County of Rantzau
The Imperial County of Rantzau (German: Reichsgrafschaft Rantzau) was an immediate state of the Holy Roman Empire which lasted from 1650 to 1864. Its territory is more or less congruent with the present Amt Rantzau.
Imperial County of Rantzau Reichsgrafschaft Rantzau | |||||||||
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| 1650–1864 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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| Status | Imperial county | ||||||||
| Capital | Barmstedt | ||||||||
| Government | Imperial county | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1650 | ||||||||
• Acquired by Denmark | 9 April 1726 | ||||||||
• Mediatised to Prussia | 1864 | ||||||||
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