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This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter F:
| Name | Type | Imperial circle | Imperial diet | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fagnolle | Lordship 1571: Barony 1770: County | Low Rhen | WE | Originally to Lords of Fagnolle 1218: To Rumigny 1333: To Enghien 1470: To Barbançon 1571: To Hénin-Liétard; HRE Baron 1598: To Melun 1634: To Ligne 1770: HRE Count 1787: Joined Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle 1789: Joined Bench of Counts of Westphalia 1792: To France 1803: Ligne compensated with Edelstetten 1815: To the Netherlands 1830: To Belgium |
 Falkenstein | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1220: Partitioned from Bolanden 1255: Inherited territories of Hagen-Münzenberg 1271: Partitioned into Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Lich and Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Butzbach |
| Falkenstein | County | Upp Rhen | n/a | 1518: Title invested on Daun-Oberstein, renamed Daun-Falkenstein 1546: To Daun-Falkenstein-Oberstein 1628: Half to Löwenhaupt-Rasburg 1652: Daun half to Manderscheid-Kail 1686: Manderscheid half to Manderscheid-Kail-Blankenheim 1724: To Lorraine 1731: To Austria 1794: To France |
| Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Butzbach | Lordship 1393: County | n/a | n/a | 1271: Partitioned from Falkenstein 1393: HRE Count 1409: Extinct; to Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Lich |
| Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Lich | Lordship 1398: County | n/a | n/a | 1271: Partitioned from Falkenstein 1398: HRE Count 1418: Extinct; divided between Eppstein and Solms |
 Feldkirch | Lordship County | n/a | n/a | c. 1218: First mentioned; to Montfort 1258: To Montfort-Feldkirch 1375: To Austria |
 Finstingen | Lordship County | n/a | n/a | 12th Century: First mentioned; to Malberg 1259: Partitioned into Finstingen-Schwanhals and Finstingen-Brackenkopf lines 1458: To Lorraine |
 Flanders | County | Burg | n/a | 862 1405: To the Duchy of Burgundy; fief of France (except 'Imperial Flanders', mainly Aalst) 1529: To the Spanish Netherlands 1714: To the Austrian Netherlands 1792: To France 1815: To the Netherlands 1830: To Belgium |
 Fleckenstein | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century; Gau Counts in the Haguenau 1259: Partitioned into Fleckenstein-Hunsingen, Fleckenstein-Sulz and Fleckenstein-Bickenbach |
| Fleckenstein-Bickenbach | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1259: Partitioned from Fleckenstein 1408: Partitioned into Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Rödern and Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Sulz |
| Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Rödern | Lordship 1467: Barony | n/a | n/a | 1408: Partitioned from Fleckenstein-Bickenbach 1467: HRE Barony 1637: Extinct; to Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Sulz |
| Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Sulz | Lordship 1467: Barony | n/a | n/a | 1408: Partitioned from Fleckenstein-Bickenbach 1467: HRE Barony 1658: Renamed to Fleckenstein-Windeck |
| Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl | Lordship 1463: Barony | Upp Rhin | WE | 1375: Renamed from Fleckenstein-Hunsingen 1463: HRE Barony 1625: Sold Dagstuhl to Sötern 1644: Extinct |
| Fleckenstein-Hunsingen | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1259: Partitioned from Fleckenstein 1375: Inherited 1/4 of Dagstuhl; renamed to Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl |
| Fleckenstein-Sulz | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1259: Partitioned from Fleckenstein 1351: Extinct; to Fleckenstein-Bickenbach |
| Fleckenstein-Windeck | Barony | n/a | n/a | 1658: Renamed from Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Sulz 1720: Extinct; divided between Göllnitz, Gayling von Altheim and Ebersbach |
 Franconia (Franken) | Stem Duchy | n/a | n/a | 8th Century 1196: Discontinued |
| Franconia (Franken) | Duchy | n/a | n/a | 1633: Created for Bernard of Saxe-Weimar in lands conquered in the Franconian Circle during the Thirty Years' War 1639: Abolished |
 Frankenstein | Lordship 1670: Barony | Upp Rhen | RH | 13th Century: Lords and HRE Barons of Frankenstein 1402: Imperial Immediacy 1662: sold to Hesse-Darmstadt |
