Stolberg-Stolberg

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County of Stolberg-Stolberg
Grafschaft Stolberg-Stolberg
1548–1803
DEU Stolberg (Harz) COA.svg
Coat of arms
Status State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital Stolberg
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical era Middle Ages
 Division of Stolberg
19 March 1548
 Creation of
     Stolberg-Wernigerode
31 May 1645
 Creation of
     Stolberg-Rossla
1706
 Under Vogterei of
    the Electorate of Saxony
 
1730–38
  Mediatised to Saxony
1803
  Awarded to Prussia
1815
Preceded by
Succeeded by
DEU Stolberg (Harz) COA.svg County of Stolberg
DE-ST 15-0-85-370 Wernigerode COA.svg County of Wernigerode
Stolberg-Wernigerode DE-ST 15-0-85-370 Wernigerode COA.svg
Stolberg-Rossla Wappen Rossla.png
Electorate of Saxony Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg
Coat of arms Zu Stolberg-Stolberg wapen.svg
Coat of arms
Stolberg Castle 2007-04 Stolberg (Harz) 22.jpg
Stolberg Castle

Stolberg-Stolberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the southern Harz region. Its capital was the town of Stolberg, now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was ruled by a branch of the House of Stolberg.

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In 1429, the County of Wernigerode passed to the Counts of Stolberg, who ruled Wernigerode through a personal union. In 1548, the line was split between a Harz line (Stolberg-Stolberg) and a Rhenish line which had possessions in Rochefort (Stolberg-Rochefort) and Königstein im Taunus (Stolberg-Königstein).

With the death of Count Wolf Georg zu Stolberg in 1631, Stolberg-Stolberg was inherited by members of the Rhenish line. On 31 May 1645, Stolberg-Stolberg was divided between a senior Stolberg-Wernigerode line and a junior Stolberg-Stolberg line. In 1706, Stolberg-Stolberg divided again, with Stolberg-Rossla being created.

Stolberg-Stolberg was forced to recognize the suzerainty of the Electorate of Saxony in 1738. It was awarded to the Kingdom of Prussia in the 1815 Congress of Vienna.

The children of Fürsten and Erbprinzen zu Stolberg-Wernigerode bore the title of Prince[ss] (Prinz[essin]) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode and were styled Serene Highness. Other members of this line bore the title of Count[ess] ( Graf/Gräfin) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode, with the style of Illustrious Highness.

Rulers of Stolberg-Stolberg

Counts of Stolberg-Stolberg

Princes of Stolberg-Stolberg

  • Alfred, 1st Prince 1893-1903 (1820-1903)
    • Wolffgang, 2nd Prince 1903 (1849-1903)
      • Wolff-Heinrich, 3rd Prince 1903-1972 (1903-1972)
        • Jost-Christian, 4th Prince 1972-present (b.1940)
          • Christoph, Hereditary Prince of Stolberg-Stolberg (b.1982)
          • Prince Heinrich-Victor (b.1986)

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