This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter N. 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 Namur County1194: Margraviate Burg n/a 998: Gaugrave ("gau count") in Lommegau invested with title Namur1067: Partitioned into itself and Durbuy1099: Acquired Brunengeruz1102: Partitioned into itself and La Roche 1147: Acquired Durbuy1153: Acquired La Roche1155: Acquired Grevenmacher1189: La Roche and Durbuy to Luxembourg; Namur made a fief of Hainaut1194: HRE Margrave1256: To Luxembourg1268: To Flanders1305: Partitioned from Flanders1362: Imperial immediacy1429: Sold to Burgundy1483: To the Burgundian Netherlands1516: To the Spanish Netherlands1713: To the Austrian Netherlands1794: To France1815: To the Netherlands1830: To Belgium Nassau County n/a n/a 1159: Counts of Laurenburg assumed the name Nassau; fief of the Archbishopric of Trier1192: Imperial immediacy1255: Partitioned into Nassau Ottonian Line and Nassau Walramian Line NassauDuke of Nassau, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Count of Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen & Dietz, Burgrave of Hammerstein, Lord of Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg & Eppstein Duchy n/a n/a 1806: Formed for Nassau-Usingen1866: To Prussia Nassau-Beilstein County Low Rhen n/a 1343: Partitioned from Nassau-Siegen1380: Partitioned into itself and Nassau-Liebenscheid1425: Partitioned into itself and Nassau-Liebenscheid1513: Partitioned into itself and Nassau-Liebenscheid1561: Extinct; to Nassau-Dillenburg1607: Partitioned from Nassau-Dillenburg1620: Inherited and renamed to Nassau-Dillenburg Nassau-Breda County Low Rhen n/a 1475: Partitioned from Nassau-Dillenburg1538: In personal union with Châlon-Orange1544: Extinct; to Nassau-Dillenburg Nassau-Dillenburg County1654: Principality Low Rhen n/a 1303: Partitioned from Nassau Ottonian Line1308: Acquired Kalenberg as fief of the Bishopric of Worms1310: Acquired Nederoth and Heimau1328: Extinct; given to Otto II of Nassau-Siegen, a son of the ruling count1343: Acquired half of Nassau-Siegen1403: Acquired Breda by marriage1475: Partitioned into Nassau-Breda and itself1559: Partitioned into Orange-Nassau and itself1607: Partitioned into itself, Nassau-Siegen, Nassau-Beilstein, Nassau-Dietz and Nassau-Hadamar1654: HRE Prince1739: Extinct; divided between Nassau-Siegen Catholic Line and Orange-Nassau Nassau-Dietz County1654: Principality Low Rhen n/a 1607: Partitioned from Nassau-Dillenburg1654: HRE Prince1702: Superseded by Orange-Nassau Nassau-Gleiberg County Upp Rhen WT 1593: Partitioned from Nassau-Weilburg1602: Extinct; to Nassau-Ottweiler1627: Partitioned from Nassau-Saarbrücken1632: Extinct; divided between Nassau-Saarbrücken, Nassau-Idstein and Nassau-Weilburg Nassau-Hadamar County1650: Principality Low Rhen n.a 1303: Partitioned from Nassau Ottonian Line1394: Extinct; to Nassau-Dillenburg1607: Partitioned from Nassau-Dillenburg1643: Esterau and Isselbach sold to Holzappel1650: HRE Prince1711: Extinct; divided between Orange-Nassau, Nassau-Dillenburg, Nassau-Siegen Catholic Line and Nassau-Siegen Calvinist Line Nassau-Idstein County1688: Principality Upp Rhen WT 1370: Partitioned from Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein1386: Renamed to Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein1480: Partitioned from Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein1509: Extinct; to Nassau-Wiesbaden1627: Partitioned from Nassau-Saarbrücken1635: Under imperial ban1648: Restored1688: HRE Prince1721: Extinct; to Nassau-Ottweiler Nassau-Liebenscheid County Low Rhen n/a 1380: Partitioned from Nassau-Beilstein1414/8: Extinct; to Nassau-Beilstein1425: Partitioned from Nassau-Beilstein1477: Extinct; to Nassau-Beilstein1513: Partitioned from Nassau-Beilstein1556: Extinct; to Nassau-Beilstein Nassau-Neuweilnau County Upp Rhen WT 1561: Partitioned from Nassau-Weilburg1574: Acquired Saarbrücken, Saarwerden and Stauf1602: Extinct; to Nassau-Ottweiler Nassau-OrangeSee: Orange-Nassau Nassau-Orange-Fulda County1688: Principality Upp Rhen PR 1802: Created for William V of Orange-Nassau in Corvey and Fulda1803: Acquired Dietkirchen, Dortmund and Weingarten Abbey1804: Bandern and St Gerold sold to Austria1806: Acquired Orange-Nassau; lost Dietkirchen and Orange-Nassau to Berg; Corvey, Dortmund and Fulda to France; and Weingarten to Württemberg Nassau Ottonian Line County n/a n/a 1255: Partitioned from Nassau1303: Partitioned into Nassau-Siegen, Nassau-Hadamar and Nassau-Dillenburg Nassau-Ottweiler County Upp Rhen WT 1593: Partitioned from Nassau-Weilburg1602: Renamed to Nassau-Saarbrücken1659: Partitioned from Nassau-Saarbrücken1728: Extinct; to Nassau-Usingen Nassau-Saarbrücken County1735: Principality Upp Rhen WT 1442: Partitioned from Nassau-Weilburg1574: Extinct; divided between Nassau-Weilburg (Ottweiler, Homburg, Kirchheim and Lahr-Mahlberg) and Nassau-Neuweilnau (Saarbrücken, Saarwerden and Stauf)1602: Renamed from Nassau-Ottweiler1627: Partitioned into itself, Nassau-Idstein, Nassau-Weilburg and Nassau-Gleiberg1635: Under imperial ban1648: Restored1659: Partitioned into Nassau-Ottweiler, itself and Nassau-Usingen1723: Extinct; to Nassau-Ottweiler1735: Partitioned from Nassau-Usingen1795: To France1797: Extinct; rights to Nassau-Usingen Nassau-Schaumburg County1654: Principality Low Rhen n/a 1648: Count of Holzappel by marriage1676: Extinct; to Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Nassau-Siegen County1707: Principality Low Rhen n/a 1303: Partitioned from Nassau Ottonian Line1343: Partitioned into Nassau-Dillenburg and Nassau-Beilstein1607: Partitioned from Nassau-Dillenburg1648: Partitioned into Nassau-Siegen Catholic Line and Nassau-Siegen Calvinist Line1707: Reunited by Nassau-Siegen Calvinist Line1735: Extinct; divided between Nassau-Dillenburg and Orange-Nassau Nassau-Siegen Calvinist Line County1664: Principality Low Rhen n/a 1648: Partitioned from Nassau-Siegen1664: HRE Prince1707: Renamed to Nassau-Siegen Nassau-Siegen Catholic Line County1652: Principality Low Rhen n/a 1648: Partitioned from Nassau-Siegen1652: HRE Prince1707: To Nassau-Siegen Calvinist Line1739: Acquired half of Nassau-Dillenburg1742: Sold to Orange-Nassau1743: Extinct Nassau-Sonnenberg County n/a n/a 1355: Partitioned from Nassau Walramian Line1390: Extinct; to Nassau-Weilburg Nassau-Usingen County1688: Principality Upp Rhen WT 1659: Partitioned from Nassau-Saarbrücken1688: HRE Prince1735: Partitioned into itself and Nassau-Saarbrücken1795: Left bank territories to France1803: Compensated with lands from Cologne, Hesse-Cassel, Hesse-Darmstadt, Mainz and the Palatinate1806: Formed the Duchy of Nassau Nassau Walramian Line County n/a n/a 1255: Partitioned from Nassau1294: Acquired Weilburg1333: Acquired Merenberg by marriage1355: Partitioned into Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein, Nassau-Weilburg and Nassau-Sonnenberg Nassau-Weilburg County1688: Principality Upp Rhen WT 1355: Partitioned from Nassau Walramian Line1381: Acquired Saarbrücken-Commercy by marriage1442: Partitioned into itself and Nassau-Saarbrücken1561: Partitioned into itself and Nassau-Neuweilnau1574: Acquired half of Nassau-Saarbrücken1593: Partitioned into Nassau-Ottweiler, itself and Nassau-Gleiberg1597: Extinct; to Nassau-Ottweiler1627: Partitioned from Nassau-Saarbrücken1635: Under imperial ban1648: Restored1688: HRE Prince1737: Bench of Secular Princes1806: To the Duchy of Nassau Nassau-Wiesbaden County Upp Rhen n/a 1370: Partitioned from Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein1386: Extinct; to Nassau-Idstein1480: Partitioned from Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein1509: Renamed to Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein County Upp Rhen n/a 1355: Partitioned from Nassau Walramian Line1370: Partitioned into Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein1386: Reunited by Nassau-Idstein1480: Partitioned into Nassau-Wiesbaden and Nassau-Idstein1509: Reunited by Nassau-Wiesbaden1605: Extinct; to Nassau-Saarbrücken NaumburgSee: Baumburg Raugraviate Naumburg-Zeitz