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Lords of Eppstein

Index Lords of Eppstein

The Lords of Eppstein were a family of German nobility in the Middle Ages. [1]

16 relations: Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Castle, Elector of Mainz, Electorate of Mainz, Eppstein, Fief, Hainhausen, Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Empire, Lahn, List of rulers of Hesse, Middle Rhine, Odenwald, Offenbach (district), Siegfried III (archbishop of Mainz), Vogelsberg.

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt am Main and Oberursel.

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Castle

A castle (from castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Elector of Mainz

The Elector of Mainz was one of the seven Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Electorate of Mainz

The Electorate of Mainz (Kurfürstentum Mainz or Kurmainz, Electoratus Moguntinus), also known in English by its French name, Mayence, was among most prestigious and the most influential states of the Holy Roman Empire from its creation to the dissolution of the HRE in the early years of the 19th century.

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Eppstein

Eppstein is a town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany.

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Fief

A fief (feudum) was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable property or rights granted by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty (or "in fee") in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the personal ceremonies of homage and fealty.

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Hainhausen

Hainhausen is the smallest of the five villages that make up the town of Rodgau in Hesse, Germany.

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Hohenstaufen

The Staufer, also known as the House of Staufen, or of Hohenstaufen, were a dynasty of German kings (1138–1254) during the Middle Ages.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire (Sacrum Romanum Imperium; Heiliges Römisches Reich) was a multi-ethnic but mostly German complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806.

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Lahn

| The Lahn is a -long, right (or eastern) tributary of the Rhine in Germany.

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List of rulers of Hesse

This is a list of rulers of Hesse (Hessen) during the history of Hesse on west-central Germany.

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Middle Rhine

Between Bingen and Bonn, Germany, the river Rhine flows as the Middle Rhine (Mittelrhein) through the Rhine Gorge, a formation created by erosion, which happened at about the same rate as an uplift in the region, leaving the river at about its original level, and the surrounding lands raised.

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Odenwald

The is a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.

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Offenbach (district)

Offenbach is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.

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Siegfried III (archbishop of Mainz)

Siegfried III von Eppstein (died 9 March 1249) was Archbishop of Mainz from 1230 to 1249.

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Vogelsberg

The is a large volcanic mountain range in the German Central Uplands in the state of Hesse, separated from the Rhön Mountains by the Fulda river valley.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lords_of_Eppstein

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