Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle

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The Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle was an administrative and military district of the Holy Roman Empire that grouped together various territories in the Lower Rhine and Westphalia regions for collective governance and defense.

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Circle
administrative district of the Holy Roman Empire
military district of the Holy Roman Empire
appliesToJurisdiction Lower Rhine
Westphalia
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedAsPartOf dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedIn early 19th century
hasCapital Cologne
hasPart County of Bentheim
County of Lippe
County of Mark
County of Moers
County of Ravensberg
County of Sayn
County of Tecklenburg
County of Wied
Duchy of Berg
Duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Guelders
Duchy of Jülich
Duchy of Westphalia
Electorate of Cologne
Cologne
surface form: Free Imperial City of Cologne

Dortmund
surface form: Free Imperial City of Dortmund

Imperial Abbey of Burtscheid
Imperial Abbey of Corvey
Imperial Abbey of Elten
Imperial Abbey of Essen
Imperial Abbey of Herford
Imperial Abbey of Stablo-Malmedy
Imperial Abbey of Thorn
Imperial Abbey of Werden
Imperial Abbey of Werden
surface form: Imperial Abbey of Werden an der Ruhr

Aachen
surface form: Imperial City of Aachen

Imperial City of Cologne
Dortmund
surface form: Imperial City of Dortmund

Imperial City of Soest
Lordship of Anholt
Lordship of Gemen
Lordship of Rheda
Lordship of Steinfurt
Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim
Prince-Bishopric of Minden
Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn
locatedIn Lower Rhine
Westphalia
partOf Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
use collective defense
collective governance

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Prince-Bishopric of Münster partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Electorate of Cologne partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) memberOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
subject surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège
County of Nassau-Siegen partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
County of Nassau-Dillenburg partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Duchy of Limburg partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
this entity surface form: Imperial Circle of the Lower Rhine-Westphalia
Duchy of Guelders partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Lower Saxon Circle borderedBy Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
this entity surface form: Westphalian Circle
Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
County of Bentheim partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Prince-Bishopric of Minden partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Prince-elector of Cologne politicalInfluenceIn Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Duchy of Mark partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
County of Nassau-Dietz memberOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Bishopric of Cambrai partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
this entity surface form: Imperial Circle of Westphalia
Bishopric of Cologne partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Count of Nassau-Siegen partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Duchy of Arenberg locatedInRegion Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Duchy of Jülich partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
County of Zutphen partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Duke of Cleves partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Bishopric of Jülich partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Bishopric of Bonn partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Imperial Circles (Reichskreise) hasPart Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
subject surface form: Imperial Circles
Duke of Jülich-Berg associatedWith Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Duke of Jülich-Berg partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Bishopric of Düsseldorf partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Duchy of Cleves partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Bishopric of Essen partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Duchy of Westphalia partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Bishopric of Utrecht partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Count of Mark hasHistoricalRegion Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Count of Mark partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
House of Jülich partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Bishopric of Münster partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Upper Guelders parentAdministrativeUnit Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Berg historicalRegion Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Berg partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Treaty of Xanten appliesToJurisdiction Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
this entity surface form: Lower Rhine-Westphalian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Berg partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Bishopric of Minden partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Bishopric of Osnabrück partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
County of Tecklenburg partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
Principality of Nassau-Siegen partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
provincial administration of the Duchy of Cleves partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
this entity surface form: Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle administrative structures