# List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (G)
## List of states in the Holy Roman Empire

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* I
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* N
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* Q
* R
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This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter G:
| Name | Type | Imperial circle | Imperial diet | History |
| Gandersheim | Abbacy | Upp Sax | RP | 856 919: Imperial immediacy 1206: HRE Princess 1802: To Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1807: To Westphalia 1815: To Brunswick |
| Gdańsk See: Danzig | Imperial City | | | |
| Gelnhausen | Imperial Free City | Upp Rhen | RH | 1170: Formed 1803: Annexed to Hesse-Cassel 1807: To Westphalia 1813: To Hesse-Cassel |
| Gemen | Lordship | Low Rhen | WE | 10th Century: Formed To local Lords of Gemen 1282: Gemen a fief of Cleves 14th Century: Fief of Bishopric of Münster 13??: Imperial immediacy 1492: Extinct; to Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg 1640: To Limburg-Styrum 1644: To Limburg-Styrum-Gemen 1782: To Limburg-Styrum-Illeraichen 1800: To Bömelberg 1806: To Salm-Kyrburg 1810: To France 1814: To Prussia |
| Gemert | HRE Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century: Formed To local Lords of Gemert as fief of Brabant 1220: Half to the Teutonic Order as fief of Brabant 1331: Gemert half to 's-Hertogenbosch 1366: All to Teutonic Order as fief of Brabant 1478: Imperial immediacy 1648-1662: To the Netherlands 1794: To France 1795: To Batavian Republic |
| Geneva | County | n/a | n/a | 9th Century: Formed 1394: Extinct; to Thoire and Villars 1401-5: Sold to Savoy |
| Geneva | Bishopric | n/a | n/a | 5th Century: Formed 1154: HRE Prince 1526: Joined the Swiss Confederation as ally 1535: Secular power lost to the City 1798: To France 1815: To Switzerland |
| Gengenbach | Abbacy | Swab | SP | betw. 727-735 9th Century: Imperial immediacy 1007: To Bishopric of Bamberg 1139: Imperial immediacy 1751: Bench of Swabian Prelates 1803: To Baden |
| Gengenbach | Imperial City | Swab | SW | c1250: Formed 1360: Free Imperial City 1803: To Baden |
| Gera | Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1244: Partitioned from Plauen and Gera 1314: Acquired Schleiz, Saalburg and Burgk 1425: Partitioned into Gera-Burgk, Gera-Lobenstein and Gera-Schleiz |
| Gera-Burgk | Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1425: Partitioned from Gera 1426: Extinct; to Gera-Lobenstein |
| Gera-Gera | Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1482: Partitioned from Gera-Lobenstein 1502: Sold to Gera-Schleiz 1508: Extinct |
| Gera-Lobenstein | Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1425: Partitioned from Gera 1482: Partitioned into Gera-Gera, Gera-Schleiz and itself 1489: Extinct; divided between Gera-Gera and Gera-Schleiz 1509: Partitioned from Gera-Schleiz 1538: Extinct; to Gera-Schleiz |
| Gera-Schleiz | Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1425: Partitioned from Gera 1448: Acquired Rochsburg 1456: Extinct; to Gera-Lobenstein 1482: Partitioned from Gera-Lobenstein 1509: Partitioned into itself and Gera-Lobenstein 1547: To Reuss-Plauen 1550: Extinct |
| Gerlachsheim | Abbacy | n/a | n/a | 1197: Formed To Lords of Zimmern-Lauda as fief of Bishopric of Würzburg To Wertheim as fief of Bishopric of Würzburg 1319: Gerlachsheim Abbey fief of Bishopric of Würzburg 1552: Formed Direct possession of Bishopric of Würzburg 1717: To Oberzell Abbey as fief of Bishopric of Würzburg 1803: To Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim 1806: To Baden |
| Geroldseck | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1080: First mentioned 1139: Established around Hohengeroldseck 1186: Side line established at Ochsenstein 1270: Acquired Veldenz 1277: Partitioned into itself and Hohengeroldseck 1279: Sold Diersburg to Schwarzenberg 1300: Sold additional territory to Baden 1426: Extinct; to Moers-Saarwerden in succession dispute with Hohengeroldseck 1442: Half sold to Baden 1522: Other half sold to Nassau-Saarbrücken 1629: All to Nassau-Saarbrücken 1803: To Baden |
| Geroldseck-Sulz | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1333: Partitioned from Hohengeroldseck 1451: Extinct 1473: Sold to Württemberg |
| Geyer von Giebelstadt | 1685: HRE County | Franc | FR | 1685: HRE Count 1693: Bench of Counts of Franconia 1708: Extinct |
| Giech HRE Count & Lord of Giech | Lordship 1680: HRE Barony 1695: HRE County | Franc | FR | 12th Century: Formed 1680: HRE Baron 1695: HRE Count 1726: Bench of Counts of Franconia 1791: Under ovelordship of Prussia |
| Giengen | Imperial City | Swab | SW | 11th Century: Formed 1391: Free Imperial City 1803: To Württemberg |
| Gimborn Gimborn and Neustadt | Lordship 1631: Imperial Lordship 1783: County | Low Rhen | WE | ? To Lords of Sankt Gereon as fief of Berg 1273: To Lords of Sankt Gereon as fief of Mark 1550: To Barons of Schwarzenberg (Franconian line) as fief of Mark 1610: To Barons of Schwarzenberg (Franconian line) as fief of Brandenburg 1631: Imperial immediacy 1682: Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle 1702: Bench of Counts of Westphalia 1782: To Wallmoden-Gimborn 1783: HRE Count 1806: To Berg 1815: To Prussia |
| Glarus | Imperial valley | n/a | n/a | 1395: Formed Until 1395: To Säckingen Abbey 1352: Joined Swiss Confederation, though subject to Säckingen Abbey 1395: Free Imperial Valley; member of Swiss Confederation 1648: Left Empire as member of Swiss Confederation 1798: To Linth Canton within Helvetic Confederation 1803: Canton of Glarus within Switzerland |
| Gleichen | County | n/a | n/a | 1162: Title "Count of Gleichen" used by Counts of Tonna 1228: Partitioned from Tonna 1343: Partitioned into Gleichen-Blankenhain and Gleichen-Tonna |
| Gleichen-Blankenhain | County | Upp Sax | WT | 1343: Partitioned from Gleichen 1378: Partitioned into Gleichen-Blankenhain Elder Line, Gleichen-Blankenhain Intermediate Line and Gleichen-Blankenhain Younger Line 1456: Reunited by Younger Line 1627: Extinct; to the Archbishopric of Mainz 1631: To Hatzfeld 1794: To Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
| Gleichen-Blankenhain Elder Line | County | n/a | n/a | 1378: Partitioned from Gleichen-Blankenhain 1456: Extinct; to Gleichen-Blankenhain Younger Line |
| Gleichen-Blankenhain Intermediate Line | County | n/a | n/a | 1378: Partitioned from Gleichen-Blankenhain 1385: Extinct; to Gleichen-Blankenhain Elder Line |
| Gleichen-Blankenhain Younger Line | County | n/a | n/a | 1378: Partitioned from Gleichen-Blankenhain 1415: Partitioned into Gleichen-Rembda and itself 1456: Renamed to Gleichen-Blankenhain |
| Gleichen-Rembda | County | Upp Sax | WT | 1415: Partitioned from Gleichen-Blankenhain Younger Line 1596: Extinct; to Gleichen-Blankenhain |
| Gleichen-Tonna | County | Upp Sax | WT | 1343: Partitioned from Gleichen 1631: Extinct; divided between Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Schenk von Tautenburg |
| Gleichenstein | County | n/a | n/a | 1228: Partitioned from Tonna 1294: Sold to the Archbishopric of Mainz 1297: Extinct 1802: To Prussia 1807: To Westphalia 1813: To Prussia |
