Rheda, Germany

Lordship of Rheda
Herrschaft Rheda
1170–1190
Rheda Castle
Rheda Castle
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalRheda
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Founded
before the 1080s
• Gained Reichsfreiheit
1170
• Inherited by Lippe
1190
• Inherited by Tecklenburg
1364
• Inherited by Bentheim-
    Tecklenburg
 
1606
• Annexed by Berg
1808
• Awarded to Prussia,
    within Westphalia
 
1818 1190
• Joined NRW
October 25, 1946
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Saxony Duchy of Saxony
Lordship of Lippe Lordship of Lippe

Rheda is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, a part of the municipality of Rheda-Wiedenbrück in the Kreis of Gütersloh.