Rieneck County
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Was a county of the Holy Roman Empire.
Establishment
January 1169: With the expansion of the fort in Rieneck in 1168, Count Ludwig I of Loon and Rieneck chose the castle and town of Rieneck as the center of his rule, which was soon referred to as the County of Rieneck.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1317: The Counts of Rieneck ceded Schlüchtern to Hanau in 1316.
September 1559: Count Philip III. von Rieneck died as the last male member of his family on September 3, 1559. Count Philipp III. von Hanau-Münzenberg was unable to enforce his inheritance claims, so the fiefs reverted to Electoral Mainz and the Bishopric of Würzburg.
Disestablishment
September 1559: Count Philip III. von Rieneck died as the last male member of his family on September 3, 1559. Count Philipp III. von Hanau-Münzenberg was unable to enforce his inheritance claims, so the fiefs reverted to Electoral Mainz and the Bishopric of Würzburg.
