List of Counts at Sponheim

The County of Sponheim lived through over the centuries, roughly three main phases. The first lasted from the beginning in the 11th century to the first division of the County of Sponheim in two lines around 1234. During this first stage, the area was ruled by a single count.

In the second stage, the County of two counts was administered. The Front County of Sponheim dominated the line Sponheim -Kreuznach based on the Kauzenburg at Kreuznach. The Rear County of Sponheim was ruled by the line Sponheim Stark castle, located on the first Starkenburgring at Enkirch, and from 1350 on the Grevenburg at Trarbach. This stage lasted until the extinction of the two lines 1437th

Then, in the third phase, both parts of the county of common men were ruled as a condominium. The management of Rear County of Sponheim was between a branch line Palatinate (Pfalz - simmering, later Palatinate -Zweibrücken, Pfalz- Birkenfeld later ) and Baden shared that the Front County of Sponheim roughly between Baden and the Palatinate. The ruling houses of Sponheim condominiums were female descendants of Sponheim and bore the title of Count of Sponheim.

  • 3.1 Sponheim - Starkenburgring
  • 3.2 Communities of Men Rear County of Sponheim 3.2.1 Pfalz-Simmern/-Birkenfeld/-Zweibrücken 3.2.1.1 Palatinate -Zweibrücken
  • 3.2.1.2 Pfalz- Birkenfeld
  • 3.2.1.3 Palatinate - Birkenfeld - Bischweiler receives Birkenfeld
  • 3.2.1.4 Palatinate - Birkenfeld - Bischweiler receives Zweibrücken

Sponheim

  • Siegfried I. (1044-1065), Marquis of Hungary Mark
  • Stephen I. ( 1060 ) possibly brother of Siegfried
  • Stephen II ( around 1080 )
  • Meginhard (around 1085- 1135 )
  • Godfrey I ( 1136 or 1135-1159 )
  • Gottfried II (1165-1183)
  • Gottfried III. (1195-1218)

Front County of Sponheim

Sponheim -Kreuznach

  • Simon I. (1223-1264)
  • John I (1265-1290)
  • John II (1290-1340)
  • Simon II (1290-1336)
  • Walram (1336-1380)
  • Simon III. (1380-1414)
  • Elizabeth (1414-1417)

Overhead masters of the Near County of Sponheim

Electoral Palatinate

  • Ludwig III. (1417-1436)
  • Louis IV (1436-1449)
  • Frederick I (1449-1476), first guardian; 1451 Elector
  • Philipp (1476-1508, Ä.G. 1480)
  • Louis V (1508-1544)
  • Frederick II (1544-1556)
  • Otto Heinrich (1556-1559)

( Heritage line Pfalz- simmering )

Veldenz or Pfalz- simmering

  • Frederick III. , Count of Veldenz (1437-1444, Ä.G. 1437)
  • Frederick I, Count Palatine (1444-1480, Ä.G. 1453)
  • John I (1480-1509, Ä.G. 1508)
  • John II (1509-1557, Ä.G. 1527)
  • Frederick II (III ), 1559 Elector ( 1557-1576, Ä.G. 1569 )
  • Louis VI. , Elector (1576-1583)
  • Frederick IV, Elector (1583-1610, Ä.G. 1588)
  • Louis Philippe to simmering (1610-1655) until 1622 the sole owner, Ä.G.
  • Ludwig Heinrich to simmering (1655-1674)
  • Charles I Louis, Elector (1674-1680, Ä.G. 1677)
  • Charles II, Elector (1680-1685)

( Extinction of the line simmering, heritage of Pfalz- Neuburg )

Palatinate -Neuburg
  • Philipp Wilhelm, Elector (1685-1690)
  • Johann Wilhelm, Elector (1690-1716, Ä.G. 1707)
  • Charles III. Philip, Elector (1716-1742)
  • Karl Theodor, Elector (1742-1799, Ä.G. 1761)

( Successor was Count Palatine Maximilian of Zweibrücken ( see Rear county) )

Baden

  • James I (1437-1453, Ä.G. 1444 )
  • Charles I (1453-1463) ( 1463 to Jan. 1508 pledged to Electoral Palatinate )
  • Philip I (1508-1533, Ä.G. 1509 ) ( 1533/34 debate, on March 27, 1534 Baden- Baden)
  • Bernhard III. (1534-1536)
  • Philibert (1536-1569, Ä.G. 1557)
  • Philip II (1569-1588, Ä.G. 1576 )
  • Eduard Fortunat (1588-1600) ( 1600 to Nov. 1622 no overheads Mr. Baden, Electoral Palatinate exclusive possession )
  • Wilhelm (1622-1677, Ä.G. 1655)
  • Ludwig Wilhelm (1677-1707, Ä.G. 1680)
  • Ludwig Georg Simpert (1707-1761, Ä.G. 1716)
  • August Georg Simpert (1761-1771)

( Extinction of the line of Baden -Baden, heritage falls on line Baden -Durlach )

  • Karl Friedrich (1771-1811)

Rear County of Sponheim

Sponheim - Starkenburgring

  • John I (1223-1266)
  • Henry I (1266-1289)
  • John II (1289-1324)
  • Henry II († 1323)
  • Loretta (1324-1331)
  • Johann III. (1331-1398)
  • John IV (1398-1411)
  • John V (1411-1437)

Overhead masters of the Rear County of Sponheim

  • Frederick III. , Count Veldenz and Sponheim (1437-1444, Ä.G. 1437)

Pfalz-Simmern/-Birkenfeld/-Zweibrücken

  • Frederick I, Count Palatine (1444-1480, Ä.G. 1453)
  • John I (1480-1509)
  • John II (1509-1557, Ä.G. 1527)
  • Frederick II, Elector Frederick III in 1559. (1557-1560), as pledgee 1569-1571
Palatinate -Zweibrücken
  • Wolfgang to Veldenz (1560-1569)
  • John I (1569-1584 as guardian of his brother Charles I. )
Palatinate - Birkenfeld
  • Charles I to Birkenfeld (1584-1600, Ä.G. 1588)
  • Georg Wilhelm (1600-1669, Ä.G. 1600), and 1618 under guardianship
  • Charles II, Otto (1669-1671)
Palatinate - Birkenfeld - Bischweiler receives Birkenfeld
  • Christian II to Bischweiler (1671-1717, Ä.G. 1677)
Palatinate - Birkenfeld - Bischweiler receives Zweibrücken
  • Christian III. , 1731 at Zweibrücken ( 1717-1735 )
  • Christian IV (1735-1775, Ä.G. 1761)
  • Charles II August Christian (1775-1795)
  • Maximilian I ( IV ) Joseph, Elector of the Palatinate- Bavaria, 1806 King of Bavaria, 1799 inherits also the share of the Middle county.

Baden

  • James I (1437-1453, Ä.G. 1444 )
  • Charles I (1453-1475)
  • Christoph I. (1475-1527, Ä.G. 1480)
  • Bernhard III. to Baden (1527-1536)
  • Philibert (1536-1569, Ä.G. 1557)
  • Philip II (1569-1588, Ä.G. 1569 )
  • Eduard Fortunat (1588-1600) (1600-1605 no overhead Lord Baden )
  • Georg Friedrich to Durlach (1605-1622)
  • Wilhelm (1622-1677, Ä.G. 1669)
  • Ludwig Wilhelm (1677-1683), brother ( 1683-1697 holder of the share Margravine Marie Franziska née Countess von Furstenberg )
  • Ludwig Georg Simpert (1697-1761, Ä.G. 1717)
  • August Georg Simpert (1761-1771)
  • Karl Friedrich (1771-1811)
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