Königsegg

Lordship (Barony) of Königsegg
Herrschaft (Freiherrschaft) Königsegg
State of the Holy Roman Empire
1192–1806
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Capital		Aulendorf
Government		Principality
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Established	1192
•	Raised to barony	1470
•	Partitioned to create     K-Aulendorf and     K-Rothenfels	1622
•	Raised to Imp. estate	1629
•	Baronial line extinct;     inherited by Aulendorf	1663
•	Rothenfels sold to     Austria	1804 1806
•	Mediatised to Kgdm     Württemberg	1806
Area
•	1806	160 km2 (62 sq mi)
Population
•	1806 est.	3,000
Density		19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Swabia Kingdom of Württemberg

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Königsegg was a German statelet in the southeastern part of the present State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Königsegg emerged in 1192 as a Lordship, and was raised to a Barony in 1470. It was partitioned between itself, Königsegg-Aulendorf and Königsegg-Rothenfels in 1622, and was inherited by Königsegg-Aulendorf in 1663 with the extinction of the line.

In 1629, Königsegg was raised to an imperial estate and became a member of the College of the Counts of Swabia at the Reichstag. In 1804, Königsegg sold Rothenfels to Austria. In 1806, the Rheinbundakte mediatized the County of Königsegg to the Kingdom of Württemberg.

The Counts of Königsegg still today reside at Königseggwald Castle, Swabia, and Halbturn Castle, Austria.

Königsegg was named after Königsegg Castle, located in Königsegg, today part of Guggenhausen. As of 1806, Königsegg consisted of two isolated parts, one around Königsegg, and one around Aulendorf. The county had no cities; its capital was Aulendorf. It was bordered by the County of Scheer, the Mainau Commandry of the Teutonic Order, the Abbacy of Weingarten, Fürstenberg, the Abbacy of Schussenried, the County of Waldburg and Austria. In 1806, Königsegg had an area of about 160 km² (62 sq mi) and a population of 3000.

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