Franconian Circle
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The Franconian Circle (in German, Fränkischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire.
[edit] Composition
The circle was made up of the following states:
| Name | Type of entity | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ansbach | Margraviate | |
| Bamberg | Bishopric | |
| Bayreuth | Margraviate | |
| Castell | County | |
| Eichstätt | Bishopric | |
| Erbach | County | |
| Hausen | Lordship | |
| Henneberg | County | |
| Hohenlohe | County | |
| Limpurg | Lordship | |
| Löwenstein-Wertheim | Principality | |
| Mergentheim | Lands held by the Teutonic Order | |
| Nuremberg | Imperial City | |
| Reichelsberg | Lordship | |
| Rieneck | County | |
| Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Imperial City | |
| Schwarzenberg | County | |
| Schweinfurt | Imperial City | |
| Seinsheim | Lordship | |
| Weißenburg im Nordgau | Imperial City | |
| Welzheim | Lordship | |
| Wertheim | County | |
| Wiesentheid | Lordship | |
| Windsheim | Imperial City | |
| Würzburg | Bishopric |
[edit] Sources
The list of states making up the Franconian Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Fränkischer Reichskreis.
 Circles of the Holy Roman Empire after the Imperial Reform |
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| Created in 1500: Bavarian Circle · Franconian Circle · (Lower Rhenish-)Westphalian Circle · Lower Saxon Circle · Swabian Circle · Upper Rhenish Circle Created in 1512: Austrian Circle · Burgundian Circle · Electoral Rhenish Circle · Upper Saxon Circle |
