(also called Hochstift Bamberg)

(1802 Annexion by Kurpfalz-Bayern)

(also called Hochstift Würzburg)

(1802 secularized and added to Kurpfalz-Bayern)

(also called Hochstift Eichstätt)

(1802 secularized and added to Herzogtum Salzburg)

(also called Markgraftum Brandenburg-Bayreuth)

(1791 sold to Brandenburg-Preußen)

(also called Markgraftum Brandenburg-Ansbach)

(1791 sold to Brandenburg-Preußen)

(1660 divided between the so called Sächsischen Herzogtümer)

(1803 renamed to Gefürstete Grafschaft Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg)

(1798 Division of inheritance into two Gefürstete Grafschaften (Bartenstein and Jagstberg))

(1670 raised to Gefürstete Grafschaft Schwarzenberg)

(1711 raised to Gefürstete Grafschaft Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort)

(1803 Renamed to Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg)

(1744 Stand increasing to Gefürstete Grafschaft)

(1688 Division of inheritance into two Grafschaften (Waldenburg-Bartenstein and Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst))

(1744 Stand increasing to Gefürstete Grafschaft)

(1728 Extinct, inherited in Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein)

(1764 Stand increasing to Gefürstete Grafschaft)

(1764 Stand increasing to Gefürstete Grafschaft)

(1699 Division of inheritance into three Grafschaften (Langenburg, Ingelfingen, Kirchberg))

(1764 Stand increasing to Gefürstete Grafschaft)

(1756 Extinct, inherited in Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen)

(1708 Division of inheritance into two Grafschaften (Oehringen, Weikersheim))

(1764 Stand increasing to Gefürstete Grafschaft)

(1698 renamed to Reichsgrafschaft Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen)

(1689 Extinct, inherited in Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen)

(1684 Extinct, inherited in Hohenlohe-Oehringen)

(1677 Division of inheritance into four Grafschaften (Oehringen, Neuenstein, Künzelsau, Weikersheim))

(1698 Extinct, inherited in Hohenlohe-Oehringen)

(1709 annexed to Reichsgrafschaft Castell-Castell)

(1709 Division of inheritance into Castell and Castell-Castell)

(1668 Division of inheritance into Castell-Remlingen and Castell-Castell)

(1762 annexed to Reichsgrafschaft Castell)

(1717 Division of inheritance into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Schönberg and Erbach-Erbach; these three lines still existed until the end of the Old Empire as territories with no real division of the land in the form of a common county of Erbach.)

(1672 Division of inheritance into Erbach-Fürstenau and Erbach-Erbach)

(1717 Extinct, inherited to Erbach-Erbach)

(1669 Extinct, inherited to Erbach-Fürstenau)

(1713 Extinct, divided between 17 heirs; although the county was divided into many small individual territories, politically it remained a fief from 1713 on and continued to have a seat in the Imperial Council of Princes)

(1705 Extinct, inherited to Limpurg-Sontheim)

(1690 Extinct, inherited to Limpurg-Sontheim and Limpurg-Speckfeld)

(1732 mediatized by Herzogtum Württemberg)

(1713-1726 Loss of imperial freedom, to Herzogtum Württemberg)

(1685 founded, 1708 to Königreich Preußen)

(1655 incorporated into Grafschaft Schwarzenberg)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Bayern, 1804 Preußen, 1806 Bayern; renamed to Weißenburg in Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Fürsterzstift or Erztift Salzburg)

(1806 secularized and merged to form Kurfürstentum Salzburg)

(also called Hochstift Passau)

(1806 secularized and most of the land added to Königreich Bayern, parts added to Kurfürstentum Salzburg)

(also called Hochstift Freising)

(1802 occupied by Königreich Bayern)

(also called Hochstift Regensburg)

(1803 secularized to Fürstentum Regensburg)

(1803 secularized and added to Kurfürstentum Salzburg)

(also called Fürstabtei Sankt Emmeran or Fürststift Sankt Emmeran)

(1803 secularized and merged to Fürstentum Regensburg)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Sankt Emmeran)

(1731 Elevation to Fürstabtei Sankt Emmeran)

(also called Reichsstift Niedermünster)

(1803 merged to form Fürstentum Regensburg)

(also called Reichsstift Obermünster)

