List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (I)

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This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter I:

NameType Imperial circle Imperial diet History
Armoiries Habsbourg.svg Inner Austria Duchy1379: Partitioned from Austria
1406: Annexed to Austria
Reichsabtei Irsee coat of arms.svg Irsee AbbacySwabSP1186: Formed
1695: Imperial immediacy
1802: To Bavaria
CoA Limburg-Styrum Limburg Quarter.svg Isenberg-Limburg Countyn/an/a1253: Renamed from Altena-Isenberg
1289: Acquired Altenhof and Styrum
1304: Partitioned into Limburg-Hohenlimburg and Limburg-Styrum
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg
HRE Prince of Isenburg
Lordshipn/an/a11th Century: Counts of the Niederlahngau assumed the name Isenburg though without comital rank
1129: Acquired Kobern
1137: Partitioned into Isenburg-Kobern and Isenburg-Isenburg
1197: Rembold IV acquired Kempenich, founding Isenburg-Kempenich
c1100: Division into Isenburg-Limburg and Isenburg-Kempenich
1137: Partitioned into Isenburg-Isenburg and Isenburg-Limburg-Covern
1673: Division into Isenburg, Birstein, Isenburg-Marienborn, Isenburg-Meerholz, Isenburg-Wachtersbach
1806: Joined Confederation of the Rhine
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Arenfels Lordshipn/an/ac. 1280: Partitioned from Isenburg-Cleeberg
1371: Extinct; to Isenburg-Isenburg
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Birstein County
1744: Principality
Upp RhenWT1511: Partitioned from Isenburg-Büdingen
1628: Partitioned into Isenburg-Offenbach and Isenburg-Büdingen
1685: Partitioned from Isenburg-Offenbach
1744: HRE Prince
1803: Bench of Princes
1806: Renamed to Principality of Isenburg and mediatised the other branches of the House of Isenburg
1815: To the Grand Duchy of Hesse; renamed to Ysenburg and Büdingen
CoA Isenburg-Kempenich.svg Isenburg-Braunsberg Lordshipn/an/ac. 1175: Partitioned from Isenburg-Isenburg
1243: Renamed to Isenburg-Wied after inheriting Wied
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Büdingen Lordship
1442: County
n/an/a1341: Partitioned from Isenburg-Cleeberg
1442: HRE Count
1511: Partitioned into Isenburg-Rönneburg and Isenburg-Birstein
1628: Partitioned from Isenburg-Birstein
1673: Partitioned into itself, Isenburg-Wächtersbach, Isenburg-Meerholz and Isenburg-Marienborn
1806: To Isenburg-Birstein
1815: To the Grand Duchy of Hesse
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Cleeberg (Isenburg-Cleberg)Lordshipn/an/ac. 1158: Partitioned from Isenburg-Kobern
1221: Acquired Limburg an der Lahn
1258: Partitioned into itself and Isenburg-Limburg
c. 1280: Partitioned into Isenburg-Arenfels and itself
1304: Acquired Büdingen
1310: Acquired Grenzau
1341: Partitioned into Isenburg-Büdingen and Isenburg-Grenzau
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Eisenberg Countyn/an/a1685: Partitioned from Isenburg-Offenbach
1758: Extinct; to Isenburg-Birstein
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Grenzau Lordshipn/an/a1341: Partitioned from Isenburg-Cleeberg
1439: Extinct; to Nassau-Beilstein
1446: To the Archbishopric of Trier
1460: To Isenburg-Isenburg (Lower Isenburg)
CoA Lower-Isenburg.svg Isenburg-Grenzau Lordshipn/an/a1502: Partitioned from Isenburg-Isenburg (Lower Isenburg)
1664: Extinct; divided between the Archbishoprics of Cologne and Trier and Fulda Abbey, with the latter granting their share of the territory to Walderdorff
CoA Lower-Isenburg.svg Isenburg-Isenburg (Lower Isenburg)Lordshipn/an/a1137: Partitioned from Isenburg
c. 1175: Partitioned into itself and Isenburg-Braunsberg
1197: Acquired Kempenich
c. 1220: Partitioned into itself and Isenburg-Kempenich
1460: Acquired Grenzau
1497: Acquired Neumagen
1502: Partitioned into Isenburg-Grenzau and Isenburg-Neumagen
CoA Isenburg-Kempenich.svg Isenburg-Kempenich Lordshipn/an/a1277: Made fief of the Archbishopric of Trier
1424: Extinct; to Schöneck
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Kobern (Isenburg-Covern)Lordshipn/an/a1137: Partitioned from Isenburg
c. 1158: Partitioned into itself and Isenburg-Cleeberg
1195: Made fief of the Archbishopric of Trier
1266: Extinct; to Neuerburg
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Limburg Lordshipn/an/a1258: Partitioned from Isenburg-Cleeberg
1406: Extinct; to the Archbishopric of Trier
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Marienborn Lordship
1442: County
Upp Rhenn/a1673: Partitioned from Isenburg-Büdingen
1725: Extinct; divided between Isenburg-Büdingen, Isenburg-Wächtersbach and Isenburg-Meerholz
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Meerholz Lordship
1442: County
Upp Rhenn/a1673: Partitioned from Isenburg-Büdingen
1806: To Isenburg-Birstein
1815: To the Grand Duchy of Hesse
CoA Lower-Isenburg.svg Isenburg-Neumagen Lordshipn/an/a1502: Partitioned from Isenburg-Isenburg (Lower Isenburg)
1554: Extinct; to Sayn-Wittgenstein
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Offenbach CountyUpp Rhenn/a1628: Partitioned from Isenburg-Birstein
1685: Partitioned into Isenburg-Philippseich, Isenburg-Birstein and Isenburg-Eisenberg
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Philippseich CountyUpp Rhenn/a1685: Partitioned from Isenburg-Offenbach
1718: Extinct; given as an appanage to his nephew William Maurice II, Count of Isenburg-Philippseich without imperial immediacy nor representation in the imperial diet
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Rönneburg CountyUpp Rhenn/a1511: Partitioned from Isenburg-Büdingen
1601: Extinct; to Isenburg-Birstein
Armoiries d'Isembourg.svg Isenburg-Wächtersbach Lordship
1442: County
Upp Rhenn/a1673: Partitioned from Isenburg-Büdingen
1806: To Isenburg-Birstein
1815: To the Grand Duchy of Hesse
CoA Isenburg-Kempenich.svg Isenburg-Wied Countyn/an/a1243: Renamed from Isenburg-Braunsberg after inheriting Wied
1462: Extinct; to Runkel
DEU Isny im Allgau COA.svg Isny im Allgäu Imperial CitySwabSW1365: Free Imperial City
1803: To Quadt
1806: To Württemberg
Grb Istarske zupanije.svg Istria Margraviaten/an/a1040: Given to Poppo of Weimar-Orlamünde, also of Carniola
1173: To Andechs-Meran
1209: To the Patriarchate of Aquileia
13th Century: Most to Venice
1374: To Austria as mediate province through Carniola
1420: Rest of Istria to Venice
1797: Venetian parts to Austria
1805: To Italy
1815: To Austria
Wappen at itter.png Itter Lordship

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