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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerburg Westerburg ]is now in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. | [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''.<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> | 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> | ||
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*Mehr, Willy. ''Kleine Stadtgeschichte''. Westerburger Hefte 21. Westerburg: Westerwaldverein, 1985.<br> | *Mehr, Willy. ''Kleine Stadtgeschichte''. Westerburger Hefte 21. Westerburg: Westerwaldverein, 1985.<br> | ||
Westerburg was a dynastic state, whose boundaries shifted as parcels were sold, bought, divided and inherited. | Westerburg was a dynastic state, whose boundaries shifted as parcels were sold, bought, divided and inherited. To understand the jurisdictional boundaries of the ''Grafschaft ''of Leiningen-Westerburg the following two books should be consulted.<br> | ||
*Brinkmeier, Ed. ''Genealogische Geschichte des uradeligen, reichsgräflichen und reichsfürstlichen, standesherrlichen, erlauchten Hauses Leiningen und Leiningen-Westerburg''. Zweiter Band. Fascimile edition (1891). Elibron Classics, 2006. | *Brinkmeier, Ed. ''Genealogische Geschichte des uradeligen, reichsgräflichen und reichsfürstlichen, standesherrlichen, erlauchten Hauses Leiningen und Leiningen-Westerburg''. Zweiter Band. Fascimile edition (1891). Elibron Classics, 2006. | ||
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'''Indices''' | '''Indices''' | ||
The baptisms and marriages found in the early Lutheran church records have been indexed by Family Search volunteers. | The baptisms and marriages found in the early Lutheran church records have been indexed by Family Search volunteers. The burial records have not been indexed.<br> | ||
*The location search term for the church is "Evangelisch, Westerburg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia"<br> | *The location search term for the church is "Evangelisch, Westerburg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia"<br> | ||
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<br> '''Microfilm Copies of the Original Registers''' | <br> '''Microfilm Copies of the Original Registers''' | ||
For the microfilm copies of the original church record books, see [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/191619 Kirchenbuch, 1641-1876]. | For the microfilm copies of the original church record books, see [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/191619 Kirchenbuch, 1641-1876]. The early records are written in the old German script and the entries are in a mixture of German and a little Latin. | ||
'''Transcripts''' | '''Transcripts''' | ||