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List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (R)

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This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter R:

Name Type Imperial circle Imperial diet History
Rabenswalde-Wiehe 		County n/a n/a 1227: Partitioned from Käfernburg
1255: Acquired Bucha
1312: Extinct; to Weimar-Orlamünde-Weimar
Rantzau (Ranzau; Rantzow) 		County Low Sax WE 1649: Christian Rantzau purchased part of Pinneberg from Holstein-Gottorp
1650: Lower Saxon Circle
1726: To Denmark
Rapperswil (Rapperschwyl) 		Lordship
1233: County 		n/a n/a 1099: First mentioned; branch of the Counts of Wandelburg
1233: HRE Count
1283: Extinct in male line; most seized by Austria
1309: Remaining territory to Habsburg-Laufenburg by marriage
1352: City of Rapperswil to Austria (see below)
1353: Divided between Habsburg-Laufenburg-Neu-Rapperswil and Habsburg-Laufenburg-Alt-Rapperswil
Rapperswil (Rapperschwyl) 		Imperial City n/a n/a 1229: City founded by Rapperswil
1309: To Habsburg-Laufenburg
1352: To Austria
1415: Free Imperial City
1442: To Austria
1464: Protectorate of the Swiss Confederation
1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
Rappoltstein 		Lordship
1651: County 		SW 942: First mentioned
1082: Made fief of the Bishopric of Worms
1157: Extinct in male line; to Urslingen by marriage
1219: Urslingen assumed the name Rappoltstein
1227: Sold Kaysersberg to the Emperor
12??: Imperial immediacy
1293: Partitioned into Rappoltstein-Hohenack, Rappoltstein-Groß-Rappoltstein and Rappoltstein-Hohen-Rappoltstein
1436: Reunited by Rappoltstein-Hohen-Rappoltstein
1437: Acquired Hohenack
1651: HRE Count
1673: Extinct; to Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Rappoltstein-Groß-Rappoltstein 		Lordship n/a n/a 1293: Partitioned from Rappoltstein
1338: Acquired Hohen-Rappoltstein
1351: Acquired Hohenack
1368: Partitioned into itself and Rappoltstein-Hohen-Rappoltstein
1377: Extinct in male line
1400: Extinct; to Lupfen
Rappoltstein-Hohenack 		Lordship n/a n/a 1293: Partitioned from Rappoltstein
1351: Extinct; to Rappoltstein-Groß-Rappoltstein
Rappoltstein-Hohen-Rappoltstein 		Lordship n/a n/a 1293: Partitioned from Rappoltstein
1338: To Rappoltstein-Groß-Rappoltstein
1341: Extinct
1368: Partitioned from Rappolstein-Groß-Rappoltstein
1419: Acquired Groß-Rappoltstein
1436: Renamed to Rappoltstein
Ratzeburg 		Prince-Bishopric Low Sax EC c. 1050: Diocese established
1066: See destroyed in uprising
1154: Reestablished
1236: HRE Prince of the Empire; Imperial immediacy
1648: Secularized as Principality for Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Ratzeburg 		Principality Low Sax PR 1648: Ratzeburg secularised and given to Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1701: To Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Ravensberg 		1180: County Low Rhen n/a 1170: Renamed from Calvelage; fief of Saxony
1180: Imperial immediacy
1226: Partitioned into Vechta and itself
1252: Vechta sold to Münster
1346: Extinct; to Berg
1437: To Jülich-Berg
1521: To Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1614: To Brandenburg
1807: To Westphalia
1814: To Prussia
Ravensburg 		Imperial City Swab SW 1088: First mentioned; seat of the Welfs
1191: To Hohenstaufen
1268: To the Empire directly
1276: Free Imperial City
1803: To Bavaria
1810: To Württemberg
Ravenstein 		Barony n/a n/a 1150: To Cuijk
c. 1170: To Herpen; later superseded by Ravenstein and the local barons assumed the name Ravenstein
1324: Extinct in male line; to Valkenburg by marriage
1396: To Salm
1397: To Cleves-Marck
1450: To Cleves-Ravenstein
