County of Löwenstein (1488-1552), County of Löwenstein-Wertheim(-Rochefort) (1552-1711), Principality of Löwenstein-Wertheim(-Rochefort) (1711-1806)
State of the Holy Roman Empire (1488-1806)
Location: Southwest Germany
Capital City: Wertheim
Government type: Monarchy
Main languages: German
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1488: County of Löwenstein created
1504-1510: Occupied by Württemberg
1552: Junior line of Löwenstein-Scharfeneck partitioned off, the senior line becomes known as Löwenstein-Löwenstein
1580: Löwenstein-Löwenstein renamed Löwenstein-Wertheim
1611: Junior line of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg partitioned off, senior line is alternatively known as Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
1711: County raised to a Principality
1806: Partitioned between Baden, Bavaria, Württemberg, Würzburg, Frankfurt, and Hesse-Darmstadt
Currency
Thaler (1611-1803)
1 Thaler = 144 Kreuzer = 240 Denier = 480 Pfennig • 1 Ducat = 3.5 Thaler
Coins from Löwenstein-Wertheim in the collection
•3 Kreuzer, 1805 (Prince Dominic Konstantin (1789-1806), silver, Wertheim mint, KM#32)