County of Ravensberg
County of Ravensberg Grafschaft Ravensberg (German) | |||||||||
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| 1140–1810 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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Contemporary map from the 17th century | |||||||||
Minden-Ravensberg in 1806 | |||||||||
| Status | County | ||||||||
| Capital | Bielefeld | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Otto I, Count of Ravensberg | 1140 | ||||||||
• Gerhard I, Count of Berg and Ravensberg | 1338 | ||||||||
• Joined Westphalian Imperial Circle | 1500 | ||||||||
• John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg | 1521 | ||||||||
• To Brandenburg-Prussia by Treaty of Xanten | 1614 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1810 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
The County of Ravensberg (German: Grafschaft Ravensberg) was a historical county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its territory was in present-day eastern Westphalia, Germany, at the foot of the Osning or Teutoburg Forest.