Salm (state)

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Salm is the name of several historic principalities in present Germany, Belgium and France. The County of Salm arose in the 10th century in Vielsalm, in the Ardennes region of present Belgium. In 1165, it was divided into the Counties of Lower Salm (in the Ardennes) and Upper Salm (in the Vosges mountains, present France).

The Lower Salm became part of the County of Salm-Reifferscheid in 1416. The Upper Salm was also partitioned, and many of these states became Wild- and Rhinegraviates.

In 1803, when the Bishopric of Münster was secularized, part of it was given to the princes of Salm-Salm and Salm-Kyrburg. This new principality of Salm, covering the area around Borken, Ahaus and Bocholt, was a member of the Confederation of the Rhine. In 1810 it was annexed by France, as a part of the Lippe département. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1813, it was mediatized to Prussia.

[edit] Counts of Salm of the House of Ardennes (1019 - 1165)

Giselbert (Count of Luxembourg) (1019 - 1059)
Herman I (1059 - 1088)
Herman II (1088 - 1138)
Herman (1138 - 1140)
Henry I (1140 - 1165)

[edit] States of Salm

County of Salm (1019 - 1165)
County of Lower Salm (1165 - 1416)
- County of Salm-Reifferscheid (1416 - 1639)
- County of Salm-Reifferscheid-Bedbur (1639 - 1803)
- County of Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck (1639 - 1806)
- County of Salm-Reifferscheid-Hainsbach (1734 - 1811)
- County of Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim (1803 - 1804)
- Principality of Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim (1804 - 1806)
- County of Salm-Reifferscheid-Raitz (1734 - 1790)
- Principality of Salm-Reifferscheid-Raitz (1790 - 1811)
County of Upper Salm (1165 - 1499)
- County of Salm-Badenweiler (1431 - 1600)
- County of Salm-Blankenburg (1246 - 1506)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Dhaun (1499 - 1748)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Grumbach (1561 - 1803)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Hoogstraten (1696 - 1739)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Horstmar (1803 - 1813)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Kyrburg (1499 - 1681)
- Principality of Salm-Kyrburg (1743 - 1810)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Leuze (1696 - 1742)
- Principality of Salm-Leuze (1742 - 1743)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate Salm-Mörchingen (1607 - 1688)
- County of Salm-Neuburg (1520 - 1784) (Titular from the 16th Century)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Neuweiler (1608 - 1696)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Puttlingen (1697 - 1750)
- Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Salm (1574 - 1738)
- Principality of Salm-Salm (1739 - 1810)