House of Katzenelnbogen

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The House of Katzenelnbogen was a prominent medieval German noble family known for its extensive Rhineland territories and early cultivation of Riesling wine.

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House of Katzenelnbogen canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble family
coatOfArms arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
economicActivity collection of Rhine tolls
winegrowing
ethnicGroup German
extinctionReason extinction in the male line
feudalLord Holy Roman Emperor
historicalRegion Hesse
Rhineland-Palatinate
knownForProduct Riesling wine
language German
mergedInto House of Hesse
nobleTitle Count of Katzenelnbogen
notableFor early cultivation of Riesling wine
extensive Rhineland territories
possession of important Rhine toll stations
partOf German high nobility
politicalStatus immediate imperial county
region Rhineland
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
successor Landgraviate of Hesse
territory County of Katzenelnbogen
Katzenelnbogen
Rheingau
Starkenburg
parts of the Middle Rhine
timePeriod Middle Ages
wineRegion Middle Rhine
linked to: Mittelrhein

Rheingau

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Adelheid of Katzenelnbogen memberOf House of Katzenelnbogen
Adelheid of Katzenelnbogen nobleFamily House of Katzenelnbogen
County of Katzenelnbogen hasDynasty House of Katzenelnbogen
Adelheid of Katzenelnbogen nobleFamily House of Katzenelnbogen
subject linked to: Countess of Nassau