 Frankfurt | Imperial City | Upp Rhen | RH | 1372: Free Imperial City 1806: To the Archbishopric of Regensburg 1810: To the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt 1815: Free City 1866: To Prussia |
 Franzenheim | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century?: Lords of Franzenheim Fief of the cathedral of Trier 1794: To France 1815: To Prussia |
 Frauenalb | Abbacy | n/a | n/a | 12th Century 1193: Obtained secular territory 1802: Secularised to Baden |
 Frauenchiemsee Frauenwörth | Abbacy | n/a | n/a | 782: Abbey established with imperial immediacy 1803: To Bavaria |
| Fraumünster | 853: Imperial Abbacy Imperial Duchess-Abbey | n/a | n/a | 853 1218: Imperial immediacy 1234: HRE Princess 1406: Secular nunnery 1524: Secularised by Zürich |
 Fraunberg | HRE Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century 1145: First mentioned 1245: Inherited immediate Barony of Haag 1276: Partitioned into Fraunberg-Haag and Fraunberg-Fraunberg |
| Fraunberg-Haag | HRE County | Bav | SC | 1276: Partitioned from Fraunberg 1465: HRE Baron 1509: HRE Count 1566: Extinct; to Bavaria |
 Freiburg im Breisgau | City | n/a | n/a | 1120 Originally a territory of Zähringen 1218: To Urach 1230: To Freiburg local counts 1368: To Austria |
 Freiburg | County | n/a | n/a | 1250: Partitioned from Urach 1272: Partitioned into itself and Badenweiler 1368: City of Freiburg to Austria 1444: To Baden-Hachberg-Sausenberg 1458: Extinct |
 Freising | 738: Bishopric 1220: Prince-Bishopric | Bav | EC | 724: Founded as a monastery 738: Bishopric 1220: HRE Prince 1803: Secularized to Bavaria |
 Freudenberg | 962: Imperial Abbacy | 1801: Annexed to France ;1815: Annexed to Prussia | ||
 Freudenberg | 1250: HRE Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century Originally a territory of the Bishopric of Würzburg 1295: To Wertheim as fief of Würzburg 1407: To Wertheim-Breuberg as fief of Würzburg 1482: To Wertheim-Freudenberg as fief of Würzburg 1509: To Wertheim-Breuberg as fief of Würzburg 1556: Wertheim extinct; to Würzburg 1581: To Löwenstein-Wertheim as fief of Würzburg 1611: To Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg as fief of Würzburg 1803: To Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 1806: To Baden |
 Fribourg Freiburg im Üechtland | Imperial Free City | 1157: Freiburg town founded 1157: To Zähringen 1218: To Kyburg 1277: To Austria 1452: To Savoy 1478: Free Imperial City 1481: Joined the Swiss Confederation 1648: Left the Empire | ||
 Friedberg | County 1785: Princely County of Friedberg and Scheer | Swab | SC | 13th Century To local Co. of Friedberg 1282: To Austria 1452: To Waldburg-Sonnenberg 1477: To Waldburg-Scheer 1483: To Waldburg-Sonnenberg 1511: To Waldburg-Trauchburg 1566: To Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer 1717: To Waldburg-Trauchburg, then Waldburg-Scheer 1764: To Waldburg-Trauchburg 1777: To Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach 1785: To Thurn and Taxis 1806: To Württemberg |
 Friedberg | Imperial City | Upp Rhen | RH | 1216 1252: Free Imperial City 1802: To Hesse-Darmstadt |
 Frisia Friesland | Freedom Chiefdom County Seignory | Burg | n/a | 1498: Lordship established in Burgundian Netherlands 1516: Spanish Netherlands 1566: Joined the Netherlands |
 Friuli | Duchy | Aust | n/a | 1077: To Patriarchate of Aquileia 1420: To Venice 1516: Friuli split, Austrian Friuli under Austrian rule 1805: To Italy 1815: To Lombardy-Venetia |
 Fugger von der Lilie | 1530: HRE County of Kirchberg and Weissenhorn | Swab | SC | 1455 1507: Acquired Co. of Kirchberg and Lo. of Weißenhorn (non-immediate) 1511: HRE Noble 1530: HRE Count 1530: Raymond and Anton lines 1535: Raymond line partitioned into Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn 1560: Anton line partitioned into Fugger-Nordendorf, Fugger-Kirchheim and Fugger-Wöllenburg |
| Fugger-Adelshofen | HRE County | n/a | n/a | 1690: Partitioned from Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen 1751: Extinct; to Fugger-Zinnenberg 1751: Partitioned from Fugger-Zinnenberg 1757: Extinct; to Fugger-Zinnenberg |
| Fugger-Babenhausen | HRE County 1803: HRE Prince | Swab | SC | 1598: Partitioned from Fugger-Wöllenburg 1693: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Boos 1757: Extinct; to Fugger-Boos 1759: Partitioned from Fugger-Boos 1803: HRE Prince 1806: To Bavaria |
