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unusual facts about Principality



Albert II of Brunswick-Lüneburg

During the interregnum between the death of Albert I and the confirmation of Albert II, the cathedral chapter had a conflict with Anhalt about the principality of Aschersleben and, almost simultaneously, a feud broke out between the chapter and Counts Albert II and Bernard of Regenstein, who were the patrons of the city of Quedlinburg.

Albert III, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

During the life of his father, Albert was made co-ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst; at the same time, his uncle Waldemar I was also co-ruler with his residence at Dessau.

Anna of Ryazan

In her policy Anna tried to expand her domain, she visited often Moscow and due her diplomatic efforts the Pronsk principality was added to Ryazan.

Antoine Grimaldi

Chevalier de Grimaldi (1697–1784), natural son of Antonio I, Governor General of the Principality of Monaco

Barony of Chalandritsa

Robert's successor, Guy (II) of Dramelay (the Aragonese version's Guy), is known to have enlarged the barony by acquiring parts of the Lisarea as well as the neighbouring fief of Mitopoli (in 1280), served as bailli of the Principality for Charles I of Naples in 1282–85, and died shortly after.

Bishopric of Dorpat

In 1224, Estonian bishop Hermann took possession of parts of what is today southeastern Estonia and chose Dorpat as his new seat, 6 November 1225 he was enfeoffed with his principality by Heinrich, King of the Romans, and on 1 December created as a March of the Holy Roman Empire.

Charles III, Prince of Monaco

Under Charles III, the Principality of Monaco increased its diplomatic activities; for example, in 1864, Charles III concluded a Treaty of Friendship with the Bey of Tunis, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, which also regulated trade and maritime issues.

County of Blankenburg

As of 1789, the Principality of Blankenburg was surrounded by (from the north clockwise): Brandenburg (County of Stolberg-Wernigerode and Principality of Halberstadt), Anhalt-Bernburg, Brandenburg (County of Hohnstein), and Brunswick-Grubenhagen.

Dimitrie Onciul

Radu Negru și originile Principatului Țării Românești (Radu Negru and Origins of the Principality of Wallachia) (1890-1892)

Dombes

The principality was confiscated by King Francis I of France in 1523, along with the other possessions of the Constable de Bourbon, was granted in 1527 to the queen-mother, Louise of Savoy, and after her death was held successively by kings Francis I, Henry II and Francis II, and by Catherine de' Medici.

Duchy of Magdeburg

The Halle region (Saalkreis), an exclave of the province, was surrounded by the Principality of Anhalt, the County of Mansfeld (acquired by Prussia in 1790), and the Electorate of Saxony.

El Entrego

In September 2007, by a decree of the Principality of Asturias, El Entrego joined the adjacent Sotrondio and Blimea to form a single population center of San Martin del Rey name Aurelio as a homonymous municipality.

Eric II, Duke of Pomerania

They split the duchy with Wartislaw X receiving the principality of Rügen (with Rügen, Barth, Tribsees and Grimmen) while Eric received the eastern parts.

Ernest Gottlieb, Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau

Ernest Gottlieb of Anhalt-Plötzkau (4 September 1620 – 7 March 1654) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Plötzkau.

Ernest I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

In 1473, after the death of his father, Ernest inherited the principality of Anhalt-Dessau alongside his younger brothers George II, Sigismund III, and Rudolph IV.

Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode

Frederick of Anhalt-Harzgerode (16 November 1613, Ensdorf, Bavaria – 30 June 1670, Plötzkau), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and the first ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Harzgerode.

George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

That year, he and his brothers decided to divide their principality of Anhalt-Dessau formally; George received Plötzkau.

Gerace

Gerace was seat of a principality under the Normans, whose symbol was the Castle of the Hautville or Altavilla of the House of Candia.

Gulab Singh Saini

His ancestors were close associates of Raja Nahar Singh's family for many generations and Gulab Singh's forefathers traditionally held the ranks of army chief successively in this predominantly Jat principality.

Hatkar

The township of Indore had already existed as an independent principality established by Nandlal Mandloi of Kampel, sanctioned by the Mughal Imperial order, dated March 3, 1716.

Heinrich von Ahaus

He was born in 1371, the natural son of Ludolf, Lord of the principality of Ahaus, and Hadwigis of Schöppingen.

Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben

Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (1215 – 12 June 1266) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben.

House of Salm

It is above all known for the experiences of the branch which came to be located in the Vosges Mountains and over time came to rule over a principality whose capital was Badonviller then Senones.

