Composition
The circle was made up of the following states:
| Name | Type of entity | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ansbach | Margraviate | Established in 1398, held by the House of Hohenzollern, acquired by Prussia in 1791 |
| Bamberg | Prince-Bishopric | Diocese established in 1007 by King Henry II, Prince-Bishopric since about 1245 |
| Bayreuth | Margraviate | Established in 1398 at Kulmbach, held by the House of Hohenzollern, personal union with Ansbach from 1769, acquired by Prussia in 1791 |
| Castell | County | Imperial counts since 1202 |
| Eichstätt | Prince-Bishopric | Established in 741 by Saint Boniface |
| Erbach | County | Imperial counts from 1532 |
| Franconia | Teutonic bailiwick | Based around Bad Mergentheim |
| Hausen | Lordship | Held by Bamberg since 1007, condominium with Bayreuth and Nuremberg from 1538 |
| Henneberg | Princely County | Principality since 1310, line extinct in 1583, acquired by Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Gotha in 1660 |
| Hohenlohe | County | Immediate counts since 1450, raised to principality in 1744 |
| Limpurg | Lordship | Territory around Limpurg Castle near Schwäbisch Hall, held by the Schenken von Limpurg, hereditary cup-bearers of the Empire for the Bohemian kings |
| Löwenstein | County | Imperial immediacy since 1494, Löwenstein-Wertheim from 1574, raised to principality in 1711 |
| Nuremberg | Imperial City | Reichsfreiheit granted by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen in 1219 |
| Reichelsberg | Lordship | Territory around Reichelsberg Castle near Aub, originally a fiefdom granted by Bamberg to Hohenlohe, since 1401 a fief of Würzburg |
| Rieneck | County | Territory around Rieneck Castle, established in 1168, claimed as a fief by Mainz from 1366, line extinct in 1559, acquired by the Imperial counts of Nostitz in 1673 |
| Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Imperial City | Reichsfreiheit granted by Rudolph of Habsburg 1274 |
| Schwarzenberg | Lordship | Established in 1429 by the Lords of Seinsheim, territory around Schwarzenberg Castle near Scheinfeld, Imperial county from 1599, principality from 1670 |
| Schweinfurt | Imperial City | Since 1254 |
| Seinsheim | Lordship | Held by the Counts of Schwarzenberg from 1655 |
| Weißenburg | Imperial City | Since 1296 |
| Welzheim | Lordship | Fiefdom of Württemberg, from 1379 to 1713 in possession of the Schenken von Limburg |
| Wertheim | County | Established in 1132, acquired by Löwenstein in 1574 |
| Wiesentheid | Lordship | Imperial county from 1678, acquired by the Counts of Schönborn in 1701 |
| Windsheim | Imperial City | Since 1248 |
| Würzburg | Prince-Bishopric | Established in 741 by Saint Boniface, prince-bishopric since 1168, titular "Duke in Franconia" |
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