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Arenberg

Arenberg, also spelled as Aremberg or Ahremberg, is a former county, principality and finally duchy that was located in what is now Germany. The Dukes of Arenberg remain a prominent Belgian noble family.

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Former Country.conventional_long_name: County (Duchy) of Arenberg
Former Country.common_name: Arenberg
Former Country.era: Middle AgesEarly modern period
Former Country.status: County, Duchy
Former Country.empire: Holy Roman Empire
Former Country.government_type: Principality
Former Country.status_text: State of the Holy Roman Empire, thenState of the Confederation of the Rhine
Former Country.year_start: 1549
Former Country.year_end: 1810
Former Country.event_pre: County established
Former Country.event_start: Gained
Former Country.event1: Raised to Princely county
Former Country.date_event1: 1576
Former Country.event2: Joined Council of Princes
Former Country.date_event2: 1580
Former Country.event3: Raised to Duchy
Former Country.date_event3: 1645
Former Country.event4: Joined Confederation of the Rhine

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History
1549–1645
1789
1798
1810
1814
1826
Counts, Princely Counts and Dukes
Counts of Arenberg (1117–1576)
Princely Counts of Arenberg (1576–1645)
Dukes of Arenberg (1645–1810)
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== History == First mentioned in the 12th century, it was named after the village of Aremberg in the Ahr Hills, located in today's Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.