Geographical Site List
Country or Region: Germany
State, Teritory, or Province: Unterallgäu
Historical Geography information for Mindelheim, Unterallgäu, Germany
| Place Name | Mindelheim |
| Description | Mindelheim is a town in the German state of Bavaria. The town is the capital of the Unterallgäu district. At various points in history it was the chief settlement of an eponymous state. In 1365, the Dukes of Teck-Owen came into the possession of Mindelheim but had to sell their heritage around the castle Teck to the Counts of Württemberg. The last member of that line, Louis of Teck, Patriarch of Aquileia since 1412, died in 1439. On 18 November 1705, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough was made Prince of Mindelheim by Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor. Marlborough was invested at an Imperial Diet in Innsbruck on the 24 May 1706. Mindelheim had been bought by an Elector of Bavaria in the 16th century. It was confiscated from Elector Max Emmanuel in 1704 for his treachery, and effectively occupied after the Battle of Blenheim. Mindelheim was lost 1714 to the Elector of Bavaria under the Treaty of Utrecht. |
| City, Village, or Parish | Mindelheim |
| County | Unterallgäu |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| SiteID | 93423 |
| DateUpdated | 7/10/2013 7:24:34 PM |
| Record ID | DataSet | Surname | Spelling Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
1092534 |
German Surname Clusters | Hartmann | Hartman, Hartmann |