Polity Frankenstein County

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Was a county of the Holy Roman Empire.

Establishment

  • January 1201: In the 13th century, the Frankensteins ruled over an extensive area, partly still uninhabited land, which Emperor Heinrich II had transferred to the Hersfeld monastery as a wild ban for use.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1336: Attempts by the Frankensteins to assert themselves against the strongest powers in the region - the Fulda monastery and the Thuringian landgraves - led to their downfall. In 1265, Frankenstein Castle was besieged and partially destroyed by Abbot Bertho II of Fulda. The castle was last important in 1335 in connection with a dispute between the last Frankenstein owners.