County of Oettingen

County (Principality) of Oettingen
Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Oettingen
1147–1806
Coat of arms of Oettingen
Coat of arms
1744 map of the County of Oettingen
1744 map: Ö-Spielberg (north, pink); Ö-Oettingen (southeast, pale yellow); Ö-Wallerstein (midwest, yellow-orange); Ö-Baldern (west, blue-green).
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalOettingen in Bayern
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• First documentary mention
1147
• Partitioned
1418, 1442 and 1485 1147
• Partitioned to Ö-Oettingen and Ö-Wallerstein
1522
• Ö-Wallerstein partitioned to create Ö-Baldern and Ö-Spielberg
1623/94
• Ö-Oettingen extinct; to Ö-Spielberg and Ö-Wallerstein
1731
• Ö-Spielberg raised to principality
1734
• Ö-Wallerstein raised to principality
1774
• Ö-Baldern extinct; to Ö-Wallerstein
1798
1806
• Partitioned with Württemberg
1810
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Swabia
Kingdom of Bavaria

The House of Oettingen was a high-ranking noble Franconian and Swabian family. It ruled various estates that composed the County of Oettingen between the 12th century and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1674 the house was raised to the rank of prince for the first time. Despite the annexation of their lands following the German mediatisation of 1806, the family retained their titles and still have representatives today.