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This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter M:
| Name | Type | Circle | Bench | Formed | Notes |
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| Magdeburg | 967: Archbishopric 1180: HRE Prince-Archbishopric |
Low Sax | EC | 968: diocese est. 1180: Partitioned from the older Duchy of Saxony |
805: 1st mention of Magdeburg Before 1180: Part of older Duchy of Saxony, till emperor deposed Henry the Lion 1180: Gained Imperial immediacy at the carve-up of the older Duchy of Saxony 1648:Secularized as a duchy to Brandenburg |
| Magdeburg | Burgraviate | ||||
| Mahlberg | Lordship | ||||
| Maienfeld | Lordship | ||||
| Mainz | Archbishopric 1356: HRE Prince-Elector |
El Rhin | EL | 962 | 1512: Electoral Rhenish Circle 1803: Merged with Bp. of Regensburg |
| Mainz | Free City | 1244 | 1462: Annexed by Abp. of Mainz | ||
| Manderscheid Count of Manderscheid, Blankenheim & Gerolstein |
Lordship 1453: County 1460: HRE County |
c934 | 1270: To Lords of Manderscheid 1488: Partitioned into Manderscheid-Blankenheim-Gerolstein, Manderscheid-Kail (extinct 1762) and Manderscheid-Schleiden 1760: Passed by marriage to Counts of Sternberg 1802: Acquired Abbeys of Schussenried and Weissenau for loss to France of Blankenheim, Junkerath, Gerolstein and Dollendorf1806: Mediatised to Wurttemberg |
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| Manderscheid-Schleiden | County | 1488: Partitioned from Manderscheid | 1647: Annexed to Kall | ||
| Mansfeld HRE Prince and Prince of Fondi, Count and Lord of Mansfeld, Noble Lord of Heldrungen, Seeburg and Schraplau, Lord of the Lordship of Dobrzisch, Neuhaus and Arnstein |
County | Upp Sax | 1051 | 973: 1st mention of Mansfeld 1079: Mansfeld appointed count in northern Hattgau 1229: Mansfeld male line died out; inherited by Counts of Querfurt by female inheritance Acquired Lordship of Bornstedt 1501: Division into Mansfeld-Vorderort, Mansfeld-Mittelort, and Mansfeld-Hinterort Partitions annexed by Mansfeld-Bornstedt 1563: Mansfeld-Vorderort division into Arnstein (extinct 1615), Artern (extinct 1631), Bornstedt (extinct 1780), Eisleben (extinct 1710), Friedeburg (extinct 1626) and Heldrungen (extinct 1572) lines 1580: Lost imperial immediacy 1602: Mansfeld-Mittelort line died out 1666: Mansfeld-Hinterort line died out 1771: Marriage of heiress of Mansfeld-Vordeort-Bornstedt with the Prince of Colloredo; founding of Colloredo-Mansfeld line 1780: Mansfeld-Vorderort line died out; territory annexed to Saxony |
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| Marchtal | Abbacy | Swab | 1793: Council of Princes | ||
| Mark | 1198: County | Low Rhen | PR | 1160: Split off from Berg | 1368: United with Cleves 1521: United with Berg and Cleves 1609: War of Succession 1614: Annexed to Brandenburg 1666: Annexation by Brandenburg generally recognized |
| Martinstein | Lordship | ||||
| Massa (Malaspina) | Lordship 1662: Duchy of Massa and Principality of Carrara |
1797-1814: French occupation | |||
| Matsch | HRE County | 1505: Line died out | |||
| Maulbronn | RA | ||||
| Maursmunster | Imperial Abbey | ||||
| Mechelen (Malines) | Lordship | Burg | c950: Fief of Bishop of Liège | 1356: To Count of Flanders Passed to Habsburg 1512: Burgundian Circle |
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| Mecklenburg Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Prince of the Wends, Schwerin & Ratzeburg, Count of Schwerin, Lord of the Lands of Rostock & Stargard |
1170: Principality 1348: Duchy 1815: Grand Duchy |
