Königsegg
Lordship (Barony) of Königsegg Herrschaft (Freiherrschaft) Königsegg | |||||||||
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| 1192–1622 | |||||||||
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| Status | Lordship | ||||||||
| Capital | Aulendorf | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages Early modern period | ||||||||
• Lordship | 1192 | ||||||||
• Raised to barony | 1470 | ||||||||
1622 | |||||||||
| 1629 | |||||||||
• Inherited by Aulendorf | 1663 | ||||||||
1804 1622 | |||||||||
1806 | |||||||||
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Königsegg was a state in the southeastern part of what is now Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It emerged in 1192 as a lordship and was raised to a barony in 1470. In 1622 it was subdivided into Königsegg-Aulendorf and Königsegg-Rothenfels.
In 1629, Königsegg was raised to an imperial estate and became a member of the College of the Counts of Swabia at the Reichstag. With the extinction of its male line in 1663, it was inherited by Königsegg-Aulendorf.
In 1804, Königsegg sold Rothenfels to Austria. In 1806, the Rheinbundakte mediatised Königsegg to the Kingdom of Württemberg. Today, the Counts of Königsegg still reside at Königseggwald Castle in Swabia and at Halbturn Castle in Austria.