Salm (state)

Salm is the name of several historic countships and principalities in present Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and France.

County (Counties) of Salm
Grafschaft(en) Salm
1019–1815
Flag
Coat of Arms (1019–1355)
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire, then
State of the Confederation of the Rhine
CapitalVielsalm (originally)
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 Partitioned from County
    of Saarbrücken
1019
 First partitioned into
    Lower and Upper Salm
 
1165
 Lower Salm extinct; to
    Reifferscheid-Dyck
 
1416
 Part of Upper Salm to
    Wild- and Rhinegraves
 
1475
 Annexed to Imperial
    département of Lippe
 
1810–11
1815
Preceded by
Succeeded by
County of Saarbrücken
Kingdom of Prussia
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