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Also known as Aremberg, Ahremberg

Arenberg, also spelled as Aremberg or Ahremberg, is a former county, principality and finally duchy that was located in what is now Germany. The Dukes of Arenberg remain a prominent Belgian noble family.

Key facts

Former Country.conventional_long_name
County (Duchy) of Arenberg
Former Country.common_name
Arenberg
Former Country.era
Middle AgesEarly modern period
Former Country.status
County, Duchy
Former Country.empire
Holy Roman Empire
Former Country.government_type
Principality
Former Country.status_text
State of the Holy Roman Empire, thenState of the Confederation of the Rhine
Former Country.year_start
1549
Former Country.year_end
1810
Former Country.event_pre
County established
Former Country.event_start
Gained
Former Country.event1
Raised to Princely county
Former Country.date_event1
1576
Former Country.event2
Joined Council of Princes
Former Country.date_event2
1580
Former Country.event3
Raised to Duchy
Former Country.date_event3
1645
Former Country.event4
Joined Confederation of the Rhine

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 1549–1645
  • 1789
  • 1798
  • 1810
  • 1814
  • 1826
  • Counts, Princely Counts and Dukes
  • Counts of Arenberg (1117–1576)
  • Princely Counts of Arenberg (1576–1645)
  • Dukes of Arenberg (1645–1810)
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Arenberg, also spelled as Aremberg or Ahremberg, is a former county, principality and finally duchy that was located in what is now Germany. The Dukes of Arenberg remain a prominent Belgian noble family.

== History == First mentioned in the 12th century, it was named after the village of Aremberg in the Ahr Hills, located in today's Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arenberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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