Austrian Circle
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The Austrian Circle (German: Österreichischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. It was one of the four Imperial Circles created in 1512, 12 years after the original Reichsreform created six Circles.
The Austrian Circle was largely coterminous with the so-called Erblande ("Hereditary Lands") of the Habsburg family.
[edit] Composition
The circle was made up of the following states:
| Name | Type of entity | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| An der Etsch | Bailiwick | An administrative grouping of lands held by the Teutonic Order; the name translates to On the Adige, referring to the river running from what is now northern Italy to the Adriatic. |
| Austria | Archduchy | |
| Austria | Bailiwick | An administrative grouping of lands held by the Teutonic Order |
| Breisgau | Landgraviate | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Brixen | Bishopric | |
| Carinthia | Duchy | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Carniola | Duchy | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Chur | Bishopric | |
| Friuli | Duchy | Also known as Friaul, a formerly Lombardian territory in northern Italy |
| Styria | Duchy | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Swabian Austria | Landgraviate | A grouping of territories in south-western Germany including Breisgau, Burgau, Sundgau and parts of Vorarlberg. Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Tarasp | Lordship | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Trent | Bishopric | |
| Tyrol | County | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
[edit] Sources
The list of states making up the Austrian Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Österreichischer Reichskreis.
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