The Franconian Circle (German: Fränkischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Great French War is a term sometimes used to describe the period of almost continuous conflict April 20, 1792 to November 20, 1815, The Confederation of the Rhine or Rhine Confederation (Rheinbund États confédérés du Rhin officially and Confédération du Rhin in practice) lasted The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. An Imperial Circle (Reichskreis, plural Reichskreise was a regional grouping of territories of the Holy Roman Empire, primarily for the purpose of organizing The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in
Composition
The circle was made up of the following states:
| Name | Type of entity | Comments |
|---|---|---|
 Ansbach |
Margraviate | |
 Bamberg |
Bishopric | |
| Bayreuth |
Margraviate | |
 Castell |
County | |
| Eichstätt |
Bishopric | |
 Erbach |
County | |
| Franconia |
Teutonic bailiwick | Based around Bad Mergentheim (de) |
 Hausen |
Lordship | |
| Henneberg |
County | |
 Hohenlohe |
County | |
| Limpurg |
Lordship | |
 Löwenstein-Wertheim |
Principality | |
 Nuremberg |
Imperial City | |
| Reichelsberg |
Lordship | |
 Rieneck |
County | |
 Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
Imperial City | |
 Schwarzenberg |
County | |
 Schweinfurt |
Imperial City | |
 Seinsheim |
Lordship | |
 Weißenburg im Nordgau |
Imperial City | |
 Welzheim |
Lordship | |
 Wertheim |
County | |
 Wiesentheid |
Lordship | |
 Windsheim |
Imperial City | |
 Würzburg |
Bishopric |
Sources
- The list of states making up the Franconian Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Fränkischer Reichskreis. The Principality of Ansbach (Fürstentum Ansbach or Brandenburg-Ansbach was a Reichsfrei Principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered Margrave (marchio is the English and French form (recorded since 1551 of the German Title Markgraf (from Mark " The Principality of Bayreuth (Fürstentum Bayreuth or Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a Reichsfrei Principality in the Holy Roman Empire Castell was a County of northern Bavaria, Germany, ruling a string of territories in the historical region of Franconia, both east and west of A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. The Bishopric of Eichstätt was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Erbach is the district seat of the Odenwaldkreis (district in Hesse, Germany. The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. A bailiwick is the area of jurisdiction of a Bailiff. The term was also applied to a territory in which the Sheriff 's functions were exercised by a privately appointed Bad Mergentheim (Mergentheim until 1926 is a town in the Main-Tauber district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Hausen is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. For the district in Germany see Hohenlohe (district. For other uses see Hohenlohe (disambiguation. Löwenstein-Wertheim was a county of the Holy Roman Empire, part of the Franconian Circle. A principality (or princedom) is a monarchical feudatory or Sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of Prince Aub is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. Rieneck is a Town in the Main-Spessart district in Bavaria, Germany. Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia, the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany Schwarzenberg (ze Švarcenberka is the name of a Frankish and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172 Schweinfurt ( German for Swine ford) is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right Seinsheim is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. Weißenburg in Bayern (formerly also Weißenburg im Nordgau) is a town in Bavaria, Germany. Welzheim is a town in the Rems-Murr district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Wertheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of 24452 Wiesentheid is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. Bad Windsheim is a small historic city in Bavaria, Germany. It lies in the district Neustadt (Aisch-Bad Windsheim, west of Nuremberg. The Bishopric of Würzburg (Würzburg was a Prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Lower Franconia, around the city of Würzburg The German Wikipedia (Deutschsprachige Wikipedia is the German-language edition of Wikipedia, a free and publicly editable online Encyclopedia.