Low Sax | PR | 1139 | 1229: Partitioned into Mecklenburg, Werle, Rostock and Parchim 1304: Princes of Mecklenburg acquired Stargard as marriage dowry 1314: Prince of Rostock line died out 1416: Prince of Parchim line died out 1323: Acquired Rostock 1353: Partitioned 1358: Purchase of Schwerin from the Counts of Tecklenburg and Schwerin 1436: Acquisition of the lands of the extinct branch of Werle 1471: Mecklenburg-Stargard line died out; Mecklenburg reunited 1536: Division into Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1582: HRE Council of Princes 1610: Mecklenburg principalities reunited 1621: Partitioned into Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1628: Dukes of Mecklenburg placed under an imperial ban 1629: To Albert of Wallenstein 1631: Dukes of Mecklenburg restored to their lands by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden 1648: Acquired secularized Bishoprics of Schwerin and Ratzeburg 1808: Confederation of the Rhine 1815: German Confederation |
| Mecklenburg-Güstrow | Duchy | Low Sax | PR | 1621: Created on partition of D. of Mecklenburg | 1582: HRE Council of Princes 1695: Mecklenburg-Gustrow line became extinct 1701: Partitioned between Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Mecklenburg-Schwerin Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Prince of the Wendes, Schwerin & Ratzeburg, Count of Schwerin, Lord of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard |
1621: Duchy 1815: Grand Duchy |
Low Sax | PR | 1621: Created on partition of D. of Mecklenburg | 1582: HRE Council of Princes 1808: Joined Confederation of the Rhine 1815: Joined German Confederation 1867: Joined North German Confederation 1871: Joined the German Empire |
| Mecklenburg-Strelitz Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Prince of the Wendes, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Count of Schwerin, Lord of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard |
1701: Duchy 1815: Grand Duchy |
Low Sax | PR | 1701: Created on partition of D. of Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
1808: Joined Confederation of the Rhine 1815: Joined German Confederation 1867: Joined North German Confederation 1871: Joined the German Empire |
| Megen | HRE County | 1145: 1st mention of Free Imperial County of Megen 1795: French occupation 1801: To Batavian Republic Includes city of Megen and villages of Haren and Macharen |
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| Meissen | Bishopric | 948 | 1559: Secularized to Saxe-Meissen | ||
| Meissen | 1088: Margraviate | 928 | 1440: Partitioned between Bp. of Meissen, D. of Saxe-Wittenberg and Lgv. of Thuringia | ||
| Memmingen | Imperial City | Swab | SW | 1286 | 1803: Mediatized to Bavaria |
| Mergentheim | 1200s: Bailiwick (Ballei) of the Teutonic Order 1805: Principality |
1058: 1st mention of Mergentheim 1200s: Counts of Hohenlohe assigned Mergentheim estates to Teutonic Order 1500: Franconian Circle 1805: Raised to Principality in Treaty of Pressburg Removed from Teutonic Order, given to Empire of Austria 1809: Promised to and annexed by Kingdom of Württemberg, from Napoleon 1810: Austria dropped all claims |
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| Merseburg | 968: Bishopric | 968 | 850: 1st mention of Merseburg 1561: Bishopric suppressed and passed to Saxony<nr>1565: Secularized to Saxony 1656-1738: Seat of Dukes of Saxe-Merseburg 1815: To Prussia |
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| Meßkirch (Messkirch) | Lordship | Swab | 1080: 1st mention of Messkirch To Counts of Rohrdorf 1210: Sold to Truchsess of Waldburg To Counts of Zimmern Inherited through marriage by Counts of Helfenstein, Lords of Gundelfingen 1627: To Furstenberg 1806: To Grand Duchy of Baden |
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| Metz | 500s: Bishopric | Upp Rhen | 945, 1047, 1152: Annexed the Metzgau piecemeal | 1558: Annexed to France 1648: Formally ceded to France |
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| Metz | Imperial City | Upp Rhen | 1207 | 1552: Annexed to France | |
| Millendonk (Myllendonk) | Lordship 1700: HRE Lordship |
