List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (J)

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

Name Type Imperial circle Imperial diet History
Jagdberg Lordship
Jauer (Jawor) Duchy n/a n/a 1277: Partitioned from Liegnitz
1281: Partitioned into itself and Löwenberg
1308: Partitioned into Schweidnitz and itself
1346: Extinct; to Schweidnitz
Jever 1330: Chiefdom
Barony
1353: Formed
1575: Annexed to Oldenburg
1667: Annexed to Anhalt-Zerbst
1793: Annexed to Russia
1806: French occupation
1807: Ceded by Russia to France
1807: To Kingdom of Holland
1810: To France
1814: Russian occupation
1814: Oldenburg administration
1818: Ceded to Oldenburg
Jülich Duchy Low Rhen n/a 1000s: County
1143: From the Jülichgau
1336: Margraviate
1356: Duchy
1423: United with Berg
1511: United from Cleves-Marck and Jülich-Berg as Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1521: United with Berg, Cleves and Mark
1582: HRE Council of Princes
1609: War of Succession: divided between Brandenburg, Saxony and the Electorate of the Palatinate
1614: Passed to Palatinate-Neuburg
1742: To Dukes of Palatinate-Sulzbach then Bavaria
1794: French occupation
1815: To Prussia
Justingen Lordship Swab SC 1090: First mentioned
1343: Extinct; to Stöffeln
1494: To Stotzingen
1497: Sold to Bubenhofen
1530: Sold to Freyberg-Öpfingen
1751: Sold to Württemberg

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