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Castell-Castell was a county in the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the Counts of Castell. It was established as a partition of Castell-Remlingen in 1668, and it was partitioned between itself and Castell in 1709. It annexed the County of Castell in 1772, and was mediatised to Bavaria in 1806. [1]

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Counts of Castell-Castell (1668–1806)

(Mediatized) Counts of Castell-Castell

(Mediatized) Princes of Castell-Castell

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Castell". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 187-190. (German). ISBN   978-3-7980-0824-3.

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