Hirschberg County

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Establishment

• January 1171: From 1170 to 1200, the Counts of Grögling and Dollnstein built an extensive castle complex on the Hirschberg and named themselves “Counts of Hirschberg” after their new seat from 1205.

Chronology

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1. Mongol invasions and conquests

Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

1.1. Mongol Invasions of Germany

Were a series of Mongol raids in Germany.

1.1.1. First Mongol Invasion of Germany

Was a Mongol raid in the Holy Roman Empire.

• May 1241: The Mongols invaded the Holy Roman Empire without major clash of arms.The army invaded eastern Germany, and crossed the March of Moravia in April-May 1241.
• June 1241: The Mongols left eastern Germany and Moravia.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• September 1304: On September 8, 1304, the last count of Hirschberg, Gebhard VII, bequeathed the count castle and county to the bishop of Eichstätt in his will.

Disestablishment

• September 1304: On September 8, 1304, the last count of Hirschberg, Gebhard VII, bequeathed the count castle and county to the bishop of Eichstätt in his will.

Selected Sources

• Strakosh-Grassmann, G. (1893): Der Einfall der Mongolen in Mitteleuropa in den Jahren 1241 und 1242, Innsbruck (Austria), pp. 53-67