Königstein Imperial County

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Establishment

• August 1505: On August 6, 1505, the brothers Eberhard, Georg and Philipp, who belonged to the House of Eppstein, received the right from the Roman-German king and later Emperor Maximilian I to use the title "Counts of Königstein". Thus the County of Königstein was founded.

Chronology

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1. Events

• August 1581: The last lord of the county, Count Christoph zu Stolberg, died on August 5, 1581. In 1581 Königstein came under the archbishopric of Mainz.

Disestablishment

• August 1581: The last lord of the county, Count Christoph zu Stolberg, died on August 5, 1581. In 1581 Königstein came under the archbishopric of Mainz.