List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (V)

This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter V:

Name	Type	Circle	Bench	Formed	Notes
Vaduz	County				1510: Last Baron of Brandis sold Vaduz and Schellenberg to the Counts of Sulz 1708 joined with county of Schellenberg; capital of the still independent principality of Liechtenstein Sold to Liechtenstein
Varel	Lordship				1123: 1st mention of Varel To Counts of Oldenburg 1667: To Counts of Aldenburg 1733-1854: Passed by marriage to Counts of Bentinck 1811: French occupation 1813: To Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Vechta	County	n/a	n/a	1226: Partitioned from Ravensberg	1244: Extinct; to Ravensberg 1252: Sold to Münster 1803: To Oldenburg 1810: To France 1814: To Oldenburg
Veldenz	County	n/a	n/a	By 1113: Partitioned from the Wildgraviate	1270: Extinct; to Geroldseck by marriage 1277: To Hohengeroldseck 1298: Partitioned from Hohengeroldseck 1387: Partitioned into Veldenz-Lichtenberg and Veldenz-Moschellandsburg 1389: Reunited by Veldenz-Moschellandsburg 1444: Extinct; to Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken by marriage 1459: To Palatinate-Zweibrücken 1543: To Palatinate-Veldenz
Veldenz-Lichtenberg	County	n/a	n/a	1387: Partitioned from Veldenz	1389: Extinct; to Veldenz-Moschellandsburg
Veldenz-Moschellandsburg	County	n/a	n/a	1387: Partitioned from Veldenz	1389: Renamed to Veldenz
Velen (Vehlen)					Acquired Bretzenheim
Verden	Bishopric 1180: HRE Prince-Bishopric 1648: Principality	Low Rhen	EC	1180	partitioned from the Duchy of Saxony 1648: Secularized as a principality to Sweden
Verden	Principality	Low Rhen	EC	1648	Secularized from Bp. of Verden,to Sweden 1712: Danish occupation 1715: Sold to Electorate of Hanover 1719: In personal union with Hanover 1807: Annexed to the Kingdom of Westphalia 1810: Annexed to France 1813: In personal union with Hanover 1814/1823: Incorporated into Kingdom of Hanover
Verden	Imperial City	Low Rhen	RH		1648: Annexed to Pr. of Verden
Verdun	300's: Bishopric	Upp Rhen		countship 997-c.1044	1558: Annexed to France 1648: Formally ceded to France
Verdun	Imperial City	Upp Rhen			1552: Annexed to France
Vianden	County	n/a	n/a	1090: First mentioned; fief of Brabant	1163: Acquired Salm in the Ardennes 1175: Partitioned into itself and Salm in the Ardennes 1264: Made fief of Luxembourg; partitioned into itself and Schönecken 1400: Extinct; to Sponheim-Kreuznach 1417: To Nassau-Dillenburg
Virneburg	HRE County	Low Rhen			1543: Line of Virneburg counts died out; inherited by Counts of Manderscheid 1593: Inherited by Lowenstein through female inheritance Seized by Baron Johann of Recker during Thirty Years' War 1648: Restored to Lowenstein-Wertheim 1794: French invasion
Vogtland	Margraviate	Upp Sax		1546	Annexed to Saxony in 1563

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