1528: To Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1609: To the Netherlands
1621: To Brandenburg
1630: To Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Neuburg
1695: To the Palatinate
1794: To France
1800: To the Batavian Republic
1806: To Holland
1810: To France
1815: To the Netherlands
Rechberg 		Duchy n/a 1179: First mentioned
13th Century: Partitioned into Rechberg auf den Bergen and Rechberg unter den Bergen
Rechberg auf den Bergen
Lordship 		n/a n/a 13th Century: Partitioned from Rechberg
c. 1327: Partitioned into Rechberg-Staufeneck and Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
Rechberg-Babenhausen 		Lordship n/a n/a 1432: Partitioned from Rechberg-Staufeneck
1439: Acquired Mindelheim
14??: 1467: Mindelheim sold to Frundsberg
1507: Extinct; to Rechberg-Brandenburg
Rechberg-Brandenburg 		Lordship n/a n/a 1460: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1481: Acquired Brandenburg an der Iller
1507: Acquired Babenhausen
1537: Extinct; to Rechberg-Kellmünz
Rechberg-Donzdorf 		Lordship
1601: Barony
1699: County 		n/a n/a 1574: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1601: HRE Baron
1605: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Hohenrechberg and Aichen
1682: Acquired Ramsberg
1699: HRE Count
1732: Extinct; to Rechberg-Osterberg
Rechberg-Gammertingen 		Lordship n/a n/a 1437: Partitioned from Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
1449: Formed Lordship of Schramberg
1459: Henry acquired Schwarzenberg; formed line Rechberg-Schwarzenberg
1526: Sold Lordship of Schramberg to Landenberg
c. 1570: Extinct
Rechberg-Heuchlingen 		Lordship n/a n/a 1540: Partitioned from Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
1573: Inherited Rechberg-Hohenrechberg and assumed that name
Rechberg-Hohenrechberg 		Lordship n/a n/a c. 1327: Partitioned from Rechberg auf den Bergen
1374: Acquired Rechberghausen
1437: Partitioned into Rechberg-Weißenstein, itself and Rechberg-Gammertingen
1540: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Heuchlingen
1573: Inherited by Rechberg-Heuchlingen
1585: Extinct; to Rechberg-Staufeneck
Rechberg-Hohenrechberg and Aichen 		Barony
1626: County 		n/a n/a 1605: Partitioned from Rechberg-Donzdorf
1626: HRE Count
1676: Extinct in male line
1677: To Limburg-Styrum-Illereichen by marriage
Rechberg-Illereichen 		Lordship
1601: Barony 		n/a n/a 1351: Partitioned from Rechberg-Staufeneck
1430: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Scharfenberg
1460: Partitioned into itself, Rechberg-Kronburg and Rechberg-Brandenburg
1568: Acquired Donzdorf
1574: Partitioned into itself, Rechberg-Rechberghausen and Rechberg-Donzdorf
1601: HRE Baron
1619: Extinct; to Rechberg-Hohenrechberg and Aichen
Rechberg-Kellmünz 		Lordship n/a n/a 1506: Partitioned from Rechberg-Kronburg
1539: Sold Babenhausen to Fugger
1573: To Rechberg-Kronberg
1578: Extinct
Rechberg-Kronburg 		Lordship
1577: Barony 		n/a n/a 1460: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1506: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Kellmünz
1540: Partitioned into itself, Rechberg-Türkheim-Schwabeck and Rechberg-Osterberg
1573: Acquired Kellmünz
1577: HRE Baron
1604: Extinct; to Westernach
Rechberg-Osterberg 		Lordship
1601: Barony
1810: County 		n/a n/a 1540: Partitioned from Rechberg-Kronburg
1601: HRE Baron
16??: Partitioned into Rechberg-Weißenstein and itself
1806: To Württemberg
1810: To Bavaria; Raised to County and assumed the name Rechberg and Rothenlöwen
Rechberg-Ramsberg 		Lordship n/a n/a 1468: Partitioned from Rechberg-Scharfenberg
1529: Extinct; to Pappenheim-Rothenstein
