Lordship of Winneburg and Beilstein
Lordship of Winneburg and Beilstein Herrschaft Winneburg und Beilstein | |||||||||
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| 1488–1801 | |||||||||
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Beilstein | ||||||||
| Common languages | Moselle Franconian | ||||||||
| Government | Feudal Lordship | ||||||||
• from 1652 | House of Metternich | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Lordship founded | 13th century | ||||||||
• Fiefdom of Trier | 1488 | ||||||||
| 1801 | |||||||||
| 1815 | |||||||||
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The Lordship of Winneburg and Beilstein (German: Herrschaft Winneburg und Beilstein) was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire made of non-contiguous parts located in the Moselle Valley around Winneburg Castle near Cochem, and Beilstein, on the Moselle River. It should not be confused with the County of Beilstein, or Nassau-Beilstein, which belonged to the House of Nassau.