(1803 merged to form Fürstentum Regensburg)

(also called Pfalzgrafschaft Pfalz-Sulzbach, Herzogtum Pfalz-Sulzbach)

(1791 Integration into the Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Pfalzgrafschaft Pfalz-Neuburg, Herzogtum Pfalz-Neuburg, Junge Pfalz)

(1656 constitutional separation of Pfalz-Sulzbach)

(1791 Integration into the Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(ruled by the Fürstbischof of Freising)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Grafschaft auf dem Yserrain)

(ruled by the Fürstbischof of Freising)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(1803 mediatized, incorporated into Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(1740 ruled by Kurfürstentum Bayern in peronal union; 1777 fiefs confiscated by the emperor; land came to Bayern)

(1803 mediatized, incorporated into Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(ruled by the Fürstbischof of Freising)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(1803 incorporated to Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(1673 increasing stand to Reichsgrafschaft)

(also called Reichgrafschaft Breitenegg because the ruler of Breitenegg was a Reichsgraf (Briefadel))

(1724 Extinct, inherited to Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(1803 mediatized and merged to form Fürstentum Regensburg

(also called Hochstift Konstanz)

(1803 secularized; incorporated to Markgrafschaft Baden)

(also called Hochstift Augsburg)

(1803 secularized; incorporated to Reichsstadt Augsburg)

(also called Hochstift Chur)

(1798 occupied by France and incorporated to the Helvetische Republik)

(1802 occupied by Herzogtum Würrttemberg)

(also called Fürstabtei or Fürststift Kempten)

(1803 secularized; incorporated to Reichsstadt Kempten)

(also called Fürstabtei or Fürststift Sankt Gallen)

(1798 occupied by France and incorporated to the Helvetische Republik)

(also called Fürststift Ochsenhausen)

(1803 secularized and renamed to Fürstentum Ochsenhausen)

(also called Fürstabtei or Fürststift St. Blasien)

(1803 secularized and madiatized to Fürstentum Heitersheim)

(also called Fürstabtei or Fürststift Disentis)

(since 1395 joining the Oberer Bund, 1497 with the Oberer Bund Verbündeter / zugewanderter Ort der Alten Eidgenossenschaft; but still independend Imperial Principality)

(also called Fürstabtei or Fürststift Einsiedeln)

(1798 occupied by France and incorporated to the Helvetische Republik)

(also called Fürstabtei or Fürststift Kreuzlingen)

(1798 incorporated into Helvetische Republik, part incorporated into Hohenzllern-Hechingen)

(also called Fürstabtei or Fürststift Buchau)

(1803 secularized and merged to form Fürsentum Buchau)

(also called Fürstabtei or Fürststift Ottobeuren)

(1802 secularized and mediatized to Bayern)

(also called Fürststift Muri)

(1798 occupied by France and incorporated to the Helvetische Republik)

(1803 secularized and mediatized to Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Salem)

(1802 occupied by Markgrafschaft Baden)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Weingarten)

(1803 secularized and incorporated to Fürstentum Nassau-Oranien-Fulda)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Ochsenhausen)

(1746 Elevation to Gefürstete Reichsabtei Ochsenhausen)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Elchingen)

(1803 secularized and incorporated to Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Irsee)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Ursberg)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Kaisheim or Kaisersheim)

(1802 occupied bei Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Roggenburg)

(1802 occupied bei Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Rot an der Rot)

(1803 secularized and renamed to Reichsgrafschaft Wartenberg-Roth)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Weißenau)

(1803 secularized to Reichsgrafschaft Weißenau)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Schussenried)

(1803 secularized to Reichsgrafschaft Schussenried)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Marchtal)

(1803 secularized and merged to form Fürstentum Buchau)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Petershausen)

(1803 secularized and incorporated to Markgrafschaft Baden)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Zwiefalten)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Württemberg)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Gengenbach)

(1803 secularized and incorporated to Markgrafschaft Baden)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Neresheim)

(1803 secularized and merged to form Fürstentum Buchau)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Heggbach)

(1803 secularized and renamed to Reichsgrafschaft Heggbach)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Gutenzell)

(1803 secularized and renamed to Reichsgrafschaft Gutenzell)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Rottenmünster)

(1802 occupied by Kurfürstentum Württemberg)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Baindt)

