Counts of Hohenberg (Swabia)
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The Counts of Hohenberg were an ancient swabian dynasty in the southwest of the present-day Germany, in the State of Baden-Württemberg
. In the 13th century the dynasty of Hohenberg was one of the most prominent lineages in Southwestern Germany. In 1381 however, Rudolf III. Count of Hohenberg sold – highly indebted and with no male successor – the corpus of the County to the House of Habsburg
. Some 100 years later the last sideline died out. The County of Hohenberg persisted de jure until 1806.
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. In the 13th century the dynasty of Hohenberg was one of the most prominent lineages in Southwestern Germany. In 1381 however, Rudolf III. Count of Hohenberg sold – highly indebted and with no male successor – the corpus of the County to the House of Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
. Some 100 years later the last sideline died out. The County of Hohenberg persisted de jure until 1806.