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
Emden
chronologicalPlacement Early modern period
Late Middle Ages
coatOfArms Arms of the Cirksena family
country Holy Roman Empire
dynastyDissolutionCause extinction in male line
endTime 18th century
ethnicOrigin Frisian nobility
founder Ulrich I, Count of East Frisia
governanceForm hereditary monarchy
historicalRegion Frisia
Lower Saxony
knownFor long-term rule over East Frisia
unification of East Frisian chieftaincies
language East Frisian Low Saxon
German
lastRuler Charles Edzard, Prince of East Frisia
memberOf Frisian nobility
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
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia
Edzard II, Count of East Frisia
Enno I, Count of East Frisia
Enno II, Count of East Frisia
George Albert, Prince of East Frisia
Johann I, Count of East Frisia
Ulrich I, Count of East Frisia
politicalStatus imperial immediacy
predecessor Ukena family
tom Brok family
regionRuled East Frisia
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
ruledTerritory County of East Frisia
linked to: East Frisia

Principality of East Frisia
seatOfPower Aurich
Emden
startTime 15th century
successorDynasty House of Hohenzollern
successorState Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
titleHeld Count of East Frisia
Prince of East Frisia
vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor

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Stadtholder of East Frisia subordinateTo Cirksena dynasty