Duke of Swabia - Successor States

Successor States

In the 13th century, the Duchy of Swabia disintegrated into numerous smaller states. Some of the more important immediate successor states were:

  • Bishopric of Augsburg
  • Bishopric of Chur
  • Bishopric of Constance
  • Bishopric of Strasbourg
  • Duchy of Teck (to Württemberg)
  • Margraviate of Burgau (to Austria)
  • Margraviate of Hochberg
  • Landgraviate of Klettgau
  • Landgraviate of Lower Alsace
  • Landgraviate of Sundgau (to Austria)
  • Landgraviate of Thurgau (to Austria)
  • County Palatine of Tübingen (to Württemberg)
  • Abbacy of Disentis
  • Abbacy of Murbach
  • Abbacy of St. Blaise
  • Abbacy of St. Gall
  • County of Bregenz (to Austria)
  • County of Freiburg (to Austria)
  • County of Fürstenberg
  • County of Giengen
  • County of Heiligenberg
  • County of Hohenberg (to Austria)
  • County of Kirchberg
  • County of Marstetten
  • County of Nellenburg
  • County of Oettingen
  • County of Pfirt (to Austria)
  • County of Sulz (to Württemberg)
  • County of Werdenberg
  • County of Württemberg
  • County of Zollern

During the following century, several of these states were acquired by the County of Württemberg or the Duchy of Austria, as marked above.

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