The Franconian Circle (German: Niederrheinisch-Westfälischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1500.
Name |
Type |
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Aachen | Free City | |
Anholt | Lordship | |
Beilstein | Lordship | |
Bentheim | County | |
Berg | Duchy | |
Blankenheim and Gerolstein | County | |
Cambrai | Bishopric | |
Cleves | Duchy | |
Cologne | Free City | |
Cornelimünster | Abbey | |
Corvey | Abbey | |
Delmenhorst | County | |
Diepholz | County | |
Dortmund | Free City | |
East Frisia | Principality | |
Essen | Abbey | |
Fagnolles | County | 1786 - 1794 |
Gemen | Lordship | 1704 - 1806 |
Gimborn | Lordship | 1682 - 1806 |
Gronsfeld | County | |
Hallermund | County | 1708 - 1806; Personalist |
Herfold | Abbey | |
Holzappel | County | 1647 - 1806 |
Hoya | County | |
Jülich | Duchy | |
Kerpen-Lommersum | County | 1712 - |
Liège | Bishopric | |
Lingen | County | |
Lippe | County | |
Malmédy | Abbey | |
Marck | County | |
Minden | Principality | |
Moers | County | 1500 - 1648; 1707 - 1794 |
Münster | Bishopric | |
Myllendonk | Lordship | 1701 - 1794 |
Nassau-Dietz | Principality | |
Nassau-Dillenburg | Principality | |
Nassau-Hademar | Principality | |
Oldenburg | Duchy | |
Osnabrück | Bishopric | |
Paderborn | Bishopric | |
Pyrmont | County | |
Ravensberg | County | |
Reckheim | County | |
Reichenstein | Lordship | 1705 - |
Rietberg | County | |
Sayn | County | |
Schaumburg | County | |
Schaumburg-Hesse | County | |
Schaumburg-Lippe | County | |
Schleiden | County | 1713 - |
Spiegelberg | County | |
Stablo | Abbey | |
Steinfurt | County | |
Tecklenburg | County | |
Thorn | Abbey | |
Verden | Bishopric | |
Virneburg | County | |
Werden | Abbey | |
Wickrath | Lordship | 1682 - |
Wied | County | |
Winneburg | Lordship | |
Wittem | Lordship |
Former Estates of the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle[]
Name |
Type |
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Brakel | Free City | |
Bronchhorst | Lordship | |
Cambrai | Free City | |
Duisburg | Free City | |
Düren | Free City | |
Echternach | Abbey | |
Herford | Free City | |
Lemgo | Free City | |
Manderscheid | County | |
Marck-Arenberg | County | |
Minden | County | |
Salm-Reifferscheid | County | Joined the Upper Rhenish Circle |
Soest | Free City | |
Someruff | Lordship | |
Utrecht | Bishopric | |
Verden | Free City | |
Warburg | Free City | |
Wesel | Free City |
Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle |
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Aachen | Anholt | Beilstein | Bentheim | Berg | Blankenheim and Gerolstein | Cambrai | Cleves | Cologne Cornelismünster | Corvey | Delmenhorst | Diepholz | Dortmund | East Frisia | Essen | Fagnolle | Gemen | Gimborn Gronsfeld | Hallermund | Herford | Holzapfel | Hoya | Jülich | Kerpen-Lommersum | Liège | Lingen | Lippe Malmédy | Marck | Minden | Moers | Münster | Myllendonk | Nassau-Dietz | Nassau-Dillenburg | Nassau-Hademar Oldenburg | Osnabrück | Paderborn | Pyrmont | Ravensberg | Reckheim | Reichenstein | Rietberg | Sayn Schaumburg | Schaumburg-Hesse | Schaumburg-Lippe | Schleiden | Spiegelberg | Stavelot | Steinfurt Tecklenburg | Thorn | Verden | Virneburg | Werden | Wickrath | Wied | Winneburg | Wittem |
Earlier Members Brakel | Bronchhorst | Cambrai | Duisburg | Düren | Echternach | Herford | Lemgo | Luxembourg | Manderscheid Marck-Arenberg | Salm-Reifferscheid | Soest | Someruff | Utrecht | Verden | Warburg | Wesel |
Imperial Circles |
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Austrian | Bavarian | Burgundian | Electoral Rhenish | Franconian | Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Lower Saxon | Swabian | Upper Rhenish | Upper Saxon |