The County of Sponheim went through roughly three main phases during the course of the centuries. The first one lasted from the beginnings in the 11th century until the first divisions of the county between two Sponheimish lines around 1234. In this first period the region was ruled by a single count.
In the second phase the county was managed by two counts. The “Further” County (Vordere Grafschaft) of Sponheim was ruled by the line Sponheim-Kreuznach with residence at Castle Kauzenburg near Kreuznach. The "Hinder" County (Hintere Grafschaft) of Sponheim was ruled by the Sponheim-Starkenburg line, with residence at first at Castle Starkenburg near Enkirch and after 1350 at Castle Grevenburg near Trarbach. This phase lasted nearly to the extinction of both lines in 1437.
Finally in the third phase both parts of the county were managed by joint rulers as a condominium. The management of the “Hinder” County of Sponheim was divided between a collateral palatine line (House of Palatinate-Simmern, later House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, later still House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld) and Baden, the management of the “Further” County of Sponheim roughly between Baden and the Electoral Palatinate. The ruling houses of the Sponheimish condominium were matrilineal descendants of the House of Sponheim and took on the title of Count at Sponheim (Graf zu Sponheim).
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managed by two counts. The “Further” County (Vordere Grafschaft) ofSponheim was ruled by the line Sponheim-Kreuznach with residence at Castle Kauzenburg...
the early 19th century. The name comes from the municipality ofSponheim, where the counts had their original residence. The territory was located roughly...
"Stammbaum der Grafen von Vianden ab Gerhard von Sponheim". genealogy.euweb.cz. German-language article on the Countsof Vianden from the Vianden Castle site...
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of the countsofSponheim subsequently died out and the castle descended with the title to Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden and Count Friedrich of Veldenz...
the CountsofSponheim died out, and the inheritance fell with the Amt of Kastellaun to Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken and the Lord of Baden...
Count at Sponheim (aged 36) in August 1454. Elizabeth of Nevers (at most 15) was married to John I, Duke of Cleves (aged 36), in April 1455. Joan of Portugal...
partially between Kaiserslautern, Sponheim and Zweibrücken, partially on the Mosel in the Archbishopric of Trier. A municipality of the same name, Veldenz, and...
century when the CountsofSponheim began building work on their castle (the Burg— prefix in the village's name means "castle"; the rest of the name is drawn...
wall of Worms. At the end of the 13th century, Kirchheim was inherited by the Sponheim branch line Bolanden-Dannenfels. Count Heinrich II. Von Sponheim-Bolanden...
worked at the same time. As early as 1288, there were five other heirs, besides Conrad Mursel, who included the countsofSponheim. In 1339, Count John...
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the family had acquired in Carinthia was inherited by the Sponheim family. Other members of the family named Sighard and Friedrich registered in 987 for...
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