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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerburg Westerburg ]is now in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. During the time of the German Empire it was in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau and Family Search has indexed its records under that jurisdiction. Until 1803 it was an independent sovereign territory the ''Herrschaft ''of Westerburg, ''Grafschaft ''of Leiningen-Westerburg. It was a dynastic state, whose boundaries shifted as parcels were sold, bought, divided and inherited, see PUBLICATIONS below. <br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerburg Westerburg ]is now in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. During the time of the German Empire it was in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau and Family Search has indexed its records under that jurisdiction. Until 1803 it was an independent sovereign territory the ''Herrschaft ''of Westerburg, ''Grafschaft ''of Leiningen-Westerburg. It was a dynastic state, whose boundaries shifted as parcels were sold, bought, divided and inherited, see PUBLICATIONS below. <br> | ||
The rulers of Westerburg had various titles, two examples are ''Graf ''of Leiningen-Westerburg of the Holy Roman Empire ''Semperfrei ''and ''Graf ''of Leiningen and ''Herr ''of Westerburg of the Holy Roman Empire ''Semperfrei''. | The rulers of Westerburg had various titles, two examples are ''Graf ''of Leiningen-Westerburg of the Holy Roman Empire ''Semperfrei ''and ''Graf ''of Leiningen and ''Herr ''of Westerburg of the Holy Roman Empire ''Semperfrei''. <br> | ||
=== '''PUBLICATIONS'''<br> === | === '''PUBLICATIONS'''<br> === | ||