Former States of The Holy Roman Empire
- County of Stolberg, created from the County of Hohnstein in 1210 and partitioned to Harz line (S-Stolberg) and Rhenish line (S-Rochefort and S-Königstein) in 1548
- Stolberg-Gedern, partitioned from S-Wernigerode in 1677 and reunited thereto in 1804
- Stolberg-Königstein, created from the partition of the County of Stolberg in 1548
- Stolberg-Rochefort, created from the partition of the County of Stolberg in 1548
- Stolberg-Rossla, partitioned from S-Stolberg in 1706, mediatised to the Electorate of Saxony in 1803 and awarded to Prussia in 1815
- Stolberg-Schwarza, rejoined S-Wernigerode in 1748
- Stolberg-Stolberg, created from the partition of the County of Stolberg in 1548, partitioned in 1645 and 1706 to create S-Werngerode and S-Rossla, mediatised to the Electorate of Saxony in 1803 and awarded to Prussia in 1815
- Stolberg-Wernigerode, partitioned from S-Stolberg in 1645, partitioned to create S-Gedern in 1677, mediatised to Westphalia in 1807 and awarded to Prussia in 1815
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