List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (E)

This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter E:

Name	Type	Imperial circle	Imperial diet	History
East Frisia (Ostfriesland)	County 1654: Principality	Low Rhen	PR	1465: Established 1517: East Frisia confirmed under rule of local counts 1667: HRE Bench of Secular Princes 1744: To Prussia 1806: To Holland 1810: To France 1813: To Prussia 1815: To Hanover
Eberstein	County	Swab	SC	11th Century 1085: 1st mentioned; ruled by Lords of Eberstein 1195: HRE Count 1219: Partitioned into Eberstein Elder Line and Eberstein Younger Line 1263: Elder line extinct; only Younger line remained 1283: Alt-Eberstein sold to Baden 1363: Waldangelloch sold to Angelach-Angelach 1367: Partitioned into Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein and ...
Eberstein Elder Line	County	n/a	n/a	1219: Partitioned from Eberstein 1263: Extinct; to Simon I of Zweibrücken as Zweibrücken-Eberstein
Eberstein Younger Line	County	n/a	n/a	1219: Partitioned from Eberstein 1263: Renamed to Eberstein
Eberstein-Eberstein	County	Swab	n/a	1526: Partitioned from Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein 1574: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg 1660: Extinct; to Bishopric of Speyer, Baden and Württemberg 1753: Württemberg portion to Baden 1803: All to Baden
Eberstein-Poltringen	County	Swab	n/a	1562: Partitioned from Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein 1576: Extinct; to Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein
Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein	County	Swab	n/a	1367: Partitioned from Eberstein 1387: Half of Neu-Eberstein sold to Baden 1526: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Eberstein 1576: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Poltringen 1589: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein and Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg
Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg	County	Swab	n/a	1574: Partitioned from Eberstein-Eberstein 1622: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein
Echternach	Abbacy	Low Rhen	RP	698: Abbey established 751: Imperial immediacy 1794: To France 1797: Abbey suppressed; monks dispersed
Edelstetten	Abbacy 1802: Lordship 1804: Princely County	Swab	SP / PR	1126: Abbey established 1500: Converted to secular nunnery 1783: Imperial abbey 1802: Secularised; to Ligne 1804: Sold to Esterházy von Galántha 1806: To Bavaria
Eggenberg	Principality	Aust	PR	1432: First mentioned 1647: Acquired Gradisca 1653: HRE Council of Princes 1717: Extinct
Eglingen	Lordship	Swab	SC	1144: First mentioned; to Fronhofen 1249: To Oettingen; sovereignty disputed by Bavaria 1615: To Grafeneck 1723: Sold to Thurn and Taxis 1806: To Bavaria 1810: To Württemberg
Eglofs (Egloff)	Imperial Valley	n/a	n/a	1283: Free Imperial Village 1662: Sold to Abensberg-Traun by the Emperor; see Lordship below
Eglofs (Egloff)	Lordship County	Swab	SC	1662: Free Valley of Eglofs sold to Abensberg-Traun 1804: To Windisch-Graetz Elder Line 1806: To Württemberg
Ehrenburg	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1324: Built by Schwarzburg 1416: To Witzleben 1430: To Schwarzburg 1482: To Lichtenberg 15??: To Schwarzburg
Ehrenfels [de]	Lordship 1465: Barony	Bav	SC	11th Century 1335: Half to Stauff 1432: Other half to Stauff 1465: HRE Baron 1568: Sold to Palatinate-Neuburg
Eichstätt (Eichstatt; Eichstadt)	Bishopric	Franc	EC	741: Diocese established 908: Imperial immediacy 1305: HRE Prince of the Empire 1802: To Bavaria 1803: To Salzburg 1805: To Bavaria
Eilenburg	County	n/a	n/a	976 1017: Annexed to Meißen
Einsiedeln	Abbacy	Swab	SP	934: Abbey established at site of hermitage 1274: Imperial immediacy 1424: To Schwyz though retained abbey itself retained independence 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
Elbing (Elbląg)	Imperial City	n/a	n/a	1358: Imperial Free City 1454: To Poland
Elchingen	Abbacy	Swab	SP	1128: Abbey established with imperial immediacy 1802: To Bavaria 1810: To Württemberg
Ellwangen	Abbacy 1460: Provostry	Swab	EC	c. 764: Abbey established 1011: Imperial immediacy 1215: HRE Prince of the Empire 1460: Converted to a provostry 1803: Secularized to Württemberg
Elten	Abbacy	n/a	n/a	967: Abbey established 973: Imperial immediacy 1083: To Archbishopric of Bremen 1129: Imperial immediacy 1390: HRE Princess of the Empire 1802: To Prussia 1806: To Berg 1811: To France 1815: To Prussia
Eltz	Lordship	n/a	n/a	12th Century 1336: Fiefs to the Archbishopric of Trier 1729: HRE Knight 1733: HRE Count (Main line) 1794: To France