Rechberg-Rechberghausen 		Lordship n/a n/a 1574: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1596: Partitioned into Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Unterwaldstetten and Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Rechberghausen
Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Rechberghausen 		Lordship
1642: Barony 		n/a n/a 1596: Partitioned from Rechberg-Rechberghausen
1642: HRE Baron
1672: Sold Unterwaldstetten to Grafeneck-Eglingen
1677: Extinct; to Rechberg-Donzdorf
Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Unterwaldstetten 		Lordship n/a n/a 1596: Partitioned from Rechberg-Rechberghausen
1640: Extinct; to Rechberg-Rechberghausen-Rechberghausen
Rechberg-Schwabeck 		Lordship
1598: Barony 		n/a n/a 1596: Partitioned from Rechberg-Türkheim-Schwabeck
1598: HRE Baron
1620: Extinct; to Rechberg-Osterberg
Rechberg-Scharfenberg 		Lordship n/a n/a 1430: Partitioned from Rechberg-Illereichen
1468: Partitioned into Rechberg-Ramsberg and itself
1547: Extinct; to Rechberg-Illereichen
Rechberg-Schwarzenberg 		Lordship n/a n/a 1459: Established when Henry of Rechberg-Gammertingen acquired Schwarzenberg through marriage
1542: Extinct; to Ehingen
Rechberg-Staufeneck 		Lordship n/a n/a c. 1327: Partitioned from Rechberg auf den Bergen
1330: Acquired Illereichen
1351: Partitioned into itself and Rechberg-Illereichen
1432: Partitioned into Rechberg-Babenhausen and itself
1599: Extinct; divided between Getrude von Schutzbar and Württemberg
1601: Hohenrechberg sold to Rechberg-Donzdorf
1604: All to Getrude von Schutzbar
1623: Sold to Württemberg
Rechberg-Türkheim-Schwabeck 		Lordship n/a n/a 1540: Partitioned from Rechberg-Kronburg
1597: Partitioned into Rechberg-Schwabeck and Rechberg-Weißenstein
Rechberg unter den Bergen 		Lordship n/a n/a 13th Century: Partitioned from Rechberg
1316: Acquired Sindelfingen and Kellmünz
1351: Sindelfingen sold to Württemberg-Urach and Württemberg-Stuttgart
1366: Heuchlingen and Rechberghausen sold to Austria
1413: Extinct; to Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
Rechberg-Weißenstein 		Lordship n/a n/a 1437: Partitioned from Rechberg-Hohenrechberg
1443: Acquired Krautheim and Ballenberg as fief of Mainz
1550: Extinct; to Rechberg-Kronburg
Rechberg-Weißenstein 		Lordship
1597: Barony
1607: County 		n/a n/a 1596: Partitioned from Rechberg-Türkheim-Schwabeck
1597: HRE Baron
1607: HRE Count
1618: Extinct; to Rechberg-Schwabeck
Rechberg-Weißenstein 		Barony n/a n/a 16??: Partitioned from Rechberg-Osterberg
1738: Extinct; to Rechberg-Osterberg
Rechteren-Limpurg-Speckfeld 		County Franc FR 1713: Renamed from Rechteren when inherited a portion of Limpurg
1806: To Württemberg
Reckheim
See: Rekem
Regensburg (Ratisbon) 		Bishopric Bav EC 739: Formed
13th Century: HRE Prince of the Empire
1803: Merged with other territories to form Archbishopric (see below)
Regensburg (Ratisbon) 		Electoral Archbishopric Bav EC 1803: Mainz, Regensburg and other territories combined for Karl Theodor von Dalberg
1810: To Bavaria; Karl Theodor von Dalberg obtained Frankfurt
Regensburg (Ratisbon) 		Imperial City Bav SW 1245: Free Imperial City
1803: To Archbishopric of Regensburg
1810: To Bavaria
Regenstein (Reinstein) 		County n/a n/a 1162: Partitioned from Blankenburg; fief of Saxony
1180: Fief of Halberstadt
1202: Fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1224: Partitioned into Regenstein Elder Line and Regenstein Younger Line
Regenstein (Reinstein) 		County n/a n/a 1599: To Halberstadt
1644: To Tannenbach as fief of Halberstadt
1671: To Halberstadt
1807: To Westphalia
1815: To Prussia
Regenstein-Blankenburg 		County n/a n/a 1368: Formed by Regenstein-Hainburg after acquiring Blankenburg
1599: Extinct; to Halberstadt
