List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (V)
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This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter V:
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Name |
Type |
Circle |
Bench |
Formed |
Notes |
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 Vaduz |
County | 1510: Last Baron of Brandis sold Vaduz and Schellenberg to the Counts of Sulz 1708 joined with county of Schellenberg; capital of the still independent principality of Liechtenstein Sold to Liechtenstein | |||
 Varel |
Lordship | 1123: 1st mention of Varel To Counts of Oldenburg 1667: To Counts of Aldenburg 1733-1854: Passed by marriage to Counts of Bentinck 1811: French occupation 1813: To Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | |||
 Vechta |
County | n/a | n/a | 1226: Partitioned from Ravensberg | 1244: Extinct; to Ravensberg 1252: Sold to Münster 1803: To Oldenburg 1810: To France 1814: To Oldenburg |
 Veldenz |
County | n/a | n/a | By 1113: Partitioned from the Wildgraviate | 1270: Extinct; to Geroldseck by marriage 1277: To Hohengeroldseck 1298: Partitioned from Hohengeroldseck 1387: Partitioned into Veldenz-Lichtenberg and Veldenz-Moschellandsburg 1389: Reunited by Veldenz-Moschellandsburg 1444: Extinct; to Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken by marriage 1459: To Palatinate-Zweibrücken 1543: To Palatinate-Veldenz |
| Veldenz-Lichtenberg |
County | n/a | n/a | 1387: Partitioned from Veldenz | 1389: Extinct; to Veldenz-Moschellandsburg |
| Veldenz-Moschellandsburg |
County | n/a | n/a | 1387: Partitioned from Veldenz | 1389: Renamed to Veldenz |
 Velen (Vehlen) |
Acquired Bretzenheim | ||||
 Verden |
Bishopric 1180: HRE Prince-Bishopric 1648: Principality |
Low Rhen | EC | 1180 | partitioned from the Duchy of Saxony 1648: Secularized as a principality to Sweden |
 Verden |
Principality | Low Rhen | EC | 1648 | Secularized from Bp. of Verden,to Sweden 1712: Danish occupation 1715: Sold to Electorate of Hanover 1719: In personal union with Hanover 1807: Annexed to the Kingdom of Westphalia 1810: Annexed to France 1813: In personal union with Hanover 1814/1823: Incorporated into Kingdom of Hanover |
.svg.png){kind=small} Verden |
Imperial City | Low Rhen | RH | 1648: Annexed to Pr. of Verden | |
 Verdun |
300's: Bishopric | Upp Rhen | countship 997-c.1044 | 1558: Annexed to France 1648: Formally ceded to France | |
 Verdun |
Imperial City | Upp Rhen | 1552: Annexed to France | ||
 Vianden |
County | n/a | n/a | 1090: First mentioned; fief of Brabant | 1163: Acquired Salm in the Ardennes 1175: Partitioned into itself and Salm in the Ardennes 1264: Made fief of Luxembourg; partitioned into itself and Schönecken 1400: Extinct; to Sponheim-Kreuznach 1417: To Nassau-Dillenburg |
 Virneburg |
HRE County | Low Rhen | 1543: Line of Virneburg counts died out; inherited by Counts of Manderscheid 1593: Inherited by Lowenstein through female inheritance Seized by Baron Johann of Recker during Thirty Years' War 1648: Restored to Lowenstein-Wertheim 1794: French invasion | ||
 Vogtland |
Margraviate | Upp Sax | 1546 | Annexed to Saxony in 1563 | |
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