Ems	Lordship	n/a	n/a	11th Century 14th Century: Imperial immediacy 1395: Acquired Lustenau 1453: Renamed to Hohenems
Engelberg	Abbacy	Swab	SP	1120: Abbey established 1236: Acquired secular territory 1425: Associated member of Swiss Confederation 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
Enzberg	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1236: First mentioned; ministerialis of the Bishopric of Speyer 1384: Cast out of Speyer and Maulbronn 1409: Acquired Mühlheim 1806: To Baden, then Württemberg
Eppstein	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1172: Renamed from "Hainhausen" 1223: Partitioned into Eppstein Elder Line and Eppstein Younger Line 1269: Renamed from Younger Line 1433: Partitioned into Eppstein-Königstein and Eppstein-Münzenberg
Eppstein Elder Line	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1223: Partitioned from Eppstein 1269: Extinct; succession dispute between Eppstein Younger Line and Katzenelnbogen Younger Line. Most fell to the latter
Eppstein Younger Line	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1223: Partitioned from Eppstein 1269: Renamed to Eppstein
Eppstein-Königstein	Lordship 1505: County	Upp Rhin	WE	1433: Partitioned from Eppstein 1505: HRE Count 1535: Extinct; to Louis of Stolberg who founded the line Stolberg-Königstein
Eppstein-Münzenberg	Lordship 1505: County	Upp Rhin	WE	1433: Partitioned from Eppstein 1505: HRE Count 1522: Extinct; to Leiningen-Hardenburg
Erbach	Lordship 1532: County	Franc	FC	1148: First mentioned 1272: Partitioned into Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Reichenberg 1531: Reunited by Erbach-Reichenberg 1532: HRE Count 1539: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1569: Reunited by Erbach-Erbach 1605: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1643: Reunited by Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned into Erbach-Wildenstein, Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach, Erbach-Fürstenau and Erbach-Schönberg
Erbach-Breuburg	County	Franc	FR	1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1627: Extinct; divided between Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1653: Extinct; to Erbach-Wildenstein 1717: Partitioned from Erbach-Schönberg 1747: Renamed to Erbach-Erbach
Erbach-Erbach	Lordship 1539: County	Franc	FR	1272: Partitioned from Erbach 1503: Extinct; to Erbach-Reichenberg 1539: Partitioned from Erbach 1569: Renamed to Erbach 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1643: Extinct; to Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1731: Extinct; to Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg and Erbach-Schönberg 1747: Renamed from Erbach-Breuberg 1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt
Erbach-Fürstenau	County	Franc	FR	1539: Partitioned from Erbach 1569: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1618: Extinct; divided between Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1714: Extinct; to Erbach-Schönberg 1717: Partitioned from Erbach-Schönberg 1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt
Erbach-Michelstadt	Lordship	Franc	FR	1339: Partitioned from Erbach-Reichenberg 1531: Extinct; to Erbach-Reichenberg
Erbach-Reichenberg	Lordship	Franc	FR	1272: Partitioned from Erbach 1339: Partitioned into itself and Erbach-Michelstadt 1531: Renamed to Erbach
Erbach-Schönberg	County	Franc	FR	1539: Partitioned from Erbach 1564: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach 1605: Partitioned from Erbach 1643: Renamed to Erbach 1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1717: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg and itself 1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt
Erbach-Wildenstein	County	Franc	FR	1647: Partitioned from Erbach 1669: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach
Eschenlohe	Lordship 13th Century: County	n/a	n/a	1140: First mentioned 13th Century: HRE Count 1294: Sold Werdenfels to Freising 1295: Extinct; to Iffeldorf
Essen	Abbacy	Low Rhen	EC	c. 850: Abbey established betw. 874-947: Imperial immediacy 1228: HRE Princess of the Empire 1802: To Prussia 1808: To Berg 1815: To Prussia
Esslingen am Neckar	Imperial City	Swab	SW	c. 1250: Free Imperial City 1802: To Württemberg
Esterau	Lordship	n/a	n/a	12th Century: To Laurenburg 1197: To Nassau 1643: To Holzappel 1707: To Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 1806: To Nassau
Esterházy von Galántha	Principality	Swab	PR	1804: Purchased Edelstetten from Ligne (College of Princes) 1806: Edelstetten to Bavaria

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List of states in the Holy Roman Empire

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