This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter L. Some historians mark the beginning of the Empire as 800, with the coronation of Frankish king Charlemagne ("Charles the Great").
Name Type Imperial circle Imperial diet History Lage Lordship Landau Imperial City Upp Rhen RH 1260: Built by Leiningen-Landeck1291: Free Imperial City1324: To the Bishopric of Speyer1511: Free Imperial City1648: To France1815: To Austria1816: To Bavaria Landsberg in Alsace Lordship1583: Barony n/a n/a 1234: First mentioned; to Lords of Landsberg1281: To Austria1363: Sold to Rappoltstein1398: To Lupfen (state)1563: To Schwendi1568: HRE Baron1697: To France Landsberg in Saxony Margraviate n/a n/a 1170: Built and title held by Meissen1261: Partitioned from Meissen1291: Extinct; to Meissen then sold to Brandenburg1341: To Meissen Langwies Jurisdiction Lauenburgsee: Saxe-Lauenburg Laurenburg County n/a n/a 1093: First mentioned1159: Partitioned into itself and Nassau1197: Extinct; to Nassau Lausanne Prince-Bishopric n/a 517: Formed1270: HRE Prince of the Empire1536: To Bern Lausanne Imperial City n/a 1434: Formed1536: To Bern Lavant (St. Andra) Prince-Bishopric Aust n/a 1228: Formed15th Century: HRE Prince of the Empire; no secular territoryOriginally represented in the Austrian Circle Leas County n/a n/a 1529: Formed1597: became an unlanded title Leiningen County n/a n/a early 12th Century: Formed1128: 1st mentioned 1212: Extinct; to Saarbrücken-Hardenburg who assumed the name Leiningen1241: Acquired Dagsburg1237: Partitioned into Leiningen-Dagsburg and Leiningen-Landeck LeiningenPrince of Leiningen, Count-Palatine of Mosbach, Lord of Miltenberg, Amorbach, Düren, Bischofsheim, Hardheim & Lauda, etc. Principality Upp Rhen PR 1803: Formed for Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg1806: To Baden Leiningen-BilligheimCount of Leiningen, Lord of Billigheim, Allfeld, Mühlbach, Katzenthal, and Neuburg at the Neckar, Count of Dagsburg & Aspremont County Upp Rhen WT 1803: Renamed from Leiningen-Guntersblum1806: To Baden Leiningen-Dagsburg (Leiningen-Dachsburg) County1444: Landgraviate1658: County Upp Rhen WT 1237: Partitioned from Leiningen1317: Partitioned into itself and Leiningen-Hardenburg1444: HRE Landgrave1467: Extinct; Most to Runkel-Westerburg who assumed the name Leiningen-Westerburg, Dagsburg to Leiningen-Hardenburg who assumed the name Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hartenburg1658: Partitioned from Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg1706: Extinct; to Leiningen-Heidesheim Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg County Upp Rhen WT 1560: Renamed from Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg1658: Partitioned into Leiningen-Heidesheim, Leiningen-Dagsburg and Leiningen-Guntersblum Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg County1779: Principality Upp Rhen WT 1467: Renamed from Leiningen-Hardenburg1560: Partitioned into itself and Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg1779: HRE Prince1796: To France1803: Compensated with Amorbach and other territories; renamed to Leiningen Leiningen-Guntersblum County Upp Rhen WT 1658: Partitioned from Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg1774: Partitioned into itself and Leiningen-Heidesheim1795: To France1803: Compensated with Billigheim; renamed to Leiningen-Billigheim Leiningen-Hardenburg (Leiningen-Hartenburg) County n/a n/a 1317: Partitioned from Leiningen-Dagsburg1343: Partitioned into Leiningen-Rixingen and itself1467: Acquired Dagsburg; renamed to Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg Leiningen-Heidesheim County Upp Rhen WT 1658: Partitioned from Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg1766: Extinct; to Leiningen-Guntersblum1774: Partitioned from Leiningen-Guntersblum1795: To France1803: Compensated with Neudenau; renamed to Leiningen-Neudenau Leiningen-Landeck County n/a n/a 1237: Partitioned from Leiningen1289: Extinct; Madenburg to Leiningen-Dagsburg, Landeck to Ochsenstein, rest to Zweibrücken Leiningen-NeudenauCount of Leiningen, Lord of Herzbolzheim, Count of Dagsburg & Aspremont County Upp Rhen WT 1803: Renamed from Leiningen-Heidesheim1806: To Baden Leiningen-Rixingen County Upp Rhen WE 1343: Partitioned from Leiningen-Hardenburg1506: Extinct; Rixingen to Zweibrücken-Bitsch; rest divided between Daun and Hohenfels Leiningen-Westerburg Lordship1481: County Upp Rhen WT 1467: Renamed from Runkel-Westerburg after inheriting much of Leiningen-Dagsburg1481: HRE Count1547: Partitioned into Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen, Leiningen-Westerburg-Westerburg and Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg Leiningen-Westerburg-AltleiningenCount of Leiningen, Lord of Westerburg, Grünstadt, Oberbrunn & Forbach County Upp Rhen WT 1698: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg1705: Inherited half of Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen1795: To France1803: Compensated with Ilbenstadt1806: To Berg and Hesse-Darmstadt Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen County Upp Rhen WT 1547: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg1570: Acquired Rixingen and Oberbronn1622: Partitioned into itself, Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Oberbronn1635: Extinct; divided between Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Oberbronn Leiningen-Westerburg-NeuleiningenCount of Leiningen, Lord of Westerburg, Grünstadt, Oberbrunn & Forbach County Upp Rhen WT 1698: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg1705: Inherited half of Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen1795: To France1803: Compensated with Engelthal1806: To Nassau Leiningen-Westerburg-Oberbronn County Upp Rhen WT 1622: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen1665: Extinct in male line; divided between Sinclair and Hesse-Homburg Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen County Upp Rhen WT 1622: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen1705: Extinct; divided between Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg County Upp Rhen WT 1547: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg1656: Sold to Holzappel1698: Partitioned into Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen Leiningen-Westerburg-Westerburg County Upp Rhen WT 1547: Partitioned from Leiningen-Westerburg1597: Extinct; to Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen Lemgo Imperial City Low Rhen RH Annexed to Lippe Leuchtenberg Landgraviate Bav PR 1196: FormedLordship 1160: County1119: Acquired Waldeck; also known as Lord of Waldeck 1160: HRE Count1196: Landgrave1209: Partitioned into Waldeck and itself1259: Acquired Waldeck1366: Partitioned into Leuchtenberg-Leuchtenberg and Leuchtenberg-Grafenau1488: Princely Landgraviate1488: Renamed from Leuchtenberg-Leuchtenberg1646: Extinct; to Bavaria-Leuchtenberg1705: To Bavaria1707: To the Bishopric of Bamberg1708: To Lamberg1712: To Austria1714: To Bavaria Leuchtenberg-Grafenau Landgraviate n/a n/a 1366: Partitioned from Leuchtenberg1423: Territory to Lower Bavaria1456: Extinct Leuchtenberg-Hals Princely Landgraviate n/a n/a 1463: Partitioned from Leuchtenberg-Leuchtenberg1486: To Aichberg1488: Extinct Leuchtenberg-Leuchtenberg Landgraviate1440: Princely Landgraviate n/a n/a 1366: Partitioned from Leuchtenberg1375: In succession dispute with Ortenburg over Hals1378: Acquired Crailsheim1399: Sold Crailsheim to Nuremberg1400: Acquired Weiden and Parkstein1407: Acquired Hals1413: Sold Stierenberg to Palatinate-Neuburg1440: HRE Princely Landgrave1463: Partitioned into itself and Leuchtenberg-Hals1488: Renamed to Leuchtenberg Leutkirch im Allgäu Imperial City Swab SW 1293: Free Imperial City1803: To Bavaria1810: To Württemberg Leyen (Gondorf; Petra) Lordship n/a n/a 13th Century: Formed1272: First mentioned as ministerialis of the Archbishopric of Trier1320: Acquired Weinberg as fief of Katzenelnbogen 1395: Partitioned into Leyen-Neustadt and Leyen-Gondorf LeyenHRE Prince of and at Leyen & Hohengeroldseck, Baron of Adendorf, Lord of Bliescastel, Burrweiler, Münchweiler, Orterbach, Niewern, Saffig, Ahrenfels, Bongard, Simpelfeld, etc. Principality Swab SC 1806: Renamed from Leyen-Hohengeroldseck1815: