Waldburg
Waldburg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is the home of Waldburg Castle, a medieval castle that sits atop the large hill in the town. The castle dates from the twelfth century, when Waldburg was a County of the Holy Roman Empire.In 1424, the county was partitioned:
- Waldburg-Sonnenburg, annexed by Austria, 1511
- Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1504:
- * Waldburg-Capustigall, annexed by Prussia, 1745
- * Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1612:
- ** Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer, restored in 1717
- ** Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1717:
- *** Waldburg-Scheer, restored in 1764
- *** Waldburg-Trauchburg, annexed by Waldburg-Zeil, 1772
- Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil, partitioned in 1589:
- * Waldburg-Waldburg, divided between Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Zeil in 1660
- * Waldburg-Wolfegg, partitioned in 1667:
- ** Waldburg-Waldsee, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806
- ** Waldburg-Wolfegg, annexed by Waldburg-Waldsee in 1798
- * Waldburg-Zeil, partitioned in 1674:
- ** Waldburg-Wurzach, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806
- ** Waldburg-Zeil, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806
