Cirksena dynasty

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The Cirksena dynasty was a noble family that ruled as counts and later princes over East Frisia in what is now northwestern Germany from the 15th to the 18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German noble house
noble family
associatedCity Aurich NERFINISHED
Emden NERFINISHED
chronologicalPlacement Early modern period
Late Middle Ages
coatOfArms Arms of the Cirksena family NERFINISHED
country Holy Roman Empire
dynastyDissolutionCause extinction in male line
endTime 18th century
ethnicOrigin Frisian nobility
founder Ulrich I, Count of East Frisia NERFINISHED
governanceForm hereditary monarchy
historicalRegion Frisia NERFINISHED
Lower Saxony NERFINISHED
knownFor long-term rule over East Frisia
unification of East Frisian chieftaincies
language East Frisian Low Saxon NERFINISHED
German
lastRuler Charles Edzard, Prince of East Frisia NERFINISHED
memberOf Frisian nobility NERFINISHED
nobleTitleElevated 1654
notableEvent Prussian annexation of East Frisia in 1744
elevation of East Frisia to a principality in 1654
notableMember Christian Eberhard, Prince of East Frisia NERFINISHED
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia NERFINISHED
Edzard II, Count of East Frisia NERFINISHED
Enno I, Count of East Frisia NERFINISHED
Enno II, Count of East Frisia NERFINISHED
George Albert, Prince of East Frisia NERFINISHED
Johann I, Count of East Frisia NERFINISHED
Ulrich I, Count of East Frisia NERFINISHED
politicalStatus imperial immediacy
predecessor Ukena family NERFINISHED
tom Brok family NERFINISHED
regionRuled East Frisia NERFINISHED
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
ruledTerritory County of East Frisia NERFINISHED
Principality of East Frisia NERFINISHED
seatOfPower Aurich NERFINISHED
Emden NERFINISHED
startTime 15th century
successorDynasty House of Hohenzollern NERFINISHED
successorState Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
titleHeld Count of East Frisia NERFINISHED
Prince of East Frisia NERFINISHED
vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED

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Stadtholder of East Frisia subordinateTo Cirksena dynasty