List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (F)

This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter F:

Name	Type	Imperial circle	Imperial diet	History
Fagnolle	Lordship 1571: Barony 1770: County	Low Rhen	WE	Originally to Lords of Fagnolle 1218: To Rumigny 1333: To Enghien 1470: To Barbançon 1571: To Hénin-Liétard; HRE Baron 1598: To Melun 1634: To Ligne 1770: HRE Count 1787: Joined Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle 1789: Joined Bench of Counts of Westphalia 1792: To France 1803: Ligne compensated with Edelstetten 1815: To the Netherlands 1830: To Belgium
Falkenstein	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1220: Partitioned from Bolanden 1255: Inherited territories of Hagen-Münzenberg 1271: Partitioned into Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Lich and Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Butzbach
Falkenstein	County	Upp Rhen	n/a	1518: Title invested on Daun-Oberstein, renamed Daun-Falkenstein 1546: To Daun-Falkenstein-Oberstein 1628: Half to Löwenhaupt-Rasburg 1652: Daun half to Manderscheid-Kail 1686: Manderscheid half to Manderscheid-Kail-Blankenheim 1724: To Lorraine 1731: To Austria 1794: To France
Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Butzbach	Lordship 1393: County	n/a	n/a	1271: Partitioned from Falkenstein 1393: HRE Count 1409: Extinct; to Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Lich
Falkenstein-Münzenberg-Lich	Lordship 1398: County	n/a	n/a	1271: Partitioned from Falkenstein 1398: HRE Count 1418: Extinct; divided between Eppstein and Solms
Feldkirch	Lordship County	n/a	n/a	c. 1218: First mentioned; to Montfort 1258: To Montfort-Feldkirch 1375: To Austria
Finstingen	Lordship County	n/a	n/a	12th Century: First mentioned; to Malberg 1259: Partitioned into Finstingen-Schwanhals and Finstingen-Brackenkopf lines 1458: To Lorraine
Flanders	County	Burg	n/a	862 1405: To the Duchy of Burgundy; fief of France (except 'Imperial Flanders', mainly Aalst) 1529: To the Spanish Netherlands 1714: To the Austrian Netherlands 1792: To France 1815: To the Netherlands 1830: To Belgium
Fleckenstein	Lordship	n/a	n/a	12th Century; Gau Counts in the Haguenau 1259: Partitioned into Fleckenstein-Hunsingen, Fleckenstein-Sulz and Fleckenstein-Bickenbach
Fleckenstein-Bickenbach	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1259: Partitioned from Fleckenstein 1408: Partitioned into Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Rödern and Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Sulz
Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Rödern	Lordship 1467: Barony	n/a	n/a	1408: Partitioned from Fleckenstein-Bickenbach 1467: HRE Barony 1637: Extinct; to Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Sulz
Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Sulz	Lordship 1467: Barony	n/a	n/a	1408: Partitioned from Fleckenstein-Bickenbach 1467: HRE Barony 1658: Renamed to Fleckenstein-Windeck
Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl	Lordship 1463: Barony	Upp Rhin	WE	1375: Renamed from Fleckenstein-Hunsingen 1463: HRE Barony 1625: Sold Dagstuhl to Sötern 1644: Extinct
Fleckenstein-Hunsingen	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1259: Partitioned from Fleckenstein 1375: Inherited 1/4 of Dagstuhl; renamed to Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl
Fleckenstein-Sulz	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1259: Partitioned from Fleckenstein 1351: Extinct; to Fleckenstein-Bickenbach
Fleckenstein-Windeck	Barony	n/a	n/a	1658: Renamed from Fleckenstein-Bickenbach-Sulz 1720: Extinct; divided between Göllnitz, Gayling von Altheim and Ebersbach
Franconia (Franken)	Stem Duchy	n/a	n/a	8th Century 1196: Discontinued
Franconia (Franken)	Duchy	n/a	n/a	1633: Created for Bernard of Saxe-Weimar in lands conquered in the Franconian Circle during the Thirty Years' War 1639: Abolished
Frankenstein	Lordship 1670: Barony	Upp Rhen	RH	13th Century: Lords and HRE Barons of Frankenstein 1402: Imperial Immediacy 1662: sold to Hesse-Darmstadt