Bishopric Upp Sax EC 968: Established at Zeitz1029: Relocated to Naumburg1564: To Saxony; abolished Naugard County n/a n/a 1078: To Eberstein-Naugard as fief of the Bishopric of Kammin1534: To Pomerania-Wolgast Neckargemünd Imperial City n/a n/a 1286: Imperial Free City1395: To the Palatinate Neipperg Lordship1726: County Swab SC 1241: First mentioned; a branch of Schwaigern that was a fief of the Bishopric of Würzburg1364: Acquired Schwaigern as fief of the Palatinate1434: Acquired as fief of Württemberg1520: Partitioned into Neipperg-Adelshofen and Neipperg-Schwaigern1726: Renamed from Neipperg-Schwaigern1766: Bench of Counts of Swabia1806: To Württemberg Neipperg-Adelshofen Lordship n/a n/a 1520: Partitioned from Neipperg1708: Extinct; to Neipperg-Schwaigern Neipperg-Klingenberg Lordship n/a n/a 1652: Partitioned from Neipperg-Schwaigern1672: Extinct; to Neipperg-Schwaigern Neipperg-Streichenberg Lordship n/a n/a 1581: Partitioned from Neipperg-Schwaigern1649: Extinct; to Neipperg-Schwaigern Neipperg-Schwaigern Lordship1672: Barony n/a n/a 1520: Partitioned from Neipperg1581: Partitioned into itself and Neipperg-Streichenberg1652: Partitioned into Neipperg-Klingenberg and itself1672: HRE Baron1726: HRE Count; renamed to Neipperg Nellenburg County1401: Landgraviate n/a n/a 958: First mentioned; branch of the Eberhardinger1105: Partitioned into itself and Mörsberg1170: Extinct; to Veringen1216-22: Partitioned from Veringen12??: Acquired Stockach1401: Acquired Hegau and Madach1422: Extinct; to Tengen1465: Sold to Austria; attached to Further Austria1805: To Württemberg1810: Parts to Baden Neresheim (St Ulrich and St Afra in Neresheim) Abbacy Swab SP 1095: Formed1764: Imperial immediacy1803: To Thurn and Taxis1806: To Bavaria1810: To Württemberg Nesselrode (Nesselrath) Lordship n/a n/a 1303: First mentioned as a vassal of Deutz Abbey1335: Vassal of Guelders1368: Vassal of Berg1396: Acquired Ehreshoven1429: Acquired Herten1436: Acquired Herrnstein (Stein)1477: Partitioned into Nesselrode-Stein, Nesselrode-Ehrenstein and Nesselrode-Ereshoven1508: Acquired Hugenpoet1511: Acquired Ketteler Nesselrode-Ehrenstein Lordship n/a n/a 1477: Partitioned from Nesselrode1524: Extinct; to Rennenberg1574: To Loe-Wissen1582: To Nesselrode-Stein Nesselrode-Ereshoven Lordship1653: Barony1705: County n/a n/a 1477: Partitioned from Nesselrode1500: Acquired Palsterkamp1511: Partitioned into Nesselrode-Palsterkamp and itself1653: HRE Baron1705: HRE Count1806: Mediatised Nesselrode-Herten Lordship n/a n/a 1569: Partitioned from Nesselrode-Stein1589: Extinct; to Nesselrode-Stein Nesselrode-Hugenpoet Lordship1653: Barony n/a n/a 1508: Created when John of Nesselrode acquired Hugenpoet; fief of Cleves1653: HRE Baron Nesselrode-Landskron Barony1710: County Low Rhen WE 1708: Renamed from Nesselrode-Rhade1710: HRE Count1776: Acquired Reichenstein1806: To Berg and Nassau Nesselrode-Palsterkamp Lordship1653: Barony1705: County n/a n/a 1511: Partitioned from Nesselrode-Ereshoven1533: Extinct; to Loe von Wissem Nesselrode-Reichenstein Barony1702: HRE County Low Rhen WE 1698: Renamed from Nesselrode-Reichenstein after purchase of Reichenstein1702: HRE County; Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle and Bench of Counts of Westphalia1776: Extinct; to Nesselrode-Landskron Nesselrode-Rhade (Nesselrode-Rath, Nesselrode-Rheydt) Lordship1652: Barony n/a n/a 1569: Partitioned from Nesselrode-Stein1585: Extinct; divided between Nesselrode-Herten and Nesselrode-Stein1624: Partitioned from Nesselrode-Stein1652: HRE Baron1696: Acquired 1708: Renamed to Nesselrode-Landskron Nesselrode-Stein Lordship1652: Barony n/a n/a 1477: Partitioned from Nesselrode1478: Acquired Rhade1582: Acquired Ehrenstein1569: Partitioned into Nesselrode-Herten, itself and Nesselrode-Rhade1615: Acquired Lüttinghof1624: Partitioned into itself and Nesselrode-Rhade1652: HRE Baron1698: Acquired Reichenstein; renamed to Nesselrode-Reichenstein Neubruchhausen County n/a n/a 1234: Partitioned from Bruchhausen1384: To Hoya1388: Extinct Neub