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.
Statements (48)
| 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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