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Name: Abensberg County

Type: Polity

Start: 1139 AD

End: 1485 AD

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Was a county of the Holy Roman Empire.

Establishment


  • January 1139: Gebhard I, who built Abensberg Castle in the middle of the 12th century, was the first to name himself after the town of Abensberg. The earliest written mention under the name of habensperch comes from around 1138.
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    Disestablishment


  • January 1486: Although independent rule, Abensberg was always dependent on the powerful Bavarian dukes. The last lord of Abensberg, Niklas, allegedly named after his godfather Nikolaus von Kues, was killed by Duke Christoph in 1485. [...] The rule of Abensberg lost its independence and became part of Bavaria.
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