Stolberg-Rossla

County of Stolberg-Rossla Grafschaft Stolberg-Roßla
State of the Holy Roman Empire
← 1706–1803 →
Coat of arms
Capital	Roßla
Government	Principality
Historical era	Early Modern era
- Partitioned from      Stolberg-Stolberg	1706
- Under Vogterei of      Electoral Saxony	1738
- Mediatised to Saxony	1803
- Awarded to Prussia	1815

The County of Stolberg-Rossla (German: Grafschaft Stolberg-Roßla) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Roßla, now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Stolberg-Rossla emerged as a partition of Stolberg-Stolberg in 1706. It was forced to recognize the suzerainty of the Electorate of Saxony in 1738. Stolberg-Rossla was mediatised to Saxony in 1803, but passed to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815. Although the territory was subsequently administered within the Province of Saxony, the counts retained their possessions until 1945. In 1893 they became Princes of Stolberg-Rossla.

See also

• House of Stolberg

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (1988). Historisches Lexikon der deutschen Länder. Munich: Verlag C. H. Beck. p. 639. ISBN 3406332900.  (German)
• Schwineköper, Berent (1987). Handbuch der historischen Stätten Deutschlands, Band 11, Provinz Sachsen/Anhalt. Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner Verlag. p. 644. ISBN 3-520-31402-9.  (German)