Isenburg | County | |
Mainz | Archbishopric | 1512 - 1806; Elector |
Palatinate | County Palatine | 1512 - 1806; Elector |
Rheineck | Burgraviate | 1512 - 1806 |
Thurn and Taxis | County | Personalist |
Trier | Archbishopric | 1512 - 1801; Elector |
Former Estates of the Electoral Rhenish Circle[]
Name |
Type |
|
---|---|---|
Gelnhausen | Free City | 1512 - 1745 |
Neuenahr | County | 1512 - 1600 |
Reifferscheid | Lordship | 1521 - after 1567 |
Selz | Provostry | 1512 - |
St Maximin in Trier | Abbey | 1512 - 1669 |
Electoral Rhenish Circle |
---|
Arenberg | Beilstein | Coblenz | Cologne | Lower Isenburg | Mainz | Palatinate Rheineck | Thurn and Taxis | Trier |
Earlier Members |
Gelnhausen | Neuenahr | Reifferscheid | Selz | St Maximin |
Imperial Circles |
---|
Austrian | Bavarian | Burgundian | Electoral Rhenish | Franconian | Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Lower Saxon | Swabian | Upper Rhenish | Upper Saxon |