Lordship (Barony, County) of Rechberg and Rothenlöwen
Herrschaft (Freiherrschaft, Grafschaft) Rechberg und Rothenlöwen
before 1206–1806
Coat of arms of Osterberg of Rechberg and Rothenlowen
Coat of arms of Osterberg
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalUnknown
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 First mention of Rechberg
1176
 Established
before 1206 12th century
 Raised to barony
1577
 Raised to county
1607
 Inherited Osterberg
1767
 Mediatised to
    Württemberg
1806
 Acquired by Bavaria
1810
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Swabia
Kingdom of Württemberg

Rechberg and Rothenlöwen was a county within the Holy Roman Empire. Rechberg and Rothenlöwen was a renaming of Osterberg, and it inherited Osterberg in 1767. Rechberg and Rothenlöwen was mediatised to Württemberg in 1806. It was ruled by the House of Rechberg which would be an important one in the 19th century. Aloys was a prominent Bavarian statesman, while his son Johann Bernhard, would enter the Austrian diplomatic service and rise eventually to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Counts of Rechberg and Rothenlöwen

After German Mediatisation

  • Maximilian Emanuel, Count 18..-1819 (1736-1819)
    • Aloys, Count 1819-1849 (1766-1849)
      • Albrecht, Count 1849-1885 (1803-1885)
        • Otto, Count 1885-1918 (1833-1918)
          • Joseph, Count 1918-1967 (1885-1967)
          • Count Albert (1887-1983)
            • Albert, Count 1967-2013 (1912-2013)
              • Bernhard, Count 2013–present (b.1956)
                • Konrad, Hereditary Count (b.1994)
                • Count Gaudenz (b.1996)
              • Count Nikolaus (b.1958)
                • Count Leon (b.1996)

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