County of Sponheim
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The County of Sponheim (German: Grafschaft Sponheim, former spelling: Spanheim, Spanheym) was an independent territory in the Holy Roman Empire that lasted from the 11th century until the early 19th century. The name comes from the municipality of Sponheim, where the counts had their original residence.
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11th century – 1804 | |||||||||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||||||
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Government | Feudal County | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||
• Established | 11th century | ||||||||||||||
c. 1225 | |||||||||||||||
1437 | |||||||||||||||
1500 | |||||||||||||||
• Annexed by the First French Empire | 1804 | ||||||||||||||
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