County of F�rstenberg 1218�1408 (Germany)

Holy Roman Empire, Heiliges R�misches Reich

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• Description: County of F�rstenberg 1218�1408 Graftschaft Fürstenberg
• Colours of the Fürstenberg Regiment - Colonel's Flag Kreisinfanterieregiment Fürstenberg
• Colours of the Fürstenberg - Regimental Flag Kreisinfanterieregiment Fürstenberg

• Holy Roman Empire 962-1806 Heiliges R�misches Reich
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     During the Holy Roman Empire, counties (Graftschaft) were ruled by Counts. F�rstenberg was one such county in Swabia, present-day southern Baden-W�rttemberg, Germany. It was originally called the county of Freiburg, but Count Henry I, the Count of F�rstenberg (1250�1284), renamed it after his residence at F�rstenberg Castle at the beginning of his reign.
     Over the centuries, the various counts and Princes expanded their territories, and in 1667, F�rstenberg, now called F�rstenberg-Heiligenberg, was raised to a principality and received a vote at the Reichstag. In 1744, the various F�rstenberg territories were united to the Principality of F�rstenberg-F�rstenberg, as all the Fürstentum ruling lines except one had become extinct. Finally, the Rheinbundakte of 1806 completely dissolved Fürstentum Fürstenberg. Most of its territory was given to Baden; smaller parts were given to W�rttemberg, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and Bavaria.
     Today, F�rstenberg is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany and lies on the River Weser in the Weser Uplands near H�xter and Holzminden. The F�rstenberg China Factory, founded in 1747, is the second-oldest porcelain manufacturer in Germany.
     The only historical flags found are military flags, a white flag for Colonels, and a yellow Regimental flag, both are shown obverse (to the right) and reverse.
John Duncan McMeekin, 21-23 June 2011

Colours of the Fürstenberg Regiment - Colonel's Flag
Kreisinfanterieregiment Fürstenberg

Inverse side   Reverse side
Images by Eugene Ipavec, June 2011

Note: Fürstentum has an "omlika" (ü), normally replaced with an "u" in English (Furstentum).

Fürstentum Fürstenberg was a principality until 1806, in Baden, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Wurttemberg. It was about 786.87 Sq. Miles (2,038 km) and had a population of 85,000 in 1805. The only flags found are military flags, a white flag for Colonels, and a yellow Regimental flag, both are shown obverse (to the right) and reverse.
John Duncan McMeekin, 21-23 June 2011

Colonel's Flag: white, above black double eagle with crown, sword and globus cruciger as usual, the sword near the pole on both sides, coat of arms on the breast in two parts: above red with white cross, underneath yellow with 3 black leopards.
John Duncan McMeekin, Jun 21-23, 2011

Colours of the Fürstenberg - Regimental Flag
Kreisinfanterieregiment Furstenberg

Inverse side   Reverse side
Images by Eugene Ipavec, June 2011

Regimental Flag: yellow with 6 double flames (red-white-red-white-red-white) or according to a other description (black-white-black-white-black-white), above black double eagle with crown, sword and globus cruciger as usual, the sword near the pole on both sides, coat of arms on the breast in two parts: above red with white cross, undernear yellow with 3 black leopards.
John Duncan McMeekin, Jun 21-23, 2011