List of Houses
Copyright © V. Rozn 1999-2009
Comments and questions can be mailed to
the author
Last updated: Nov 6, 2008
Arenberg
-1811]
The House of Arenberg descended from the noble
family of Ligne (see) [10: Neue Folge; Band XVIII; t.
100-104].
Johann of Ligne (+1568), Baron of
Barbançon, married Marguerite the Mark (+1596), the heir to the
Imperial immediate land of Arenberg
Karl of Ligne (+1616), the eldest son of Johann
and Marguerite, succeeded in Arenberg.
In 1576, the Roman Emperor granted Karl
(+1616) the title of Prince and elevated Arenberg to the rank of Imperial
County [8: Band 1; p.30].
Prince Karl (+1616) received an individual
voice in the Council of Princes of the Imperial Assembly.
Prince Karl (+1616) married Anne (+1635), the
heir of the non-immediate Duchy of Aerschot.
In 1644, the Roman Emperor granted Prince
Philipp-Franz (+1674) the title of Duke of Arenberg [8: Band 1;
p.29-30].
In 1748, Duke Karl of Arenberg (+1778), married
Louise-Margarita of the Mark (+1820), Countess of Schleiden, the heir to the
possessions of the Lumain branch of the House of the Mark.
In 1794, the Duke of Arenberg lost all
of his Imperial immediate territories.
In 1803, the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation restored the Duke of Arenberg as Imperial immediate ruler by
giving him new immediate territories.
In July 1806, the Duke of Arenberg became
a sovereign ruler, when he left the Holy Roman Empire and joined the
Confederation of the Rhine as founding member.
In Jan 1811, the Duke of Arenberg lost
sovereignty when his last sovereign possession was annexed to the Grand
Duchy of Berg.
List of the Rulers
Ludwig-Engelbert (1750-1820) [1778-1794; 1803-Oct
1803]
// Dec 1783 Administrator of Schleiden and
Saffenburg
Prosper-Ludwig (1785-1861) [Oct 1803-Jan 1811]
Titles
1773-1801
Duke of Arenberg;
HRE Prince;
Duke of Arschot, Croÿ;
Prince of Porcean, Rebecq;
Margrave of Caretto, Savona, Grana, Mont Cornet,
Count of Millesime, Lalaing, Schleiden, Kerpen,
Kasselburg;
Baron of Kommeren, Hierges, Hautpenne, Rotzelar,
Bierbeck, Heverlée, Lummen, Walers, Perwez, Beersel, Beveren, Serain le
Chateau;
Lord of the Town, Lands & Pairie of Enghien,
Hal, Braines Le Comte, Neufchâteau, Charleroy, Chatelineau, Gilly,
Lambusart;
1803-1806
Duke of Arenberg, Meppen,
Recklinghausen;
1806-1808
Duke of Arenberg, Meppen, Dülmen,
Recklinghausen;
1808-1811
Duke of Arenberg,
Sovereign Prince of Meppen, Dülmen,
Recklinghausen;
Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in
1789
The Electoral Rhine:
- Arenberg;
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789
Individual in the Council of
Princes:
- Arenberg;
Territorial Possessions in 1789
The Imperial Circle of the Electoral
Rhine:
- Arenberg / Aremberg;
- Kerpen;
- Kasselburg / Castelburg;
Non-immediate:
The Imperial Circle of
Burgundy:
= under the Territorial Supremacy of Brabant
(Austrian) =
- Aerschot;
Territorial Acquisitions and Losses since
1789
- During the French revolutionary wars, the Duke
of Arenberg lost all of his immediate territories on the left bank of the Rhine
and non-immediate possessions in the Austrian Low Countries.
- In 1803, by the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation the Duke of Arenberg acquired some possessions of the secularized
Bishopric of Münster (Meppen and Recklinghausen).
- In July 1806, by the Confederation of the Rhine
Act, the Duke of Arenberg mediatized Dülmen, a possession of the Duke of
Croÿ-Solre.
- In Dec 1810, the Duke of Arenberg lost his
sovereignty rights in Meppen and Dülmen that were annexed to the French
Empire.
- In Jan 1811, the Duke of Arenberg lost his
sovereignty rights in Recklinghausen that was annexed to the Grand Duchy of
Berg.
Bibliography.
1. Büsching, Anton Friedrich. Neue
Erdbeschreibung (Hamburg : Bohn, 1754-).
2. Lancizolle, Carl Wilhelm von Uebersicht
der deutschen Reichsstandschafts- und Territorial-Verhältnisse : vor dem
französischen Revolutionskriege, der seitdem eingetretenen
Veränderungen und der gegenwärtigen Bestandtheile des deutschen Bundes
und der Bundesstaaten (Berlin : Dümmler, 1830).
3. Berghaus, Heinrich. Deutschland seit
hundert Jahren. Geschichte der Gebiets-Eintheilung und der politischen
Verfassung des Vaterlandes (Leipzig : 1859-1862; 5 vols) < I.Abt. Bd. 1-2:
Deutschland vor hundert Jahren 1859/1860. 2. Abt. Bd. 1-3: Deutschland vor
fünfzig Jahren, 1861/1862 >.
4. Stokvis, Anthony Marinus Hendrik Johan.
Manuel d'histoire, de généalogie et de chronologie de tous les
états du globe, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à
nos jours (Leiden : E.J. Brill, 1887-1893; 3 vols; Reprint. Amsterdam : B.M.
Israël, 1966).
5. Himly, Auguste. Histoire de la
formation territoriale des etats de l'Europe centrale (Paris : Hachette, 1876; 2
vols).
6. Wallner, Emil. Die kreissässigen
Reichsterritorien am Vorabend des Luneviller Friedens (Innsbruck : 1929)
[Mitteilungen des Instituts für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung /
MIÖG; Ergänzungsband 11].
7. Hölzle, Erwin. Der deutsche
Südwesten am Ende des alten Reiches (Stuttgart : Württembergischen
Statistischen Landesamt, 1938).
8. Frank, Karl Friedrich.
Standeserhebungen und Gnadenakte für das Deutsche Reich und die
österreichischen Erblande bis 1806 sowie kaiserlich österreichische
bis 1823. (Senftenegg : 1967–1974; 5 vols).
9. Almanach de Gotha (Gotha : Justus Perthes,
1763-1944).
10. Isenburg, Wilhelm Karl Prinz von;
Freytag von Loringhoven, Frank Baron; Schwennicke, Detlev.
Europäische Stammtafeln (1935-).
11. Hassel, Georg. Statistischer Umriss
der sämtlichen europäischen Staaten in Hinsicht ihrer
Größe, Bevölkerung, Kulturverhältnisse, Handlung, Finanz-
und Militärverfassung und ihrer aussereuropäischen Besitzungen
(Braunschweig : Vieweg, 1805).