(1803 secularized and renamed to Reichsgrafschaft Baindt)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Söflingen)

(1803 secularized and mediatized to Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Isny)

(1803 secularized and merged with Reichsstadt Isny to Reichsgrafschaft Isny)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift St. Peter af dem Schwarzwald)

(1803 secularized and mediatized to Fürstentum Heitersheim)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Schuttern)

(1803 secularized and mediatized to Fürstentum Heitersheim)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Pfäfers)

(1798 occupied by France and incorporated to the Helvetische Republik)

(also called Reichsstift Lindau)

(1803 secularized and merged with Reichsstadt Lindau to Fürstentum Lindau)

(also called Reichsstift or Reichskloster Augsburg, Sankt Ulrich und Afra)

(1802 secularized and mediatized to Reichsstadt Augsburg)

(also called Reichsstift or Reichskloster Muri)

(1701 Elevation to Gefürstete Reichsabtei)

(1803 as compensation to the Grafen von Ostein)

(at that time called Wirtemberg)

(1793 territories on the left bank of the Rhine annexed by France)

(1803 stand increased to Kurfürstentum Württemberg)

(1803 stand increased to Kurfürstentum Baden)

(1771 Reunification with Baden-Durlach to Markgrafschaft Baden)

(1771 Reunification with Baden-Baden to Markgrafschaft Baden)

(1731 extinct and most of the land incorporated into Oettingen-Wallerstein; Baldern and Spielberg got only a small part)

(1714 incorporated into Bayern)

(also called Herrschaft Schwarzenberg)

(1744 merged to form Fürstentum Fürstenberg)

(also called gefürstete Grafschaft Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg)

(ruled by Fürsten Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg)

(1744 merged to form Fürstentum Fürstenberg)

(ruled by Fürst von Thurn und Taxis)

(1689 stand increased to Gefürstete Landgrafschaft Klettgau)

(1716 stand increased to Gefürstete Landgrafschaft Stühlingen)

(1744 merged to form Fürstentum Fürstenberg)

(1767 incorporated into Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)

(1664 stand increased zu Gefürstete Grafschaft Tengen)

(also called Reichsgrafschaft Königsegg-Rothenfels)

(ruled by Reichsgrafen Königsegg-Rothenfels)

(1779 soled and incorporated into Österreich)

(also called Grafschaft Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg)

(ruled by Grafen Fürstenberg)

(1664 rank increased to gefürstete Grafschaft Heiligenberg)

(1734 rank increased to Fürstentum Oettingen-Spielberg)

(1798 extinct and incorporated into Oettingen-Wallerstein)

(1774 rank increased to Fürstentum Oettingen-Wallerstein)

(1674 stand increased to Fürstentum)

(1648 ruled by Graf Hohenems, 1712 Fürst Liechtenstein)

(1719 merged to form Fürstentum Liechtenstein)

(also called Reichsgrafschaft Waldbug-Scheer)

(ruled by different lines of the Grafen von Waldburg)

(1785 sold to Fürst von Thurn und Taxis; 1787 stand increased to gefürstete Grafschaft)

(also called Reichsgrafschaft Königsegg-Aulendorf)

(ruled by Grafen von Königsegg-Aulendorf)

(also called Reichsgrafschaft Waldburg-Zeil)

(ruled by different lines of the Grafen von Waldburg)

(also called Reichsgrafschaft Waldburg-Wolfegg)

(ruled by different lines of the Reichsgrafen von Waldburg)

(1660 extinct, moved to Fürstbistum Speyer)

(also called Reichsgrafschaft Montfort-Bregenz)

(1500 ruled by Reichsgraf Montfort-Bregenz)

(1779 sold to Österreich together with Herrschaften Argen and Schomburg. Österreich merged them with the Herrschaft Wasserburg to the new Reichsgrafschaft Tettnang)

(1765 extinct and moved to Österreich (Vorlande))

(ruled by Abt von Sankt Blasien)

(1803 mediatized to Baden)

(1648 ruled by Graf Hohenems, 1712 Fürst Liechtenstein)

(1719 merged to form Fürstentum Liechtenstein)

(1648 ruled in a condomion by Bayern and Freudenberg; 1752 by Bayern)

(als called Reichsgrafschaft Schwabegg)

(ruled by a junior line of the Kurfürsten von Bayern)

(1705 incorporated into Kurfürstentum Bayern)

(ruled by Fürstenberg)

(1744 merged to form Fürstentum Fürstenberg)

(1751 sold to and incorporated into Württemberg)

(ruled by Abt von Sankt Blasien)

(1699 stand increased to Reichsgrafschaft

(1661 sold as a Reichsgrafschaft by the Emperor to the Counts of Abensberg and Traun.)

