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The Imperial Nobility of Germany of the Holy Roman Empire Wiki 6/29/11 12:25 AM The Imperial Nobility of Germany of the Holy Roman Empire Wiki 6/29/11 12:25 AM PAGE ON Home 1 THIS WIKI Search this wiki Welcome to the The Imperial Nobility of Germany of the Holy Roman Empire Wiki This is a listing German Noble family names by The Imperial Order and Council of Nobility. Governing Council and Register of The Imperial Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire: Nobility of Germany Describe your topic In accord with the Governing Council and Register of The Imperial Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire: Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire Added by Brown Hawk Germany THE IMPERIAL NOBILITY OF GERMANY PALATINATE OF AACHEN AND OF THE RHINELAND Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Count Palatine / Pfalzgraf of Aachen and of the Rhineland. ( Count Palatine of The Holy Roman Empire ) BARONY OF AACHEN Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Baron / Freiherr of Aachen . ( Barony of The Holy Roman Empire ) ABENSPERG UND TRAUN H.E. Count / Graf von Abensperg und Traun . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ADELMANN VON ADELMANNSFELDEN H.E. Count / Graf Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) ADELSHEIM Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Adelsheim ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) AHLEFELDT H.E. Count / Graf von Ahlefeldt . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) AHLEFELDT-LAURVIG H.E. Count / Graf von Ahlefeldt-Laurvig . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ALBERTI VON ENNO H.E. Count / Graf Alberti von Enno . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ALTHANN H.E. Count / Graf von Althan . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF ANHALT H.H. Duke / Herzog Eduard of Anhalt . ( Sovereign Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Duchess / Herzogin Corinna von Anhalt . ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) http://theimperialnobilityofgermanyoftheholyromanempire.wikia.com/wiki/The_Imperial_Nobility_of_Germany_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire_Wiki Page 1 of 32 The Imperial Nobility of Germany of the Holy Roman Empire Wiki 6/29/11 12:25 AM H.H. Princess Julia Katharina von Anhalt . ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Princess Julia Eilika von Anhalt . ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Princess Julia Felicitas von Anhalt . ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Prince / Prinz Frederick von Anhalt ( Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.H. Princess Zsa Zsa von Anhalt , ( Gabor ) ( Princess and Duchess of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF ARENBERG H.M.S.H. Prince Jean-Engelbert of Arenberg, 12th Duke / Herzog of Arenberg. ( Sovereign Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) ARCO H.E. Count / Graf von Arco. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ARMANSPERG H.E. Count / Graf von Armansperg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ARZ VON UND ZU ARZIO-VASEGG H.E. Count / Graf Arz von und zu Arzio-Vasegg. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF ASCHAFENBURG Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Prince / Furst of Aschafenburg. ( Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) ASPREMONT-LYNDEN H.E. Count / Graf von Aspremont-Lynden. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ATTEMS H.E. Count / Graf von Attems. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) ATTEMS-GILLEIS H.E. Count / Graf von Attems-Gilleis. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) AUERSPERG H.E. Count / Graf Herward von Auersperg. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF AUERSPERG H.M.S.H. Karl-Adolf, 10th Prince / Furst von Auersberg. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF AUGSBURG Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Prince / Furst of Augsburg. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) AUFSEß Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Aufseß ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) AICHINGER Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Aichinger ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) ALTENSTEIN Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Altenstein ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) ARNIM Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Arnim ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) ASSENBURG Imperial Knight / Reichsritter von Assenburg ( Imperial Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) EMPIRE OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY / HABSBURG-LORRAINE H.I.&.R.H. Archduke Dr. Otto von Habsburg of Austria, Prince of Hungary, de jure Emperor of Austria, de jure King of Hungary. ( Prince, Duke and Count of The http://theimperialnobilityofgermanyoftheholyromanempire.wikia.com/wiki/The_Imperial_Nobility_of_Germany_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire_Wiki Page 2 of 32 The Imperial Nobility of Germany of the Holy Roman Empire Wiki 6/29/11 12:25 AM Holy Roman Empire ) H.I.&.R.H. Archduchess Regina von Habsburg of Austria, Princess of Hungary, de jure Empress of Austria, de jure Queen of Hungary. ( Princess, Duchess and Countess of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.I.&.R.H. Archduke Karl von Habsburg of Austria, Prince of Hungary. ( Prince, Duke, and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.I.