Pappenheim-Schwindegg was a statelet in the Holy Roman Empire that existed from 1518 until 1568.

Pappenheim-Schwindegg
Pappenheim-Schwindegg
1518–1568
Coat of arms of Pappenheim-Schwindegg
Coat of arms
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalSchwindegg
Common languagesGerman
Religion
Roman Catholic
Lutheran 1555
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
Lord 
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1518
• Inherited and renamed to Pappenheim-Treuchtlingen
1568
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Pappenheim-Treuchtlingen
Pappenheim-Treuchtlingen
Today part ofGermany

History

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Schwindegg was first mentioned in 1389, and formed an immediate lordship in the Holy Roman Empire, from 1394 ruled by the barons of Fraunhofen.

In 1518 the Fraunhofens became extinct in the male line and Schwindegg passed by marriage of the heiress Anna to Ulrich, a younger son of the lord of Pappenheim-Treuchtlingen, thereby founding the line of Pappenheim-Schwindegg. In 1555 the family converted to Lutheranism. After the Treuchtlingen line became extinct in 1568, the Schwindegg line inherited that territory, and assumed that name and title.

Schwindegg was sold to the knight Sebastian of Haunsperg in 1591.

Heads of state

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Lords of Pappenheim-Schwindegg (1518 – 1568)

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References

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48°16′N 12°15′E / 48.267°N 12.250°E / 48.267; 12.250