Sulz County
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Was a county of the Holy Roman Empire.
Establishment
- February 962: Sulz County is mentioned for the first time in 961.
Chronology
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1. Frankish Partitions
The Frankish Kingdom was partitioned and reuinited several times as the Frankish rulers used to divide their territories equally among their heirs. This lead also to a number of wars and revolts.
1.1. Incoronation of Otto I
East Frankish King Otto I was crowned first Holy Roman Emperor.
- February 962: Sulz County is mentioned for the first time in 961.
2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)
- January 1379: Based on Gustav Droysen's Map of the Holy Roman Empire in the XIV century.
Disestablishment
- January 1474: Between 1301 and 1473, the town of Sulz was the seat of the Geroldsecker line, which lived here, but in the 15th century, despite inheritance, experienced a steady economic decline and finally they had to sell it to Württemberg in 1473 under massive pressure.
Selected Sources
- Droysen, G. (1886): Historischer Handatlas, Bielefeld and Leipzig (Germany), pp. 30-31