&.R.H. Archduke Georg of Austria, Prince of Hungary. ( Prince, Duke, and Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF BADEN Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Pro tempore Imperial Prince Elector of Baden . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) GRAND DUCHY OF BADEN H.R.H. Prince Max of Baden, Margrave of Baden, de jure Grand Duke of Baden. ( Prince, Duke and Marquis of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of Baden. ( Prince, Duke, and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF BAMBERG Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Prince / Furst of Bamberg. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) BARBO VON WAXENSTEIN H.E. Count / Graf and Baron von Barbo von Waxenstein. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BARTH VON BARTHENHEIM H.Ill.H. Count / Graf Bart Pieter Jan Barth von Barthenheim (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) PRINCIPALITY OF BASEL Part of the Imperial Patrimony of the Emperor. Prince / Furst of Basel. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) BASSELET DE LA ROSEE H.E. Count / Graf Basselet de la Rosee. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BASSEWITZ H.E. Count / Graf Adolf Lutke von Bassewitz. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BAUDISSIN H.E. Count / Graf von Baudissin. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF BAVARIA Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Imperial Prince Elector of Bavaria . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF BAVARIA / WITTELSBACH (Royal Line) H.R.H. Duke / Herzog Franz of Bavaria, de jure King of Bavaria. ( Prince and Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY IN BAVARIA (Ducal Line) H.R.H. Prince Max Emanuel of Bavaria, Duke / Herzog in Bavaria. ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF BATTHYANY-STRATTMANN H.M.S.H. Prince / Furst Ladislaus von Batthyany-Strattmann. ( Sovereign Prince of The Holy Roman Empire ) http://theimperialnobilityofgermanyoftheholyromanempire.wikia.com/wiki/The_Imperial_Nobility_of_Germany_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire_Wiki Page 3 of 32 The Imperial Nobility of Germany of the Holy Roman Empire Wiki 6/29/11 12:25 AM BEETZ VON BEETZEN Christoph Beez von Beezen , created an Imperial Knight by letters patent issued in 1734 by the Emperor Charles VI. ( Knight of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCELY COUNTY OF BENTINCK UND WALDECK-LIMPURG H.M.Ill.H. Count / Graf Timothy Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg. 12th Earl of Portland, Viscount Woodstock. ( Sovereign Princely Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERCHEM H.E. Count / Graf von Berchem. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCIPALITY OF BERCHTESGADEN Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Prince / Furst and Lord / Herr of Berchtesgaden. ( Sovereign Prince and Lord of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERCHTOLD H.E. Count / Graf von Berchtold. ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) DUCHY OF BERG Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , Duke / Herzog of Berg . ( Sovereign Duke of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERG Baron / Freiherr Nikolaus von Berg . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERGHE VON TRIPS H.E. Count / Graf von Berghe von Trips . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BERNSTORFF Baron / Freiherr von Bernstorff . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BEROLDINGEN H.E. Count / Graf von Beroldingen . ( Count and Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BETHUSY-HUC H.E. Count / Graf von Bethusy-Huc . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BEUST H.E. Count / Graf von Beust . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BIEBERSTEIN-KRASICKI VON SIECIN H.E. Count / Graf von Bieberstein-Krasicki von Siecin . ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BISSINGEN UND NIPPENBURG H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Bissingen und Nippenburg . ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) BLUCHER VON WAHLSTATT H.S.H. Nikolaus Gebhard 8th Prince Blucher von Wahlstatt . ( Noble of The Holy Roman Empire ) H.S.H. Prince Dennis Wilhelm Blucher von Wahlstatt . ( Noble of The Holy Roman Empire ) BODMAN H.E. Baron / Freiherr von Bodman. ( Baron of The Holy Roman Empire ) PRINCE ELECTORSHIP OF BOHEMIA Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , King of Bohemia . ( Prince Elector of The Holy Roman Empire ) KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA Part of The Imperial Patrimony of The Emperor , King of Bohemia . ( Kingdom in The Holy Roman Empire ) http://theimperialnobilityofgermanyoftheholyromanempire.wikia.com/wiki/The_Imperial_Nobility_of_Germany_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire_Wiki Page 4 of 32 The Imperial Nobility of Germany of the Holy Roman Empire Wiki 6/29/11 12:25 AM BOOS ZU WALDECK UND MONTFORT H.E. Count / Graf von Boos zu Waldeck und Monfort. (Count of The Holy Roman Empire) BORCH H.E. Count / Graf von der Borch. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BORKOWSKI H.E. Count /Graf von Borkowski. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BOSSI-FEDRIGOTTI VON OCHSENFELD H.E. Count / Graf Bossi-Fedrigotti von Ochsenfeld. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BOTHMER H.E. Count / Graf von Bothmer. ( Count of The Holy Roman Empire ) BOYD VON THOLEY H.E. Count / Graf Michael Boyd von Tholey , Count / Graf and Baron / Freiherr Boyd , Count/ Graf von Tholey .
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