See: Blankenburg and Regenstein
Regenstein Elder Line 		County n/a n/a 1224: Partitioned from Regenstein; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1328: Extinct; to Regenstein-Regenstein
Regenstein-Hainburg 		County n/a n/a 1248: Partitioned from Regenstein Younger Line; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1344: Fief of Halberstadt
1366: Acquired Regenstein
1368: Acquired Blankenburg; renamed to Regenstein-Blankenburg
Regenstein-Regenstein 		County n/a n/a 1248: Partitioned from Regenstein Younger Line; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1344: Fief of Halberstadt
1366: Extinct; to Regenstein-Hainburg
Regenstein Younger Line 		County n/a n/a 1224: Partitioned from Regenstein; fief of Brunswick and Lüneburg
1248: Partitioned into Regenstein-Regenstein and Regenstein-Hainburg
Reichelsberg (Reichsberg; Reichelsburg) 		Lordship
County 		Franc n/a 1230: First mentioned; property of Brauneck as fief of Bamberg
1249: To Brauneck-Brauneck as fief of Bamberg
1390: To Würzburg
1401: To Weinsberg
1516: To Königstein
1521: To Würzburg
1671: To Schönborn
1806: To Bavaria
Reichenau 		Abbacy Swab SP 724
????: Imperial immediacy
1540: To the Bishopric of Constance
1803: Secularised; to Baden
Reichenstein 		Lordship Low Rhen WE 1332: Lordship established by Waldbott von Neuerburg
1506: Waldbott von Neuerburg extinct; to Sombreffe
1523: To Wied
1698: To Nesselrode-Reichenstein
1702: Bench of Westphalian Counts
1776: To Nesselrode-Landskron
1806: To Berg
1815: To Prussia
Reichenweier (Riquewihr) 		Lordship n/a n/a 1049: First mentioned; to Egisheim-Dagsburg
1269: To Horburg
1324: To Württemberg
1680: Left the Empire as part of France
1796: To France directly
Reifferscheid (Reifferscheidt) 		Lordship n/a n/a 12th Century: First mentioned
c. 1195: Partitioned into itself and Wildenburg
1273: Acquired Malberg; side line established
1354: Acquired Bedburg
1366: Partitioned into Reifferscheid-Gladbach and Reifferscheid-Bedburg
Reifferscheid-Bedburg 		Lordship n/a n/a 1366: Partitioned from Reifferscheid
1394–5: Acquired Dyck
1460: Acquired Salm in the Ardennes; renamed to Salm-Reifferscheid
Reifferscheid-Gladbach 		Lordship n/a n/a 1366: Partitioned from Reifferscheid
1426: Extinct
Reipoltskirchen 		Lordship Upp Rhen WE 1198: First mentioned
1276: To Hohenfels
1277: To Hohenfels-Reipoltskirchen
1602: Extinct; divided and shared between numerous families
1793: To France
1815: To Bavaria
Rekem (Reckheim) 		Lordship
1356: Barony
1623: County 		Low Rhen WE 1108: First mentioned
1140: Extinct; to Bronchhorst
1317: To Mark-Rekem
1335: To Stein
1356: HRE Baron
1397: To Sombreffe
1501: To Pirmont
1514: To Mark-Arenberg
1545: To Hennin
1553: To Vlodrop
1564: To Quadt-Wickrath
1590: To Aspremont-Lynden
1623: HRE Count; Joined the Westphalian Counts
1795: To France
1815: To the Netherlands
1830: To Belgium
Remiremont 		Abbacy n/a n/a 620: Formed
1070: Imperial immediacy
1290: HRE Princess of the Empire
1566: To Lorraine
1790: Secularized to France
Retersbeck (Reitersbach) 		Lordship n/a n/a 1290: First mentioned
1410: Inherited Schaesberg; took the name Retersbeck von Schaesberg and shortly after Schaesberg
Reuss (Reuß)
House began at Reuss-Plauen; branch of Weida
Reuss-Burgk 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County 		Upp Sax WT 1583: Partitioned from Reuss-Unter-Greiz
1616: Partitioned into itself and Reuss-Dölau
1640: Extinct; Burgk to Reuss-Unter-Greiz, Dölau to Reuss-Ober-Greiz
1668: Partitioned from Reuss-Unter-Greiz
1673: HRE Count
1697: Extinct; to Reuss-Unter-Greiz
Reuss-Dölau 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1694: County 		Upp Sax WT 1616: Partitioned from Reuss-Burgk
