Zweibrücken-Bitsch
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The County of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (, ) was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire that was created between 1286 and 1302 from the eastern part of the County of Zweibrücken and the Barony of Bitche () in Lorraine. It existed until 1570, when it was divided amongst its heirs when the counts died out.
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- countship
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- Holy Roman Empire
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- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1570-00-00
- inception
- 1286-00-00
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The County of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (, ) was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire that was created between 1286 and 1302 from the eastern part of the County of Zweibrücken and the Barony of Bitche () in Lorraine. It existed until 1570, when it was divided amongst its heirs when the counts died out.
== History == When the land of Zweibrücken was divided amongst the sons of Count Henry II of Zweibrücken, the district () of Lemberg and Lemberg Castle went to the elder son, Eberhard I from 1286. His portion also included Morsberg, Linder and Saargemünd. In 1297 he swapped these three castles with Duke Frederick III of Lorraine and received in return the castle and lordship of Bitsch as a fief. This exchange of territory was further defined in 1302. From then on, Eberhard called himself the Count of Zweibrücken and Lord of Bitsch. Because he and his descendants bore the title count, the new territory was called the County of Zweibrücken-Bitsch.
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