| Fugger-Boos | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1693: Partitioned from Fugger-Babenhausen 1759: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Babenhausen 1777: Extinct; to Fugger-Babenhausen |
| Fugger-Dudenstein | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1677: Partitioned from Fugger-Wörth-Nordendorf 1739: Extinct; to Fugger-Nordendorf |
| Fugger-Glött | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1598: Partitioned from Fugger-Kirchheim 1644: Partitioned into itself, Fugger-Wörth-Nordendorf, Fugger-Grunenbach and Fugger-Mickhausen 1672: Bonaventura to Fugger-Kirchheim 1711: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Stettenfels 1806: To Bavaria |
| Fugger-Gmünd | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1579: Partitioned from Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn 1654: Extinct; to Fugger-Kirchberg |
| Fugger-Göttersdorf | HRE County | n/a | n/a | 1575: Partitioned from Fugger-Pfirt 1627: Partitioned into itself, Fugger-Sulmentingen and Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen |
| Fugger-Grunenbach | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1644: Partitioned from Fugger-Glött 1687: Extinct; to Fugger-Mickhausen 1701: Partitioned from Fugger-Mickhausen 17??: Extinct; to Fugger-Mickhausen |
| Fugger-Kirchberg | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1626: Partitioned from Fugger-Weißenhorn 1690: Renamed to Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn |
| Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1535: Raymond line Counts in Kirchberg and Weißenhorn 1579: Partitioned into Fugger-Weißenhorn and Fugger-Gmünd 1690: Reunited by Fugger-Kirchberg 1692: Paritioned into itself and Fugger-Moorstetten 1806: To Bavaria |
| Fugger-Kirchheim | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1560: Partitioned from Anton line 1598: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Glött 1672: Extinct; given to Bonaventura of Fugger-Glött 1780: Appanage line Fugger-Kirchheim-Hoheneck created 1806: To Bavaria |
| Fugger-Kirchheim-Hoheneck | HRE County | n/a | n/a | 1780: Appanage created from Fugger-Kirchheim |
| Fugger-Mickhausen | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1644: Partitioned from Fugger-Glött 1701: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Grunenbach 1804: Extinct; to Fugger-Glött |
| Fugger-Moorstetten | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1692: Partitioned from Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn 1727: Extinct; to Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn |
| Fugger-Nordendorf | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1560: Partitioned from Anton line 1669: Extinct; to Fugger-Kirchheim 1677: Partitioned from Fugger-Wörth-Nordendorf 1806: To Bavaria |
| Fugger-Pfirt | HRE County | n/a | n/a | 1535: Raymond line Counts in Alsace and Bavaria 1575: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Göttersdorf 1633: Extinct; to Fugger-Göttersdorf |
| Fugger-Stettenfels | HRE County | n/a | n/a | 1711: Partitioned from Fugger-Glött 1735: Sold to Thurn and Taxis 1820: Extinct |
| Fugger-Sulmentingen | HRE County | n/a | n/a | 1627: Partitioned from Fugger-Göttersdorf 1739: Extinct; to Fugger-Göttersdorf |
| Fugger-Weißenhorn | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1579: Partitioned from Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn 1626: Partitioned into Fugger-Kirchberg and itself 1690: Extinct; to Fugger-Kirchberg |
| Fugger-Wöllenburg | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1560: Partitioned from Anton line 1598: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Babenhausen 1643: Extinct; to Fugger-Babenhausen |
| Fugger-Wörth-Nordendorf | HRE County | Swab | SC | 1644: Partitioned from Fugger-Glött 1677: Partitioned into Fugger-Nordendorf and Fugger-Dudenstein |
| Fugger-Zinnenberg | HRE County | n/a | n/a | 1690: Partitioned from Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen 1751: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Adelshofen 1757: Renamed to Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen |
| Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen | HRE County | n/a | n/a | 1627: Partitioned from Fugger-Göttersdorf 1690: Partitioned into Fugger-Adelshofen and Fugger-Zinnenberg 1757: Reunited by Fugger-Zinnenberg 1795: Extinct; to Bavaria |