Low Rhen | 1263: Passed to Pesch Millendonk family 1268: Under overlordship of Guelders 1279: Under overlordship of Cologne Passed to Reifferscheid 1350: To Mirlar Inherited by Bronckhorst 1682/1690: To Dukes of Croy 1694: To Countess of Berlepsch 1700: To Counts of Ostein (by female inheritance) 1794: French occupation 1815: To Prussia |
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| Mindelheim | Lordship HRE Principality of Mindelheim and Schwabegg |
1704: To Dukes of Marlborough, Lost 1714 to the Elector of Bavaria under Treaty of Utrecht | |||
| Minden | 803: Bishopric 1180: HRE Prince-Bishopric |
Low Rhen | EC | 977: diocese est. 1180: Partitioned from the older Duchy of Saxony |
Before 1180: Part of older Duchy of Saxony, till emperor deposed Henry the Lion 1180: Gained Imperial immediacy at the carve-up of the older Duchy of Saxony 1636: Swedish occupation 1648: By Treaty of Westphalia, secularized as a Principality of Minden |
| Minden | Principality | Low Rhen | PR | 1648: Secularized from Bp. of Minden | Held by Brandenburg 1807: To Kingdom of Westphalia 1815: To Prussia |
| Moers (Mors) | Lordship c1240: County 1706: Principality |
Low Rhen | c1150 | 1493: Passed to Wied-Runke 1519: Passed to Neuenahr 1601: Inherited by Nassau-Orange 1702: Inherited by Brandenburg-Prussia 1794: French occupation 1815: To Prussia |
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| Mollwitz (Małujowice) | Principality | ||||
| Mondsee | RA | in Austria | |||
| Mons (Bergen) | County | 980: Partitioned from counsthip of Hainaut | 1071: Merged back into Hainaut | ||
| Monschau | Barony | 1221 | 1435: Annexed to Jülich | ||
| Montbéliard (Mompelgard) | 1000s: HRE County Princely County |
None | 1397-1793: Passed by marriage to Counts of Wurttemberg 1793: Annexed to France |
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| Montechiarugolo | County | 1180: Partitioned from Guastalla | 1612: Acquired by the Duchy of Parma | ||
| Montfort | County | 1180: Partitioned from Tübingen | Descended from Counts Palatine of Tubingen 1160: Marriage of Hugo of Tubingen and Elizabeth, heiress of Bregenz Acquired Bludenz Acquired Bregenz (extinct 1523) Acquired Lordship of Feldkirch (line extinct 1390) Acquired Lordship of Heiligenberg Acquired Herrenberg Acquired Langenargen Acquired Pfullendorf Acquired Rheinegg Acquired Rothenfels Acquired Sargans Acquired Lordship of Tettnang (line extinct 1779) Acquired Tosters Acquired Tubingen Acquired Vaduz Acquired Wasserburg Acquired Werdenberg Acquired Zollern 1780: Sold to Austria to pay debts 1787: Montfort dynasty died out |
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| Montfort-Montfort | County | 1482: Partitioned from Montfort-Stadeck | 1780: Divided between Austria and Württemberg | ||
| Mosbach | Imperial Free City | ||||
| Mötzkirch | Lordship | 1495: Partitioned from Zimmern | 1594: Annexed to Helffenstein | ||
| Mühlhausen | Imperial City | Low Sax | RH | 1180 | 1803: Mediatized to Brandenburg |
| Mulhouse | Imperial City | 1798: To France | |||
| Münchenroth | Imperial Abbey | Swab | SP | 1126 | 1497: Imperial immediacy 1803: Secularized |
| Münster (Munster) | 791: Bishopric 1134: Prince-Bishopric 1180: HRE Prince-Bishopric |
Low Rhen | EC | 1180: Partitioned from the older Duchy of Saxony | 1122: Acquired County of Kappenberg as fief of the older Duchy of Saxony c1170: Acquired Lordship of Stromberg as fief of the older Saxony Before 1180: Part of older Saxony, till emperor deposed Henry the Lion 1180: Gained Imperial immediacy at the carve-up of the older Saxony 1252: Acquired Lordship of Vechta from Ravensberg 1269: Purchased County of Horstmar 1310-1359: Purchased eastern half of Lordship of Lohn 1400: Acquired Ahaus in pledge 1793: Council of Princes 1803: Secularized to Prussia, Arenberg, Looz, Salm and Croy |
| Münster | Imperial Free City | Upp Rhen | 1648: Annexed to France | ||
| Murbach | Imperial Abbey | ||||
| Muri | Abbacy |