County of Tecklenburg
The County of Tecklenburg (German: Grafschaft Tecklenburg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
County of Tecklenburg Grafschaft Tecklenburg | |||||||||
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| early 11th century–1808 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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County of Tecklenburg around the middle of the 13th century | |||||||||
County of Tecklenburg with Rheda about 1560 | |||||||||
| Status | County | ||||||||
| Capital | Tecklenburg | ||||||||
| Common languages | West Low German | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | early 11th century | ||||||||
• To counts of Schwerin | 1327–1557 | ||||||||
• Partitioned to create the County of Lingen | 1493 | ||||||||
• To Solms-Braunfels by judgement | 1696 | ||||||||
• Sold to Brandenburg | 1707 | ||||||||
| 1808 | |||||||||
| 1810–15 | |||||||||
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