 Fulda | 1156: HRE Prince-Abbacy 1752: Prince-Bishopric | Upp Rhen | EC | 744 774: Imperial immediacy 1220: HRE Prince 1576-1602: Annexed to the Teutonic Order 1803: Secularized to Nassau-Orange-Fulda 1806: to France 1807: to Westphalia 1815: To Hesse-Cassel 1867: to Prussia |
 Fürstenberg Westphalian | 1660: HRE Barons | n/a | n/a | 14th Century NOTE: Different from family of Princes of Furstenberg |
| Fürstenberg Swabian | County | Swab | SC | 1250: Partitioned from Urach 1283: Landgrave of Baar 1284: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg and Fürstenberg-Haslach 1386: Reunited by Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1408: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg and Fürstenberg-Wolfach 1490: Reunited by Fürstenberg-Baar 1559: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Blumberg and Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg 1744: Reunited by Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1806: To Baden, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Württemberg |
| Fürstenberg-Baar | County | Swab | SC | 1441: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1490: Renamed to Fürstenberg |
| Fürstenberg-Blumberg | County | Swab | SC | 1559: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1599: Partitioned into itself and Fürstenberg-Möhringen 1614: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Messkirch and Fürstenberg-Stühlingen |
| Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen | County | Swab | SC | 1617: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg 1698: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg |
| Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg | County 1716: HRE Prince | Swab | SC | 1284: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1386: Renamed to Fürstenberg 1408: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1441: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Baar and Fürstenberg-Geislingen 1704: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Stühlingen 1744: Renamed to Fürstenberg |
| Fürstenberg-Geislingen | County | n/a | n/a | 1441: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1483: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Baar |
| Fürstenberg-Haslach | County | n/a | n/a | 1284: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1386: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg |
| Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg | County 1664: HRE Prince | Swab | SC | 1559: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1617: Partitioned into itself and Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen 1664: HRE Prince 1716: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg |
| Fürstenberg-Messkirch | County 1716: HRE Prince | Swab | SC | 1614: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Blumberg 1716: HRE Prince 1744: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg |
| Fürstenberg-Möhringen | County | Swab | SC | 1599: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Blumberg 1641: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Blumberg |
| Fürstenberg-Stühlingen | County | Swab | SC | 1614: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Blumberg 1704: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg and Fürstenberg-Weitra |
| Fürstenberg-Taikowitz | County | n/a | n/a | 1759: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Weitra |
| Fürstenberg-Weitra | County | n/a | n/a | 1704: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Stühlingen, containing lands within Austria centred around Tavíkovice and Weitra 1759: Partitioned between itself and Fürstenberg-Taikowitz |
| Fürstenberg-Wolfach | County | n/a | n/a | 1408: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1490: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Baar |
 Further Austria | Not a single polity | Aust | PR | 1278 Included numerous counties, lordships, cities, etc., in south-western Germany obtained by the House of Habsburg and administered as a single entity, usually from the Tyrol 1805: Dispersed between Baden, Bavaria, Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Württemberg |
 Füssen | Abbacy | n/a | n/a | 1662 Part of the Bishopric of Augsburg 1803: To the Teutonic Order 1805: To Bavaria |