(also called Reichsgrafschaft Fugger-Babenhausen)

(1803 mediatized to Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Württemberg)

(1802 occupied by Württemberg)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Württemberg)

(1802 occupied by Baden)

(1802 occupied by Württemberg)

(1802 occupied by Württemberg)

(1802 occupied by Württemberg)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1803 merged with Reichsabtei Lindau to Fürstentum Lindau)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Baden)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Württemberg)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1803 mediatized and merged with Reichsabtei Isny to Reichsgrafschaft Isny)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1802 occupied by Baden, 1803 changed to Hessen)

(1802 occupied by Württemberg)

(1803 mediatized to Baden)

(1802 occupied by Bayern, 1810 to Württemberg, 1811 renamed to Friedrichshafen)

(1802 occupied by Württemberg)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1803 mediatized and merged to form Fürsentum Buchau)

(1803 mediatized to Baden)

(1701 Loss of Imperial Immediacy)

(1803 mediatized to Baden)

(1803 mediatized to Baden)

(1708 Restoration of imperial immediacy, 1714 final loss of imperial immediacy; transformation into Bavarian country town)

(since 1454 Verbündeter / zugewanderter Ort der Alten Eidgenossenschaft)

(1798 occupied by France and incorporated to the Helvetische Republik)

(In the 17th century loss of the Alsatian commends to France)

(also called Fürsterzstift or Erztift Besançon)

(1668 again part of Heiliges Römisches Reich; 1674 again occupied by France)

(also called Fürsterzstift or Erztift Besançon)

(1665 handover to Spain, 1668 occupied by France)

(also called Hochstift Worms)

(1797 the territorries on the left banks of the river Rhein occupied by France)

(1802 secularized and annexed by Baden and Hessen-Darmstadt)

(also called Hochstift Speyer)

(1681 - 1697 French Annexation of the districts Lauterburg, Madenburg and Dahn on the left banks of the river Rhein)

(1796 French Annexation of the remaining territories on the left banks of the river Rhein)

(1802 secularized and annexed by Baden)

(also called Hochstift Straßburg)

(1648 The prince-bishop had to recognize France's feudal rule over the territories on the left bank of the Rhine, but remained a prince of the empire; in 1680 the territories on the left bank of the Rhine came to France)

(1803 secularized and incorporated into Baden)

(also called Hochstift Basel)

(since 1577 Verbündeter / zugewanderter Ort der Alten Eidgenossenschaft)

(1648 southern part became part of the Alte Eidgenossenschaft)

(1792 parts belonging to the Heiliges Römisches Reich occupied by France and conversion to Raurakische Republik)

(also called Hochstift Fulda)

(1802 occupied by Prussia and handed over to Oranien, renamed to Fürstentum Fulda)

(also called Hochstift Sitten)

(1799 occupied and incorporated into Helvetische Republik)

(also called Fürstabtei or Fürststift Fulda)

(1752 Elavation to Fürstbistum)

(also called Fürststift Murbach)

(1680 occupied by France)

(also called Ritterstift Odenheim, Chorherrenstift Odenheim, Kollegialstift Odenheim (zu Bruchsal))

(1802 occupied by Baden)

(also called Reichskloster or Reichsstift Münster im Gregoriental)

(1680 occupied by France)

(1801 occupied by France and incorparted into the French State)

(1803 merged to form Fürstentum Nassau-Oranien-Fulda)

(1731 merged into Pfalz-Zweibrücken)

(also called Pfalzgrafschaft Birkenfeld, because the ruler was a Pfalzgraf)

(1671 incorporated into Pfalz-Bischweiler)

(also called Pfalzgrafschaft Veldenz, because the ruler was a Pfalzgraf)

(1694 extinct, 1733 divided between the other lines of the Pfalz)

(also called Herzogtum Pfalz-Zweibrücken, Pfalzgrafschaft Zweibrücken, because the ruler were Herzog and sometimes Pfalzgraf)

(1793 occupied by France)

(1674 the Fürstentum returned to the Pfalzgrafschaft by Rhein because the Princes became Kurfürsten in the Pfalzgrafschaft)

(ruled by Landgrafen Hessen-Kassel)

(Although Waldeck came under the fiefdom of Kassel in 1379, it remained imperial immediacy (confirmed by the Reichskammergericht!))

