Stolberg-Wernigerode
The County of Stolberg-Wernigerode (German: Grafschaft Stolberg-Wernigerode) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz region around Wernigerode, now part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was ruled by a branch of the House of Stolberg.
County of Stolberg-Wernigerode Grafschaft Stolberg-Wernigerode | |||||||||
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| 1645–1807 | |||||||||
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806) | ||||||||
| Capital | Wernigerode | ||||||||
| Government | County | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
| 1429 | |||||||||
| 1645 | |||||||||
| 1677 | |||||||||
| 1714 | |||||||||
• Acquired Stolberg-Schwarza | 1748 | ||||||||
• Reacquired Stolberg-Gedern | 1804 | ||||||||
| 1807 | |||||||||
• Awarded to Prussia | 1815 | ||||||||
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