County of Tecklenburg

County of Tecklenburg
Grafschaft Tecklenburg (German)
Early 11th century–1808
Coat of arms of Tecklenburg
Coat of arms
County of Tecklenburg around the middle of the 13th century
County of Tecklenburg around the middle of the 13th century
County of Tecklenburg with Rheda about 1560
County of Tecklenburg with Rheda about 1560
StatusCounty
CapitalTecklenburg
Common languagesWest Low German
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
Early 11th century
1327–1557
• Partitioned to create
    the County of Lingen
 
1493
• To Solms-Braunfels
    by judgement
 
1696
• Sold to Brandenburg
1707
• Mediatised to Berg
1808
• Annexed by France to form
    département of Lippe
 
1810–15
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Saxony
Grand Duchy of Berg

The County of Tecklenburg (German: Grafschaft Tecklenburg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.