Arenberg
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This article is about the former duchy. For the cobbled road used in the Paris-Roubaix cycling race, see Trouée d'Arenberg.
Arenberg, also spelled as Aremberg or Ahremberg, is a former county, principality and finally duchy that was located in what is now Germany. The Dukes of Arenberg remain a prominent Belgian noble family.
Quick Facts County (Duchy) of ArenbergGrafschaft (Herzogtum) Arenberg (German), Status ...
County (Duchy) of Arenberg | |||||||||||||||
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1549–1810 | |||||||||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire, then State of the Confederation of the Rhine | ||||||||||||||
Capital | Aremberg | ||||||||||||||
Common languages | Moselle Franconian | ||||||||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages Early modern period | ||||||||||||||
• County established | c. 1117 | ||||||||||||||
• Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1549 | ||||||||||||||
• Raised to Princely county | 1576 | ||||||||||||||
• Joined Council of Princes | 1580 | ||||||||||||||
• Raised to Duchy | 1645 | ||||||||||||||
• Joined Confederation of the Rhine | 1806 | ||||||||||||||
1810 | |||||||||||||||
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