House of Löwenstein-Wertheim

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The House of Löwenstein-Wertheim is a mediatized German princely family of the Holy Roman Empire, descended from a morganatic branch of the Wittelsbachs and historically prominent in Franconia and surrounding regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German noble family
mediatized house
princely house
associatedTerritory County of Löwenstein NERFINISHED
County of Wertheim NERFINISHED
branchReligion Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg – Lutheran
Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg – Roman Catholic NERFINISHED
coatOfArmsFeature Wittelsbach lozenges quartered with Löwenstein-Wertheim arms
country Holy Roman Empire
currentStatus mediatized princely family in Germany
descentFrom House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED
descentType morganatic branch
founderLineage Frederick I, Elector Palatine NERFINISHED
Maria of Brabant NERFINISHED
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Napoleonic era NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Baden
Franconia NERFINISHED
Spessart NERFINISHED
languageTradition German
memberOf High nobility of Germany NERFINISHED
nobleFamilyType mediatized
nobleHierarchy immediate counts and later princes of the Empire
nobleRank princely
notableMemberHouse House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg GENERATED
House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg GENERATED
notableSeat Bronnbach NERFINISHED
Kleinheubach NERFINISHED
Kreuzwertheim NERFINISHED
origin Franconia NERFINISHED
politicalStatus lost sovereignty in German mediatization
predecessorHouse House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED
regionOfInfluence Main valley NERFINISHED
Odenwald NERFINISHED
Spessart Forest NERFINISHED
religionBranches Catholic
Lutheran
socialStatus equal to ruling houses after mediatization
splitIntoBranches House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg NERFINISHED
House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg NERFINISHED
statusAfter1806 mediatized to Grand Duchy of Baden
mediatized to Grand Duchy of Hesse
mediatized to Kingdom of Bavaria
statusInHolyRomanEmpire immediate imperial estate
titleHeld Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg NERFINISHED
Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg NERFINISHED

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County of Wertheim ruledBy House of Löwenstein-Wertheim