To Austria1819: To Baden Leyen-Adendorf Lordship1653: Barony Swab SC 1539: Partitioned from Leyen-Saffig1629: Acquired Nievern1653: HRE Baron1660: Acquired Blieskastel1667: Acquired Forbach1670: Acquired Arenfels and Hönningen1697: Acquired Hohengeroldseck1705: Renamed to Leyen-Hohengeroldseck Leyen-Gondorf Lordship n/a n/a 1395: Partitioned from Leyen 1420: Partitioned into Leyen-Hartelstein and Leyen-Saffig1611: Partitioned from Leyen-Saffig1692: Extinct; to Leyen-Nickenich Leyen-Hartelstein Lordship n/a n/a 1420: Partitioned from Leyen-Gondorf1479: Extinct; to Leyen-Saffig Leyen-Hohengeroldseck Barony1711: County Swab SC 1705: Renamed from Leyen-Adendorf1711: HRE Count1794-6: Lost left-bank territory to France1806: Renamed to Leyen Leyen-Neustadt Lordship n/a n/a 1395: Partitioned from Leyen1625: Extinct; to Boos von Waldeck Leyen-Nickenich Lordship n/a n/a 1611: Partitioned from Leyen-Saffig1714: Extinct; to Leyen-Hohengeroldseck Leyen-Saffig Lordship n/a n/a 1420: Partitioned from Leyen-Gondorf1444: Acquired Nickenich as fief of the Archbishopric of Trier1481: Acquired Saffig and Olbrück as fief of the Archbishopric of Cologne1486: Acquired Blieskastel1520: Acquired Adendorf1525: Acquired Münchhausen and Schäferei1539: Partitioned into itself and Leyen-Adendorf1611: Partitioned into Leyen-Nickenich, itself and Leyen-Gondorf1703: Extinct; to Leyen-Adendorf Lichtenberg Lordship1458: County n/a n/a 13th Century ?1206: First mentioned1249: Advocates of Strasbourg 1330: Partitioned into Lichtenberg Elder Line and Lichtenberg Younger Line1405: Reunited by Lichtenberg Younger Line1458: HRE Count1480: Extinct; divided between Hanau-Babenhausen and Zweibrücken-Bitsch1570: Zweibrücken half to Hanau-Lichtenberg Lichtenberg Elder Line Lordship n/a n/a 1330: Partitioned from Lichtenberg1390: Extinct; divided between Lichtenberg Intermediate Line and Lichtenberg Younger Line Lichtenberg Intermediate Line Lordship n/a n/a 1335: Partitioned from Lichtenberg Younger Line1405: Extinct; to Lichtenberg Younger Line Lichtenberg Younger Line Lordship n/a n/a 1330: Partitioned from Lichtenberg 1335: Partitioned into Lichtenberg Intermediate Line and itself1405: Renamed to Lichtenberg Lichtenthal (Lichtental) Abbacy n/a n/a 1245: Founded and given Lichtental in fief of Baden1288: Acquired Geroldsau as fief of Baden1803: Secularised to Baden LiechtensteinSovereign Prince of Liechtenstein, Duke of Troppau & Jägerndorf, Count of Rietberg, etc Principality Swab PR 1140: Family first mentioned as lower nobility in Austria1699: Acquired Schellenberg1712: Acquired immediate Vaduz1713: Bench of Secular Princes1719: Schellenberg and Vaduz united to form Principality of Liechtenstein Liège (Lüttich, Luik) Bishopric972: Prince-Bishopric Low Rhen EC 340s972: Acquired Huy; Prince-Bishopric1096: Acquired Bouillon1366: Acquired Loon1568: Acquired Horne1795: To France1815: To the Netherlands1830: To Belgium LigneHRE Prince of Ligne & Amblise/Amblia, Margrave of Roubaix/Roubais & Dormans, Count of Fauquemberghe, Baron of Werchin, Beloeil, Antoing, Cisoing, Villiers, Silly & Herzelles; Sovereign of Fagnolle; Lord of Baudour, Wallincourt,& other lands Lordship12th Century: Barony1544: County1601: Principality Low Rhen WE / PR 1020: First mentioned as fiefs of Hainaut12th Century: HRE Baron1503: Acquired Fauquembergues as fief of France1544: HRE County1601: HRE Prince1770: Acquired Fagnolle1786: Lower Rhine-Westphalian Circle1789: Bench of Counts of Westphalia1795: To France1803: Compensated with Edelstetten; Bench of Princes1804: Sold to Esterházy von Galántha Limburg 1106: Duchy Burg n/a 1100: Formed1155: Duchy of Limburg independent from Lower Lorraine1288: Passed to Brabant1483: To the Burgundian Netherlands1516: To the Spanish Netherlands1648: Dalhem, Falkenberg and Maastricht to the Netherlands1713: To the Austrian Netherlands1794: To France1815: To Prussia1918: To Belgium Limburg an der Lahn Lordship n/a n/a 1221: To Isenburg-Cleeberg1258: To Isenburg-Limburg1342: Half of Limburg to the Archbishopric of Trier1406: Isenburg-Limburg extinct; rest to Trier1803: To Nassau Limb