Principality of Leiningen

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The Principality of Leiningen was a small sovereign state of the Holy Roman Empire and later the Confederation of the Rhine, ruled by the House of Leiningen in what is now southwestern Germany.

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Label Occurrences
Principality of Leiningen canonical 4
Fürstentum 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former principality
member state of the Confederation of the Rhine
sovereign state
capital Amorbach
coatOfArmsBearer House of Leiningen
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolutionCause mediatization
era Early modern period
Napoleonic era
governmentType monarchy
principality
hasHouse House of Leiningen
hasMonarchFrom House of Leiningen
hasRulingFamilySeat Amorbach Abbey
historicalCountry states of the Confederation of the Rhine
historicalRegion Palatinate
linked to: Palatinate region

Rhineland
language German
locatedIn southwest of the Holy Roman Empire
southwestern Holy Roman Empire
locatedInPresentDay Germany
southwestern Germany
nobleFamily House of Leiningen
nobleRankOfRuler prince
partOf Confederation of the Rhine
Holy Roman Empire
politicalAffiliation German states
politicalSystem feudal monarchy
precededBy County of Leiningen
religion Protestantism
rulingDynasty Leiningen dynasty
rulingHouse House of Leiningen
sovereignStateStatus small state
sovereignty immediate to the emperor
status immediate state of the Holy Roman Empire
successorCountry Confederation of the Rhine
titleHeldByRuler Prince of Leiningen
typeOfState territorial principality

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County of Leiningen followedBy Principality of Leiningen
Kurhessen governmentForm Fürstentum
linked to: Principality of Leiningen
Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen titleHolderOf Principality of Leiningen
Princess Feodora of Leiningen birthPlace Principality of Leiningen
Princess of Leiningen territorialAssociation Principality of Leiningen