1636: Extinct; to Reuss-Burgk
1694: Partitioned from Reuss-Ober-Greiz
1698: Extinct; to Reuss-Ober-Greiz
Reuss-Ebersdorf 		County
1806: Principality 		Upp Sax WT 1678: Partitioned from Reuss-Lobenstein
1806: HRE Prince
Reuss Elder Line 		Principality Upp Sax WT / PR 1778: Renamed from Reuss-Greiz; HRE Prince
1803: Bench of Princes
After May 1778: First-ever appearance of the black-red-gold tricolour flag in its modern arrangement in any sovereign state within what today comprises Germany
Reuss-Gera (Reuss Younger Line) 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County 		Upp Sax WT 1564: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz
1647: Partitioned into itself, Reuss-Saalburg, Reuss-Schleiz and Reuss-Lobenstein
1666: Acquired Saalburg
1673: HRE Count
1802: Extinct; joint rule by Reuss-Schleiz, Reuss-Lobenstein and Reuss-Ebersdorf
Reuss-Greiz 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1768: County 		Upp Sax WT 1359: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen
1368: Partitioned into Reuss-Greiz Hinterschloss and Reuss-Greiz Vorderschloss
1462: Reunited by Reuss-Greiz Hinterschloss
1485: Partitioned into itself and Reuss-Kranichfeld
1564: Partitioned into Reuss-Unter-Greiz, Reuss-Ober-Greiz and Reuss-Gera
1768: Renamed from Reuss-Ober-Greiz
1778: Renamed to Reuss Elder Line
Reuss-Greiz Hinterschloss 		Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1368: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen
1394: Sold half of Wiesenburg to Meissen
1449: Extinct; to Henry VIII of Reuss-Greiz Vorderschloss
1462: Renamed to Reuss-Greiz
Reuss-Greiz Vorderschloss 		Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1368: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen
1449: To Henry X
1451: Acquired Kranichfeld
1462: Extinct; to Reuss-Greiz Hinterschloss
Reuss-Hirschberg 		County Upp Sax WT 1678: Partitioned from Reuss-Lobenstein
1711: Extinct; divided between Reuss-Lobenstein and Reuss-Ebersdorf
Reuss-Köstritz 		County
1806: Principality 		n/a n/a 1692: Appanage created within Reuss-Schleiz
1806: HRE Prince
Reuss-Kranichfeld 		Advocacy (Vogtei) Upp Sax WT 1485: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz
1497: Acquired Schauenforst
1529: Extinct; to Reuss-Greiz
Reuss-Lobenstein 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
1806: Principality 		Upp Sax WT 1647: Partitioned from Reuss-Gera
1664: Acquired Hirschberg
1673: HRE Count
1678: Partitioned into itself, Reuss-Hirschberg and Reuss-Ebersdorf
1718: Side line Reuss-Selbitz founded
1805: Inherited by Reuss-Selbitz
1806: HRE Prince
Reuss-Ober-Greiz (Reuss Intermediate Line) 		Advocacy (Vogtei) Upp Sax WT 1564: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz
1577: Acquired Lobenstein
1588: Sold Lobenstein to Reuss-Gera
1590: Acquired Schleiz, Saalburg and Burgk
1616: Extinct; Ober-Greiz to Reuss-Unter-Greiz, Schleiz to Reuss-Gera
Reuss-Ober-Greiz 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County 		Upp Sax WT 1625: Partitioned from Reuss-Unter-Greiz
1673: HRE Count
1694: Partitioned into itself and Reuss-Dölau
1768: Renamed to Reuss-Greiz
Reuss-Plauen (Reuß von Plauen) 		Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1309: Name adopted by Plauen Younger Line; branch of Weida
1359: Partitioned into Reuss-Greiz and Reuss-Ronneburg
Reuss-Ronneburg 		Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1359: Partitioned from Reuss-Plauen
1384: Acquired Schmölln
1398: Extinct; to Reuss-Greiz
Reuss-Rothenthal 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County 		Upp Sax WT 1668: Partitioned from Reuss-Unter-Greiz
1673: HRE Count
1698: Extinct; to Reuss-Unter-Greiz
