County of Sponheim
The County of Sponheim (German: Grafschaft Sponheim, former spelling: Spanheim, Spanheym) was an independent territory in the Holy Roman Empire that lasted from the 11th century until the early 19th century. The name comes from the municipality of Sponheim, where the counts had their original residence.
County of Sponheim | |||||||||||||||
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| 11th century – 1804 | |||||||||||||||
Coat of arms of Upper Sponheim
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Location of the County of Sponheim | |||||||||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||||||
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| Government | Feudal County | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||
• Established | 11th century | ||||||||||||||
• Partitioned to Starkenburg and Kreuznach | c. 1225 | ||||||||||||||
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• Joined Upper Rhenish Imperial Circle | 1500 | ||||||||||||||
• Annexed by the First French Empire | 1804 | ||||||||||||||
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