Principality of Lichtenberg
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The Principality of Lichtenberg (German: Fürstentum Lichtenberg) on the Nahe River was an exclave of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld from 1816 to 1826 and the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1826 to 1834, when it was sold to the Kingdom of Prussia.[1] Today its territories lie in two States of Germany: the District of St. Wendel in Saarland and the District of Birkenfeld in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Principality of Lichtenberg Fürstentum Lichtenberg | |||||||||
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Capital | Sankt Wendel | ||||||||
Common languages | German | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1815-1834 | Ernst | ||||||||
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• sold to Prussia | 1834 | ||||||||
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