Reuss-Saalburg 		Advocacy (Vogtei) Upp Sax WT 1647: Partitioned from Reuss-Gera
1666: Saalburg to Reuss-Gera; formed Reuss-Schleiz
Reuss-Schleiz 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County
1806: Principality 		Upp Sax WT 1647: Partitioned from Reuss-Gera
1666: Extinct; inherited by Reuss-Saalburg
1673: HRE Count
1692: Appanage Reuss-Köstritz created
1806: HRE Prince
Reuss-Selbitz 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County 		Upp Sax WT 1718: Formed when Henry XXVI of Reuss-Lobenstein acquired Selbitz by marriage
1805: Inherited Reuss-Lobenstein
Reuss-Unter-Greiz (Reuss Elder Line) 		Advocacy (Vogtei)
1673: County 		Upp Sax WT 1564: Partitioned from Reuss-Greiz
1583: Partitioned into Reuss-Burgk and itself
1616: Acquired Ober-Greiz
1625: Partitioned into Reuss-Ober-Greiz and itself
1668: Partitioned into Reuss-Burgk, itself and Reuss-Rothenthal
1673: HRE Count
1768: Extinct; to Reuss-Ober-Greiz
Reutlingen 		Imperial City Swab SW 1240: Free Imperial City
1803: To Württemberg
Rheda 		Lordship n/a n/a 1170: First mentioned
1190: Extinct; to Lippe
1344: To Lippe-Rheda
1365: To Tecklenburg
1562: To Bentheim-Steinfurt
1605: To Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda
1808: To Berg
1815: To Prussia
Rheineck 		Burgraviate El Rhin WE 11th Century: first mentioned; to a branch of Salm
1155: Extinct; to Cologne
1180: To Ulmen as fief of Cologne
1539: To Metternich-Brohl as fief of Cologne
1556: To Metternich-Schweppenburg as fief of Cologne
1571: To Warsberg
1654: To Sinzendorf-Ernstbrunn
1796: To France
1815: To Prussia
Rheinfelden 		County n/a n/a 10th Century: Formed
1090: Extinct; to Zähringen
1218: To the Emperor directly; city immediate (see below)
Rheinfelden 		Imperial City n/a n/a 1218: Free Imperial City
1253: To Basel
1279: Free Imperial City
1330: To Austria
1415: Free Imperial City
1439: To Austria
1467: To Burgundy
1477: To Austria
1638: To Sweden
1647: To France
1650: To Austria
1799: Left bank to France
1803: Left bank to Fricktal, canton of the Helvetic Republic. Right bank to Breisgau-Modena
1805: Right bank to Baden
Rheingrafschaft
See: Rhinegraviate
Rheintal 		Lordship / Bailiwick n/a n/a 1348: Formed by Werdenberg
1395: To Austria
1405: To Appenzell
1424: to Toggenburg
1464: Condominium of the Swiss Confederation
1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
Rhinegraviate (Rheingau; Rheingrafschaft) 		Rhinegraviate n/a n/a 1019: Rheingau invested upon the Embrichonids; fiefs of Mainz
1170: Imperial immediacy
1194: Half to Stein
1223: Extinct; all to Stein
Riedesel zu Eisenbach 		Lordship
1684: Barony 		n/a n/a 1428: Riedesel acquired Eisenbach and Lauterbach as fief of Fulda
1684: Imperial immediacy; HRE Baron
1806: To the Grand Duchy of Hesse (Hesse-Darmstadt)
Rieneck 		County n/a n/a 11th Century: First mentioned
1101: Extinct in male line
1108: To Loon by marriage
c. 1195: Partitioned from Loon
1295: Partitioned into Rieneck-Rothenfels and Rieneck-Lohr
1333: Rieneck-Lohr
1366: Made fief of Mainz
15th Century: Partitioned into Rieneck-Grünsfeld and Rieneck-Lohr
Rieneck 		County Franc FR 1559: Condominium between Mainz (3/4) and Hanau-Münzenberg (1/4)
1673: Mainz portion sold to Nostiz-Rieneck
1803: Nostiz-Rieneck portion sold to Colloredo-Mansfeld
1806: To Regensburg
1815: To Bavaria
Rieneck-Grünsfeld 		County n/a n/a 15th Century: Partitioned from Rieneck
1502: Extinct; to Würzburg
Rieneck-Lohr 		County Franc FR 1295: Partitioned from Rieneck
1333: Renamed to Rieneck
15th Century: Partitioned from Rieneck
1559: Extinct; divided between Mainz and Würzburg
Rieneck-Rothenfels 		County n/a n/a 1295: Partitioned from Rieneck
