| Lordship (Barony) of Königsegg Herrschaft (Freiherrschaft) Königsegg |
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| State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||
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| Capital | Aulendorf | |||
| Government | Principality | |||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||
| - Established | 1192 | |||
| - Raised to barony | 1470 | |||
| - Partitioned to create K-Aulendorf and K-Rothenfels |
1622 |
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| - Raised to Imp. estate | 1629 | |||
| - Baronial line extinct; inherited by Aulendorf |
1663 |
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| - Rothenfels sold to Austria |
1804 |
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| - Mediatised to Kgdm Württemberg |
1806 |
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| Area | ||||
| - 1806 | 160 km2 (62 sq mi) | |||
| Population | ||||
| - 1806 est. | 3,000 | |||
| Density | 18.8 /km2 (48.6 /sq mi) | |||
Königsegg was a German statelet of southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Königsegg emerged in 1192 as a Lordship, and was raised to a Barony in 1470. It was partitioned between itself, Königsegg-Aulendorf and Königsegg-Rothenfels in 1622, and was inherited by Königsegg-Aulendorf in 1663 with the extinction of the line.
In 1629, Königsegg was raised to an imperial estate and became a member of the College of the Counts of Swabia at the Reichstag. In 1804, Königsegg sold Rothenfels to Austria. In 1806, the Rheinbundakte gave Königsegg to Württemberg.
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Königsegg was named after Königsegg Castle, located in Königsegg, today part of Guggenhausen. As of 1806, Königsegg consisted of two isolated parts, one around Königsegg, and one around Aulendorf. The county had no cities; its capital was Aulendorf. It was bordered by the County of Scheer, the Mainau Commandry of the Teutonic Order, the Abbacy of Weingarten, Fürstenberg, the Abbacy of Schussenried, the County of Waldburg and Austria. In 1806, Königsegg had an area of about 160 km2 (62 sq mi) and a population of 3000.