Frankfurt	Imperial City	Upp Rhen	RH	1372: Free Imperial City 1806: To the Archbishopric of Regensburg 1810: To the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt 1815: Free City 1866: To Prussia
Franzenheim	Lordship	n/a	n/a	12th Century?: Lords of Franzenheim Fief of the cathedral of Trier 1794: To France 1815: To Prussia
Frauenalb	Abbacy	n/a	n/a	12th Century 1193: Obtained secular territory 1802: Secularised to Baden
Frauenchiemsee Frauenwörth	Abbacy	n/a	n/a	782: Abbey established with imperial immediacy 1803: To Bavaria
Fraumünster	853: Imperial Abbacy Imperial Duchess-Abbey	n/a	n/a	853 1218: Imperial immediacy 1234: HRE Princess 1406: Secular nunnery 1524: Secularised by Zürich
Fraunberg	HRE Lordship	n/a	n/a	12th Century 1145: First mentioned 1245: Inherited immediate Barony of Haag 1276: Partitioned into Fraunberg-Haag and Fraunberg-Fraunberg
Fraunberg-Haag	HRE County	Bav	SC	1276: Partitioned from Fraunberg 1465: HRE Baron 1509: HRE Count 1566: Extinct; to Bavaria
Freiburg im Breisgau	City	n/a	n/a	1120 Originally a territory of Zähringen 1218: To Urach 1230: To Freiburg local counts 1368: To Austria
Freiburg	County	n/a	n/a	1250: Partitioned from Urach 1272: Partitioned into itself and Badenweiler 1368: City of Freiburg to Austria 1444: To Baden-Hachberg-Sausenberg 1458: Extinct
Freising	738: Bishopric 1220: Prince-Bishopric	Bav	EC	724: Founded as a monastery 738: Bishopric 1220: HRE Prince 1803: Secularized to Bavaria
Freudenberg	962: Imperial Abbacy			1801: Annexed to France ;1815: Annexed to Prussia
Freudenberg	1250: HRE Lordship	n/a	n/a	12th Century Originally a territory of the Bishopric of Würzburg 1295: To Wertheim as fief of Würzburg 1407: To Wertheim-Breuberg as fief of Würzburg 1482: To Wertheim-Freudenberg as fief of Würzburg 1509: To Wertheim-Breuberg as fief of Würzburg 1556: Wertheim extinct; to Würzburg 1581: To Löwenstein-Wertheim as fief of Würzburg 1611: To Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg as fief of Würzburg 1803: To Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 1806: To Baden
Fribourg Freiburg im Üechtland	Imperial Free City			1157: Freiburg town founded 1157: To Zähringen 1218: To Kyburg 1277: To Austria 1452: To Savoy 1478: Free Imperial City 1481: Joined the Swiss Confederation 1648: Left the Empire
Friedberg	County 1785: Princely County of Friedberg and Scheer	Swab	SC	13th Century To local Co. of Friedberg 1282: To Austria 1452: To Waldburg-Sonnenberg 1477: To Waldburg-Scheer 1483: To Waldburg-Sonnenberg 1511: To Waldburg-Trauchburg 1566: To Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer 1717: To Waldburg-Trauchburg, then Waldburg-Scheer 1764: To Waldburg-Trauchburg 1777: To Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach 1785: To Thurn and Taxis 1806: To Württemberg
Friedberg	Imperial City	Upp Rhen	RH	1216 1252: Free Imperial City 1802: To Hesse-Darmstadt
Frisia Friesland	Freedom Chiefdom County Seignory	Burg	n/a	1498: Lordship established in Burgundian Netherlands 1516: Spanish Netherlands 1566: Joined the Netherlands
Friuli	Duchy	Aust	n/a	1077: To Patriarchate of Aquileia 1420: To Venice 1516: Friuli split, Austrian Friuli under Austrian rule 1805: To Italy 1815: To Lombardy-Venetia
Fugger von der Lilie	1530: HRE County of Kirchberg and Weissenhorn	Swab	SC	1455 1507: Acquired Co. of Kirchberg and Lo. of Weißenhorn (non-immediate) 1511: HRE Noble 1530: HRE Count 1530: Raymond and Anton lines 1535: Raymond line partitioned into Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn 1560: Anton line partitioned into Fugger-Nordendorf, Fugger-Kirchheim and Fugger-Wöllenburg
Fugger-Adelshofen	HRE County	n/a	n/a	1690: Partitioned from Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen 1751: Extinct; to Fugger-Zinnenberg 1751: Partitioned from Fugger-Zinnenberg 1757: Extinct; to Fugger-Zinnenberg