1333: Extinct; divided between Mainz, Würzburg and Rieneck-Lohr
Rietberg 		Lordship
1353: County 		Low Rhen WE 1237: Formed when Conrad I of Cuijk-Arnsberg acquired Rietberg from Lippe
1353: HRE Count
1456: Made fief of Hesse-Cassel
1562: To Hesse-Cassel directly
1565: Restored
1618: To John III, a scion of East Frisia
1690: Under Imperial administration
1702: Restored
1758: Extinct; to Kaunitz-Rietberg
1807: To Westphalia
1815: To Prussia
Rixingen 		Lordship
1310: County 		n/a n/a 1191: First mentioned; to Werd
1218: Partitioned from Werd
1310: Extinct; to Leiningen-Dagsburg
1317: To Leiningen-Hardenburg
1343: To Leiningen-Rixingen
1506: To Zweibrücken-Bitsch
1570: To Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen
1622: To Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen
1661: Left the Empire; part of France
1705: To Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen
1795: To France directly
Rochefort 		Lordship
1494: County 		n/a n/a 11th Century: First mentioned
1147: Extinct; to Walcourt-Rochefort
1418: To Mark-Arenberg by marriage
1454: To Mark-Rochefort
1544: To Stolberg-Königstein
1574: To Löwenstein-Wertheim
1611: To Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
1737: To the House of Stolberg (common territory)
1795: To France
1815: To the Netherlands
1830: To Belgium
Roggenburg 		Abbacy Swab SP 1126: Formed
1482-5: Imperial immediacy
1802: To Bavaria
Roggendorf 		HRE Lordship
HRE County 		1600: To Austria
Rosheim 		Imperial City Upp Rhen RH 1303: Free Imperial City
1648: Left the Empire; to France
1679: Independence revoked
Rostock 		Principality n/a n/a 1234: Partitioned from Mecklenburg
1300: Fief of Denmark
1312: City of Rostock seized by Mecklenburg
1314: Extinct; rest to Denmark
1323: To Mecklenburg
Rot an der Rot (Roth an der Roth; Mönchsrot; Münchenroth) 		Abbacy Swab SP 1126: Formed
1497: Imperial immediacy
1803: To Wartenberg-Roth
1806: To Württemberg
Rothenburg ob der Tauber 		Imperial City Franc SW 1274: Free Imperial City
1803: To Bavaria
Rothenfels 		County Swab SC 11th Century: First mentioned; to Buchhorn
1331: To Montfort-Tettnang
1354: To Montfort-Tettnang-Tettnang
1439: To Montfort-Tettnang-Rothenfels
1567: Sold to Königsegg-Aulendorf
1588: To Königsegg-Rothenfels
1804: Sold to Austria
1805: To Bavaria
Rötteln 		Lordship n/a n/a 1102: First mentioned; fief of Basel
c. 1215: Partitioned into Rötteln-Rötteln and Rötteln-Rotenburg
1279: Reunited by Rötteln-Rötteln
1316: Extinct; to Baden-Hachberg-Sausenberg
Rötteln-Rotenburg 		Lordship n/a n/a c. 1215: Partitioned from Rötteln
1278: Bequeathed to Basel and St. Blaise's Abbey
1280: Extinct
Rötteln-Rötteln 		Lordship n/a n/a c. 1215: Partitioned from Rötteln
1279: Acquired Rotenburg; renamed to Rötteln
Rottenmünster 		Abbacy Swab SP 1224: Formed
1237: Imperial immediacy
1803: To Württemberg
Rottweil 		Imperial City Swab SW 1268: Free Imperial City
1463: Ally of the Swiss Confederation
1802: To Württemberg
Rügen 		Principality n/a n/a 1168: Rani made a fief of Denmark
1325: Extinct; to Pomerania-Wolgast (fief of Denmark until 1438)
Runkel 		Lordship n/a n/a 1159: First mentioned
1227: Partitioned into Runkel-Westerburg and Runkel-Runkel
Runkel-Runkel 		Lordship n/a n/a 1227: Partitioned from Runkel
1454: Inherited Wied, renamed to Wied-Runkel
Runkel-Westerburg 		Lordship n/a n/a 1227: Partitioned from Runkel
1467: inherited much of Leiningen-Dagsburg, renamed to Leiningen-Westerburg
Ruppin 		County Upp Sax WE c. 1214: To Gebhard of Arnstein, founder of the line Lindow-Ruppin
1349: Acquired Wusterhausen and Gransee
1407: Acquired Neustadt
1524: Extinct; to Brandenburg

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