County of Sonnenberg

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County of Sonnenberg
Grafschaft Sonnenberg
1424–1511
Coat of arms of Sonnenberg
Coat of arms
StatusCounty
CapitalNüziders-Sonnenberg
Common languagesAlemannic German
GovernmentCounty
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Partitioned from Waldburg
1424
• Annexed by Austria
1511
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Waldburg
Archduchy of Austria

Sonnenberg was a county ruled by the Eberhard branch of the comital Waldburg family of Upper Swabia, located around Nüziders-Sonnenberg in Vorarlberg, then part of Tyrol (Austria).[1]

Sonnenberg was a partition of Waldburg and was annexed by the Archduchy of Austria in 1511.

The Habsburg monarchs continued carrying the title of "Count of Sonnenberg" in the grand title of the Emperor of Austria.


References[edit]

  1. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2007). Historisches Lexikon der Deutschen Länder: die deutschen Territorien vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart (in German). C.H.Beck. ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1.