List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (E)

This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter E:

Name

Type

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Formed

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East Frisia
East Friesland
Prince and Lord of East Frisia, Lord of Esens, Stadesdorf and Wittmund
1465: County
1654: HRE Prince
1662: Principality
Low Rhen PR 1465: Joined the Empire 1517: East Frisia confirmed under rule of local counts
1667: HRE Council of Princes
1744: To Prussia
1806: To Holland
1810: To France
1813: To Russia
1813: To Prussia
1815: To Hanover
Eberstein County Swab 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; just Younger line
1283: Alt-Eberstein sold to Baden
1363: Waldangelloch sold to Angelach-Angelach
1387: Half of Neu-Eberstein sold to Baden
Eberstein Elder Line County n/a n/a 1219: Partitioned from Eberstein 1263: Extinct; to Simon I of Zweibrücken as Zweibrücken-Eberstein
Eberstein Younger Line County n/a n/a 1219: Partitioned from Eberstein 1263: Elder Line extinct; hereon just Eberstein
Eberstein-Eberstein County Swab SC 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
Eberstein-Poltringen County Swab SC 1562: Partitioned from Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein 1576: Extinct; to Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein
Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein County Swab SC 1367: Partitioned from Eberstein 1526: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Eberstein
1576: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Poltringen
1589: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein and Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg
Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg County Swab SC 1574: Partitioned from Eberstein-Eberstein 1622: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein
Echternach Abbacy Low Rhen RP 698 751: Imperial immediacy
1794: To France
1797: Abbey suppressed; monks dispersed
Edelstetten Abbacy
1803: HRE Lordship
1804: HRE Princely County
Swab SP / PR 1126 1500: Converted to secular nunnery
1783: Imperial abbey
1803: Secularised and given to Ligne
1804: Sold to Esterházy of Galántha
1806: To Bavaria
Eggenberg
HRE Prince of Eggenberg, Duke of Krummau, Princely Count of Gradisca, Count of Adelsberg, Lord of Aquileja
Principality Aust PR 1647: Acquired Gradisca
1653: HRE Council of Princes
1717: Extinct
Eglingen Lordship Swab To Counts of Gravenegg
1723: To Thurn und Taxis
Eglofs (Egloff) Lordship
County
Swab SC 1283: Free Imperial Village 1662: To Abensberg-Traun
1804: To Windisch-Graetz Elder Line
1806: To Württemberg
Ehrenburg Lordship
Ehrenfels Lordship Bav SC 11th Century Originally to Lords of Ehrenfels
1335: Half to Stauff
1432: Other half to Stauff
1465: HRE Barony
1568: Sold to Palatinate-Neuburg
Eichstätt
Eichstatt
Eichstadt
741:Bishopric
908-1802: Imperial Prince-Bishopric
Franc EC 908 1305: HRE Prince of the Empire
1802: To Bavaria
1803: To Salzburg
1805: To Bavaria
Eilenburg County n/a n/a 976 1017: Annexed to Meißen
Einsiedeln Abbacy
1274: HRE Principality
Swab SP c. 829 965: HRE Prince of the Empire
1798: Annexed to Helvetic Confederation
Elchingen 1128: Abbacy Swab SP 1128 1128: Abbey founded by Co. Dillingen, granted imperial immediacy
1802: To Bavaria
Elbing (Elbląg) Imperial Free City n/a n/a 1358 1454: To Poland
Ellwangen Abbacy
1460: Provostry
Swab EC c. 764: Abbey founded 1011: Imperial immediacy
1215: HRE Prince
1460: Converted to a provostry
1803: Secularized to Württemberg
Elten Abbacy n/a n/a 967 973: Imperial immediacy
1083: To Archbishopric of Bremen
1129: Imperial immediacy
1390: HRE Princess
1802: To Prussia
1806: To Berg
1811: To France
1815: To Prussia
Eltz 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 Lordship n/a n/a 11th Century 14th Century: Imperial immediacy
1395: Acquired Lustenau
1453: Renamed to Hohenems
Engadin and Winterthur Lordship 950: Partitioned from Cläven 1095: Extinct
Engelberg 1124: Priory
1128: Abbacy
Swab SP 1124 1425: Associated member of Swiss Confederation
1798: Annexed to Helvetic Confederation, to Nidwalden
1815: To Obwalden
Enzberg Lordship n/a n/a 1236 1236: Fief of Bishopric of Speyer
1384: Knights of Enzberg cast out of Speyer and Maulbronn
1409: Purchased Lordship of Mühlheim
1806: To Baden, then Württemberg
Eppstein 1505: HRE County n/a n/a 1172 Lordship of Eppstein; renamed from "Hainhausen"
1223: Partitioned into Eppstein Elder Line and Eppstein Younger Line
1269: Reunited by Younger Line
1433: Partitioned into Eppstein-Königstein and Eppstein-Münzenberg
Eppstein Elder Line 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
Eppstein Younger Line Lordship n/a n/a 1223: Partitioned from Eppstein 1269: Elder Line extinct; renamed to Eppstein
Eppstein-Königstein County Upp Rhin WE 1433: Partitioned from Eppstein 1535: Extinct; to Louis of Stolberg who founded the line Stolberg-Königstein
Eppstein-Münzenberg County Upp Rhin WE 1433: Partitioned from Eppstein 1522: Extinct; to Leiningen-Hardenburg
Erbach Lordship
1532: HRE County
Franc FC 1213 1272: Partitioned into Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Reichenberg
1531: Reunited by Erbach-Reichenberg
1532: Imperial estate
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
Erbach-Breuburg 1532: HRE 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
Erbach-Erbach HRE Lordship 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
Erbach-Fürstenau 1532: HRE 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
Erbach-Michelstadt HRE Lordship Franc FR 1339: Partitioned from Erbach-Reichenberg 1531: Extinct; to Erbach-Reichenberg
Erbach-Reichenberg HRE Lordship Franc FR 1272: Partitioned from Erbach 1339: Partitioned into itself and Erbach-Michelstadt
1531: Renamed to Erbach
Erbach-Schönberg 1532: HRE 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
Erbach-Wildenstein 1532: HRE County Franc FR 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1669: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach
Ermland (Warmia) 1251: Sovereign HRE Principality n/a n/a 1243: Prince-Bishopric established One third ruled by Bishopric of Warmia, two thirds by Teutonic Order
1454: To Poland, as part of Royal Prussia
1466: Directly under the Polish Crown
1772: To Prussia; abolished
Essen c850: Abbacy
1661: HRE Princess-Abbacy
Low Rhen EC 1041 betw. 874-947: Imperial immediacy
1228: HRE Princess
1802: Annexed to Prussia
1806: Joint condominium of Prussia and Berg
1806: To Berg
1815: To Prussia
Esslingen am Neckar Imperial City Swab SW c1250 1803: Annexed to Württemberg
Esterau Lordship 1643: To County of Holzapfel
Esterházy von Galántha Principality Bav PR 1804: Purchased Edelstetten from Ligne (College of Princes)

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