Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, France
Oberhoffen-sur-Moder is a commune in the canton of Bischwiller in the department of Bas-Rhin.
Before 1736 Oberhoffen was in the territory of Hanau-Lichtenberg. When that line was extinguished in 1736 it was transferred to Hesse-Darmstadt. The rights of all nobility over Oberhoffen were abolished effective 11 Aug 1789.
RULERS of Oberhoffen-sur-Moder
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Grafschaft Zweibrücken-Bitsch
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1488-1499 |
Simon IV. Wecker †1499 |
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1499-1532 |
Reinhard †1532 |
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1532-1570 |
Jakob (1510-1570) |
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Grafschaft Hanau-Lichtenberg Grafen zu Hanau und Herren zu Lichtenberg
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1570-1599 |
Philipp V. (1541-1599) |
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1599-1625 |
Johann Reinhard I (1569-1625) |
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1625-1641 |
Philip Wolfgang (1595-1641) |
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1641-1680 |
Frederick Casimir (1623-1685) |
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1680-1736 |
Johann Reinhard III (1665-1736)
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Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
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1736-1768 |
Louis VIII (1691-1768) |
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1768-1789 |
Louis IX (1719-1790) |
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1648-1789 |
France as overlord of the German nobles
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24 Oct 1648 |
The Peace of Westphalia signed by the German emperor and the king of France
Ambiguous as it relates to Alsace
The German Emperor transferred all the rights of the House of Habsburg to various areas in Alsace; however, the imperial estates should suffer no harm to their rights and freedoms, retain their imperial status, remain subject to the Imperial Court, but without prejudice to the French sovereignty rights.
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In the ensuing years King Louis XIV consolidated his control over this region
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1701 |
King Louis XIV recognized all the manorial rights of the Counts of Hanau in their Alsatian possessions, subject to the French supremacy
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1789-1871 |
France
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11 Aug 1789 |
The authority and rights of the Landgrave over Oberhoffen were abolished
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14 Jan 1790 |
Department of Strasbourg was established Oberhoffen in the canton of Bischwiller
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4 Mar 1790 |
Department of Bas-Rhin was established Oberhoffen in the canton of Bischwiller
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1871-1919 |
Germany |
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Oberhofen in Kreis Hagenau, Bezirk Unter=Elsaß |
PUBLICATIONS
Heinrich, Martin. Geschichte und Geschichten von Oberhofen. Oberhoffen-sur-Moder: Verlag M. Heinrich, 1974.
ARCHIVES
Les Archives départementales du Bas-Rhin is located at (sont situées au):
6 rue Philippe Dollinger 67100 Strasbourg
The new site can be accessed at this web address that has a search engine: Bas-Rhin Archives
- CHURCH RECORDS
Church records may be accessed through this portal at the Bas-Rhin Archives.
- CIVIL REGISTERS
Civil records may be accessed through this portal at the Bas-Rhin Archives.
- CENSUS RECORDS
Census records may be accessed at the following portal at the Bas-Rhin Archives.
- 1819 population 879
- 1836 population 1114
- 1841 population 1195
- HANAU-LICHTENBERG RECORDS
The Hanau-Lichtenberg family were rulers of Oberhoffen. Their records are found in series C, G and E at the archives. Sub-series 17 J and 50 J may also be of interest. The actual records are not on-line and are only available at the archives.