County of Beilstein

The rule Winneburg since 1362 Winneburg - Beilstein was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire.

History

Center of the reign was the built in the early 14th century Winneburg. It is located in Cochem on the Mosel. The owners of the rule was first the noble family of Winneburg. This inherited in 1362 as the successor of those. Braunshorn of the rule with the Beilstein Castle Beilstein The property was temporarily pledged to the Electoral Palatinate and Electorate of Trier and had to be received as a fief. About the possession of the reign came in 1488 to Beilsteinerkrieg. Cuno III. of Winneburg - Beilstein and Elector Philipp of the Palatinate fought against the Electorate of Trier. The diocese prevailed. Johann II of Baden withdrew in 1488 Cuno III. of Winneburg - Beilstein, the feud. Only in 1503 it was awarded again to Cuno. After the extinction of the family of Winneburg Kurtrier took the reigns in 1637 Winneburg and Beilstein one. In 1652 she was awarded as fief to the family of the Barons von Metternich. At that time the rule was 17 villages. In 1679, the Winneburg - Beilsteiner line of Metternich were elevated to the Imperial Count. They called themselves since Metternich - Winneburg and Beilstein. The largest part of the rule - the Dreiherrische in Hunsrück - they owned until 1780 as a condominium with the Electorate of Trier and the Counts of Sponheim.

The rule Winneburg - Beilstein belonged to the Lower Rhenish - Westphalian Circle and their owners at the Lower Rhenish -Westphalian Reichsgraf College. Together, the dominions Winneburg - Beilstein included three square miles and had about 6500 inhabitants.

During the French Revolution, the reign was occupied during the Napoleonic Wars of France and incorporated after the peace of Luneville in 1801 France. In 1815, the area fell to Prussia. Last Lord of the mediatized Prince Klemens Wenzel Lothar 's reign was of Metternich.