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Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle

Imperial circle of the Holy Roman Empire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
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The Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle (German: Niederrheinisch-Westfälischer Reichskreis, Dutch: Nederrijns-Westfaalse Kreits) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. It comprised territories of the former Duchy of Lower Lotharingia, Frisia and the Westphalian part of the former Duchy of Saxony.

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The Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle during the mid 16th century (after the Burgundian treaty of 1548)
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Historical map of the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle of 1710 by Peter Schenk the Elder

The circle was made up of numerous small states, however the Counts De la Marck were able to collect a significant amount of territories, the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg from 1521 on. The Empire's largest ecclesiastical territory was held by the Prince-Bishops of Münster.

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Composition

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The circle was made up of the following states:

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The Duchy of Guelders passed to the Burgundian Circle in 1548
The Duchy of Luxembourg passed to the Burgundian Circle in 1512
The County of Drenthe passed to the Burgundian Circle in 1548
The Lordship of Groningen passed to the Burgundian Circle in 1548
The Lordship of Overijssel passed to the Burgundian Circle in 1548
The Bishopric of Utrecht passed to the Burgundian Circle in 1548
The County of Zutphen passed to the Burgundian Circle in 1548
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