(1803 renamed to Fürstentum Waldeck)

(until 1738 ruled by the Wild- und Rheingrafen, from 1739 by Fürsten Salm-Salm)

(1793 occupied by France and incorporated into the Departement Vosges)

(Although Waldeck came under the fiefdom of Kassel in 1379, it remained imperial immediacy (confirmed by the Reichskammergericht!))

(1712 stand increased to Gefürstete Grafschaft)

(ruled by Herzog von Lothringen)

(1735 ceded to France)

(1803 raised to Landgrafschaft as Kurfürstentum)

(1708 Hessen-Homburg gained the status of its own state sovereignty and was separated from Hessen-Darmstadt)

(from 1667 on ruled by Herzog von Lothringen, from 1736 ruled by Österreich)

(1782 incorporated as Oberamt Winnweiler into Vorderösterreich)

(1776, the remaining Hintere Grafschaft Sponheim was divided in reality between Baden and Pfalz-Zweibrücken )'

(1707, the part of the Vorderer Grafschaft Sponheim was divided in reality between Baden and Pfalz-Zweibrücken )'

(Although Waldeck came under the fiefdom of Kassel in 1379, it remained imperial immediacy (confirmed by the Reichskammergericht!))

(1712 stand increased to Gefürstete Grafschaft)

(1736 moved to France)

(also called Grafschaft Neuburg am Inn because the ruler was often a Graf)

(1730 sold to and incorporated into Fürstbistum Passau)

(ruled by Grafen von Salm)

(1802 merged to Fürstentum Salm)

(also called Markgraftum Brandenburg-Bayreuth)

(also called Markgraftum Brandenburg-Ansbach)

(also called Vorlande)

(since 1497 Verbündeter / zugewanderter Ort der Alten Eidgenossenschaft)

(1799 occupied by France and incorporated to the Helvetische Republik)

(also called Grauer Bund)

(1798 occupied by France and incorporated into the Department Léman)

(1803 merged to form Fürstentum Leiningen)

(1802 occupied by Bayern)

(1671 Sold to Reichsabtei Schöntal)

(1801 occupied by France and incorporated into Department Donnersberg)

(1705-1714 again imperial immediacy, 1714 loss of imperial immediacy and reversion to Bayern)

(1700 loss of imperial immediacy and reversion to Bayern)

(1665 stand increased to Reichsgrafschaft)

(1773 stand increased to Reichsgrafschaft)

(1802 former Fürstbistum Sitten became Republik Wallis)

(1803 Dissolution of the Helvetische Republik and foundation of the Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft)

(1793 incorporated into France, Department Mont-Terrible)

(since 1417 Verbündeter/zugewanderter Ort der Alten Eidgenossenschaft)

(also called Hochstift Worms - linksrheinischer Teil)

(1798 territorries on the left banks of the river Rhein incorporated into the Kaiserreich Frankreich, Department Donnersberg)

(also called Hochstift Speyer - linksrheinischer Teil)

(1798 territorries on the left banks of the river Rhein incorporated into the Kaiserreich Frankreich, Department Donnersberg and Department Niederrhein)

(also called Herzogtum Pfalz-Zweibrücken, Pfalzgrafschaft Zweibrücken, because the ruler were Herzog and sometimes Pfalzgraf)

(1798 incorporated into the Kaiserreich Frankreich, Department Donnersberg)

(1803 the small territory on the right banks of the river Rhein of the fromer Fürstbistum Basel were mediatized to Baden)

(1793 the eidgenössischen parts of the former Fürstbistum Basel were incorporated into the department; 1797 all parts of the Fürstbistum Basel, which had not been incorporated until then, were incorporated)

(1800 incorporated into the Department Oberelsass)