Jean-Nicolas Bassenge

In 1792 Bassenge returned to Liège with Charles François Dumouriez's French troops, which had captured the principality of Liège and the Austrian Netherlands from the Austrians, but the French defeat at the battle of Neerwinden forced him back into exile in France until 1795.

Julius Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg

As a result of his alleged same-gender attraction, he died without male issue and so the Dannenberg principality and his share of Hitzacker was inherited by his male partner Augustus.

Languages of Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein's official language is German, and the principality is the smallest of the four countries in Europe populated by a majority of German speakers.

Marguerite, Duchess of Rohan

A great heiress, she inherited the Duchy (later principality) of Soubise which was given to her daughter Anne.

Mehmet of Karaman

Mehmet II of Karaman (reigned 1402–1423) bey of Karamanid Principality.

Mircea I of Wallachia

Found in a volatile region of the world, this principality's borders constantly shifted, but during Mircea's rule, Wallachia controlled the largest area in its history: from the river Olt in the north to the Danube in the south, and from the Danube's Iron Gates in the west to the Black Sea in the east.

Moldavian Bull's Heads

Aside from the economic advantage derived from simplifying communications, the stamps and the symbol they used were a political statement against the Ottoman Empire that still exercised suzerainty over the principality.

Monaco at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The team did not, for the first time since 1984, include Prince Albert of Monaco, who became the ruler of the Principality following the death of his father Rainier III.

Moussey, Vosges

Moussey is one of several communes that formerly belonged to Senones Abbey: subsequently it fell within the Principality of Salm-Salm until the French Revolution, following which the former principality became a part of France.

Niardo

In 1797 the Venetian Republic fell with the arrival of Napoleon's Campaign In Italy, the Principality of Niardo was incorporated in French Empire.

Prince of Pereyaslavl

The principality emerges was apportioned as the inheritance of Vsevolod Yaroslavich, son of Yaroslav the Wise; his brother Svyatoslav received Chernigov, while Smolensk went to Vyacheslav and Vladimir-in-Volhynia to Igor; this ladder of succession is related to the seniority order mentioned above.

Prince-Bishopric of Freising

The Prince-Bishopric of Freising (German: Hochstift Freising) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1294 until its secularisation in the early years of the 19th century.

Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg

The principality lasted until 1742 when Princes Christian August and John Louis II inherited Anhalt-Zerbst.

Principality of Chernigov

Later the territory of the principality was extended to the lands of Radimichs and partially Vyatichs and Drehovichs.

Principality of Erfurt

The Principality of Erfurt (Fürstentum Erfurt) existed from 1806 to 1814 and included Erfurt and the surrounding land, including the Grafschaft Blankenhain.

Principality of Lippe

The Principality of Lippe came to an end on 12 November 1918 with the abdication of Leopold IV, with Lippe becoming a Free State.

Principality of Lüneburg

When Duke Henry went against a gentleman's agreement with his brother William and married Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg in 1569, he had forsake sharing the government of the principality and was compensated instead with the Amt of Dannenberg and the Klosteramt of Scharnebeck.

Principality of Valona

The Principality of Valona (1346–1417) was a medieval principality in Albania, roughly encompassing the territories of the modern counties of Vlorë (Valona), Fier, and Berat.

Puzyna

Their tradition, as well as that of the family of Oginskis refer to them being descended from rulers of the principality of Kozelsk.

Ravivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade

Ravivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade (died 1800) was the Raja (sovereign) of Vitla principality who led a resistance against British colonisers in the erstwhile South Canara district of British India.

Saxe-Hildburghausen

In the beginning, the Principality had the District and city of Hildburghausen, the District and city of Heldburg, the District and city of Eisfeld, the District of Veilsdorf and the half of the District of Schalkau.

Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

Sigismund assumed the title "Lord of Zerbst," but established the town of Dessau as his main residence and capital of his newly created principality of Anhalt-Dessau.

Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (d. Coswig, 19 January 1405), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst until 1396, when he became the first ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau.

Volyn Oblast

Volyn was once part of Kievan Rus' before becoming an independent local principality and an integral part of the Halych-Volynia, one of Kievan Rus' successor states.

Woldemar

Woldemar, Prince of Lippe (1824–1895), sovereign of the Principality of Lippe from 1875

Zerbst

From 1603 to 1793 Zerbst was the Residence Town of the Zerbst Principality, whose rule included among others also Jever.


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