Fugger-Babenhausen	HRE County 1803: HRE Prince	Swab	SC	1598: Partitioned from Fugger-Wöllenburg 1693: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Boos 1757: Extinct; to Fugger-Boos 1759: Partitioned from Fugger-Boos 1803: HRE Prince 1806: To Bavaria
Fugger-Boos	HRE County	Swab	SC	1693: Partitioned from Fugger-Babenhausen 1759: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Babenhausen 1777: Extinct; to Fugger-Babenhausen
Fugger-Dudenstein	HRE County	Swab	SC	1677: Partitioned from Fugger-Wörth-Nordendorf 1739: Extinct; to Fugger-Nordendorf
Fugger-Glött	HRE County	Swab	SC	1598: Partitioned from Fugger-Kirchheim 1644: Partitioned into itself, Fugger-Wörth-Nordendorf, Fugger-Grunenbach and Fugger-Mickhausen 1672: Bonaventura to Fugger-Kirchheim 1711: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Stettenfels 1806: To Bavaria
Fugger-Gmünd	HRE County	Swab	SC	1579: Partitioned from Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn 1654: Extinct; to Fugger-Kirchberg
Fugger-Göttersdorf	HRE County	n/a	n/a	1575: Partitioned from Fugger-Pfirt 1627: Partitioned into itself, Fugger-Sulmentingen and Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen
Fugger-Grunenbach	HRE County	Swab	SC	1644: Partitioned from Fugger-Glött 1687: Extinct; to Fugger-Mickhausen 1701: Partitioned from Fugger-Mickhausen 17??: Extinct; to Fugger-Mickhausen
Fugger-Kirchberg	HRE County	Swab	SC	1626: Partitioned from Fugger-Weißenhorn 1690: Renamed to Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn
Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn	HRE County	Swab	SC	1535: Raymond line Counts in Kirchberg and Weißenhorn 1579: Partitioned into Fugger-Weißenhorn and Fugger-Gmünd 1690: Reunited by Fugger-Kirchberg 1692: Paritioned into itself and Fugger-Moorstetten 1806: To Bavaria
Fugger-Kirchheim	HRE County	Swab	SC	1560: Partitioned from Anton line 1598: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Glött 1672: Extinct; given to Bonaventura of Fugger-Glött 1780: Appanage line Fugger-Kirchheim-Hoheneck created 1806: To Bavaria
Fugger-Kirchheim-Hoheneck	HRE County	n/a	n/a	1780: Appanage created from Fugger-Kirchheim
Fugger-Mickhausen	HRE County	Swab	SC	1644: Partitioned from Fugger-Glött 1701: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Grunenbach 1804: Extinct; to Fugger-Glött
Fugger-Moorstetten	HRE County	Swab	SC	1692: Partitioned from Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn 1727: Extinct; to Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn
Fugger-Nordendorf	HRE County	Swab	SC	1560: Partitioned from Anton line 1669: Extinct; to Fugger-Kirchheim 1677: Partitioned from Fugger-Wörth-Nordendorf 1806: To Bavaria
Fugger-Pfirt	HRE County	n/a	n/a	1535: Raymond line Counts in Alsace and Bavaria 1575: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Göttersdorf 1633: Extinct; to Fugger-Göttersdorf
Fugger-Stettenfels	HRE County	n/a	n/a	1711: Partitioned from Fugger-Glött 1735: Sold to Thurn and Taxis 1820: Extinct
Fugger-Sulmentingen	HRE County	n/a	n/a	1627: Partitioned from Fugger-Göttersdorf 1739: Extinct; to Fugger-Göttersdorf
Fugger-Weißenhorn	HRE County	Swab	SC	1579: Partitioned from Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn 1626: Partitioned into Fugger-Kirchberg and itself 1690: Extinct; to Fugger-Kirchberg
Fugger-Wöllenburg	HRE County	Swab	SC	1560: Partitioned from Anton line 1598: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Babenhausen 1643: Extinct; to Fugger-Babenhausen
Fugger-Wörth-Nordendorf	HRE County	Swab	SC	1644: Partitioned from Fugger-Glött 1677: Partitioned into Fugger-Nordendorf and Fugger-Dudenstein
Fugger-Zinnenberg	HRE County	n/a	n/a	1690: Partitioned from Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen 1751: Partitioned into itself and Fugger-Adelshofen 1757: Renamed to Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen
Fugger-Zinnenberg-Adelshofen	HRE County	n/a	n/a	1627: Partitioned from Fugger-Göttersdorf 1690: Partitioned into Fugger-Adelshofen and Fugger-Zinnenberg 1757: Reunited by Fugger-Zinnenberg 1795: Extinct; to Bavaria
