Rechberg and Rothenlöwen

Lordship (Barony, County) of Rechberg and Rothenlöwen
Herrschaft (Freiherrschaft, Grafschaft) Rechberg und Rothenlöwen
State of the Holy Roman Empire
before 1206–1806
Coat of arms of Osterberg Coat of arms of Osterberg
Capital		Unknown
Government		Principality
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	First mention of Rechberg	1176
•	Established	before 1206 12th century
•	Raised to barony	1577
•	Raised to county	1607
•	Inherited Osterberg	1767
•	Mediatised to     Württemberg	1806
•	Acquired by Bavaria	1810
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Swabia Kingdom of Württemberg

Rechberg and Rothenlöwen was a country in the Holy Roman Empire. Rechberg and Rothenlöwen was a renaming of Osterberg, and it inherited Osterberg in 1767. Rechberg and Rothenlöwen was mediatised to Württemberg in 1806. The family of the Grafen von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen would be an important one in the 19th century. Aloys was a prominent Bavarian statesman, while his son Johann Bernhard, would enter the Austrian diplomatic service and rise eventually to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs.