Bentheim-Lingen was a county seated in Lingen in Germany. Bentheim-Lingen emerged as a partition of Bentheim-Tecklenburg in 1450, and was absorbed by Spain in 1555. Over the next century, ownership of Bentheim-Lingen passed between Spain and Nassau-Orange, before being annexed by Prussia 1702.[1]
Counts of Bentheim-Lingen (1450–1555)
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- Nicholas III (Count of Bentheim-Tecklenburg) (1493–1508)
- Nicholas IV (1508–1541)
- Conrad (Count of Bentheim-Tecklenburg) (1541–1547)
- Maximilian (1547–1548)
- Anna (1548–1555)
References
edit- ^ Millán, José Martínez (2001). Carlos V y la quiebra del humanismo político en Europa, 1530-1558: congreso internacional : Madrid 3-6 de julio de 2000 (in Spanish). Sociedad Estatal para la Conmemoración de los Centenarios de Felipe II y Carlos V. ISBN 978-84-95146-84-7.
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