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County of Stolberg-Stolberg_Grafschaft Stolberg-Stolberg_
1548–1803
Coat of arms of Stolberg-Stolberg Coat of arms
Status State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital Stolberg
Government Principality
Historical era Middle Ages
• Division of Stolberg 19 March 1548
• Creation of Stolberg-Wernigerode 31 May 1645
• Creation of Stolberg-Rossla 1706
• Under Vogterei of the Electorate of Saxony 1730–38
• Mediatised to Saxony 1803
• Awarded to Prussia 1815
Preceded by Succeeded by County of Stolberg County of Wernigerode Stolberg-Wernigerode Stolberg-Rossla Electorate of Saxony

Coat of arms

Stolberg Castle

Stolberg-Stolberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the southern Harz region. Its capital was the town of Stolberg, now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was ruled by a branch of the House of Stolberg.

In 1429, the County of Wernigerode passed to the Counts of Stolberg, who ruled Wernigerode through a personal union. In 1548, the line was split between a Harz line (Stolberg-Stolberg) and a Rhenish line which had possessions in Rochefort (Stolberg-Rochefort) and Königstein im Taunus (Stolberg-Königstein).

With the death of Count Wolf Georg zu Stolberg in 1631, Stolberg-Stolberg was inherited by members of the Rhenish line. On 31 May 1645, Stolberg-Stolberg was divided between a senior Stolberg-Wernigerode line and a junior Stolberg-Stolberg line. In 1706, Stolberg-Stolberg divided again, with Stolberg-Rossla being created.

Stolberg-Stolberg was forced to recognize the suzerainty of the Electorate of Saxony in 1738. It was awarded to the Kingdom of Prussia in the 1815 Congress of Vienna.

The children of Fürsten and Erbprinzen zu Stolberg-Wernigerode bore the title of Prince[ss] (Prinz[essin]) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode and were styled Serene Highness. Other members of this line bore the title of Count[ess] (Graf/Gräfin) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode, with the style of Illustrious Highness.

Rulers of Stolberg-Stolberg

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Counts of Stolberg-Stolberg

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Princes of Stolberg-Stolberg

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