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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''. <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''.<ref>Brinkmeier, Ed. Genealogische Geschichte des uradeligen, reichsgräflichen und reichsfürstlichen, standesherrlichen, erlauchten Hauses Leiningen und Leiningen-Westerburg. Zweiter Band. Fascimile edition (1891). Elibron Classics, 2006.</ref> <br> | ||
=== '''ARCHIVES'''<br> === | === '''ARCHIVES'''<br> === | ||
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[http://www.hauptstaatsarchiv.hessen.de/irj/HHStAW_Internet Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv]<br>Mosbacher Straße 55<br>65187 Wiesbaden<br> | [http://www.hauptstaatsarchiv.hessen.de/irj/HHStAW_Internet Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv]<br>Mosbacher Straße 55<br>65187 Wiesbaden<br> | ||
The index to record group "Abt. 339" is found in four bound volumes. | The index to record group "Abt. 339" is found in four bound volumes. | ||
=== '''PUBLICATIONS'''<br> === | === '''PUBLICATIONS'''<br> === | ||
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For a list of helpful publications about Westerburg, see [https://sites.google.com/site/geschichtswerkstattwesterburg/westerburger-chronologie-1/literatur ''Geschichtswerkstatt-Westerburg: Literatur''] | For a list of helpful publications about Westerburg, see [https://sites.google.com/site/geschichtswerkstattwesterburg/westerburger-chronologie-1/literatur ''Geschichtswerkstatt-Westerburg: Literatur''] | ||
See also the pamphlets in the very helpful series [https://sites.google.com/site/geschichtswerkstattwesterburg/westerburger-hefte ''Westerburger Hefte'' ]<br> | See also the pamphlets in the very helpful series [https://sites.google.com/site/geschichtswerkstattwesterburg/westerburger-hefte ''Westerburger Hefte'' ]<br> | ||
=== '''CHURCH RECORDS'''<br> === | === '''CHURCH RECORDS'''<br> === | ||
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The transcripts above are just that typed transcripts of the original church books and are much easier to read than the originals<br> | The transcripts above are just that typed transcripts of the original church books and are much easier to read than the originals<br> | ||
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