Hohengeroldseck
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Hohengeroldseck was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was founded by the House of Geroldseck, a German noble family which arrived in the Ortenau region of Swabia reputedly in 948, though the first
Hohengeroldseck Castle (as besieged in 1486)
Hohengeroldseck Castle (in 1645)
Ruins of Hohengeroldseck Castle
House of Leyen
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The House of Leyen-Hohengeroldseck is an ancient German noble family of princely and historically sovereign rank. As a former ruling and mediatized family, it belongs to the Hochadel.
Hohengeroldseck
…in 948, though the first mention of the family is documented in the 1080s. The family line went extinct in 1634 and was succeeded by the Kronberg and Leyen families. In 1806, the county was raised to a Principality and adopted the family name of Leyen. Late in 1813, the Principality was mediatized by Austria…
Schloss Gondorf, the original family seat
Waal Castle, Bavaria, family seat since 1820