Fulda	1156: HRE Prince-Abbacy 1752: Prince-Bishopric	Upp Rhen	EC	744 774: Imperial immediacy 1220: HRE Prince 1576-1602: Annexed to the Teutonic Order 1803: Secularized to Nassau-Orange-Fulda 1806: to France 1807: to Westphalia 1815: To Hesse-Cassel 1867: to Prussia
Fürstenberg Westphalian	1660: HRE Barons	n/a	n/a	14th Century NOTE: Different from family of Princes of Furstenberg
Fürstenberg Swabian	County	Swab	SC	1250: Partitioned from Urach 1283: Landgrave of Baar 1284: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg and Fürstenberg-Haslach 1386: Reunited by Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1408: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg and Fürstenberg-Wolfach 1490: Reunited by Fürstenberg-Baar 1559: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Blumberg and Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg 1744: Reunited by Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1806: To Baden, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Württemberg
Fürstenberg-Baar	County	Swab	SC	1441: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1490: Renamed to Fürstenberg
Fürstenberg-Blumberg	County	Swab	SC	1559: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1599: Partitioned into itself and Fürstenberg-Möhringen 1614: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Messkirch and Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen	County	Swab	SC	1617: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg 1698: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg	County 1716: HRE Prince	Swab	SC	1284: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1386: Renamed to Fürstenberg 1408: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1441: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Baar and Fürstenberg-Geislingen 1704: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Stühlingen 1744: Renamed to Fürstenberg
Fürstenberg-Geislingen	County	n/a	n/a	1441: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1483: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Baar
Fürstenberg-Haslach	County	n/a	n/a	1284: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1386: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg
Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg	County 1664: HRE Prince	Swab	SC	1559: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg 1617: Partitioned into itself and Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen 1664: HRE Prince 1716: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg
Fürstenberg-Messkirch	County 1716: HRE Prince	Swab	SC	1614: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Blumberg 1716: HRE Prince 1744: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg
Fürstenberg-Möhringen	County	Swab	SC	1599: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Blumberg 1641: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Blumberg
Fürstenberg-Stühlingen	County	Swab	SC	1614: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Blumberg 1704: Partitioned into Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg and Fürstenberg-Weitra
Fürstenberg-Taikowitz	County	n/a	n/a	1759: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Weitra
Fürstenberg-Weitra	County	n/a	n/a	1704: Partitioned from Fürstenberg-Stühlingen, containing lands within Austria centred around Tavíkovice and Weitra 1759: Partitioned between itself and Fürstenberg-Taikowitz
Fürstenberg-Wolfach	County	n/a	n/a	1408: Partitioned from Fürstenberg 1490: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Baar
Further Austria	Not a single polity	Aust	PR	1278 Included numerous counties, lordships, cities, etc., in south-western Germany obtained by the House of Habsburg and administered as a single entity, usually from the Tyrol 1805: Dispersed between Baden, Bavaria, Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Württemberg
Füssen	Abbacy	n/a	n/a	1662 Part of the Bishopric of Augsburg 1803: To the Teutonic Order 1805: To Bavaria