Löwenstein-Wertheim

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)