| Gmünd see: Schwäbisch Gmünd | | | | |
| Godesberg | County | | | 1276: Partitioned from Neuenahr 1465: Partitioned into Alpheim and Bedburg |
| Goldineshundare | County | | | 950: Partitioned from Cläven 1067: Extinct |
| Goltstein | 1694: HRE Count | n/a | n/a | 1305: First mentioned in Moravia 15th Century: Fief of Jülich 1771: immediate Lords of Slenaken 1794: To France |
| Gorizia (Görz) | County 1365: HRE Princely County 1754: Princely County of Gorizia and Gradisca | Aust | n/a | 11th Century: Formed 1031: To Counts of Eppenstein 1090: To Counts of Lurn 1258: Division into Gorz and Tyrol (extinct 1335) 1500: Extinct; to Austria 1754: United to form Gorizia and Gradisca 1809: To France 1813: To Austria |
| Goslar | Imperial City | Low Sax | RH | 922 1290: Free Imperial City 1803: To Prussia 1806: To Westphalia 1813: To Prussia |
| Gradisca | 1647: County 1754: Princel County of Gorizia and Gradisca | Aust | - | 1511: Annexed to Austria 1647: To Eggenberg 1717: To Austria 1747: United to form Gorizia and Gradisca |
| Graevenitz (Grävenitz) | Lordship 1707: County | Franc | FR | 1290: First mentioned; ministerialis in Mecklenburg 1707: HRE Count 1718: Acquired Welzheim 1728: Joined the Franconian Counts 1733: Welzheim to Württemberg; retained personalist vote in the Franconian Circle |
| Grandvillars | Barony | n/a | n/a | 11th Century: Formed Barons of Grandvillars were fiefs of Montbéliard and Pfirt 1648: To France |
| Granges | Lordship | | | |
| Gravenegg | | | | Acquired Eglingen |
| Grävenitz See: Graevenitz | Lordship | | | |
| Grävenstein (Gravenstein or Gråsten) | Lordship | | | |
| Greifensee | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 1300: Created on transfer from Rapperswil to Landenburg 1369: Sold to Toggenburg 1402: To Zürich 1798: Abolished |
| Greiz and Reichenbach | Advocacy (Vogtei) | n/a | n/a | 1209: Partitioned from Weida 1240: Extinct; to Plauen and Gera |
| Groningen | Lordship | Burg | n/a | 1498: Formed Free Frisians 1498: Invested on the Duchy of Saxony but was unable to gain control of the region 1514/15: To Guelders 1536: To Spanish Netherlands 1579: To the Netherlands |
| Grubenhagen see "Brunswick-Grubenhagen" | Principality | | |
| Gruyères (Greyerz) | County | n/a | n/a | 11th Century: Formed 1246: Fief of Savoy 1536: Imperial immediacy 1554: Bankrupt; divided between Fribourg and Bern |
| Guastalla | County 1621: Duchy | n/a | n/a | 1406: Created for Guido Torelli 1539: To Gonzago-Guastalla 1621: Duchy 1746: To Austria 1748: To Parma 1808: To France 1814: To Parma |
| Guelders | Duchy | Burg | n/a | 1082/1096: Formed c1088: Landgraviate 1096: County 1339: Duchy 1179: Inherited County of Zutphen by marriage 1247: Acquired the pawned Imperial city of Nijmegen 1393: Inherited Duchy of Jülich 1473: To the Duchy of Burgundy 1492: To House of Egmond 1543: To the Duchy of Burgundy After 1581: divided between United Provinces (no more HRE) and Spanish Netherlands 1672: French occupation 1713: Southern South Gelderland fell to Prussia 1795: To France 1806: To Kingdom of Holland 1810: To France 1815: To the Netherlands and Prussia |
| Gundelfingen | Lordship | Swab | SC | 11th Century: Formed 1008: 1st mention of Gundelfingen after 1251: Partitioned into Gundelfingen-Hellenstein, Gundelfingen-Hohengundelfingen and Gundelfingen-Niedergundelfingen 1647-1768: To Furstenberg |
| Gundelfingen-Hellenstein | Lordship | n/a | n/a | after 1251: Partitioned from Gundelfingen 1273: Extinct; to Burgau 1280: To Austria 1292: To Rechberg 1351: To Helfenstein-Blaubeuren 1448: To Württemberg-Stuttgart 1450: To Bavaria-Landshut 1503: To Württemberg 1521: To Ulm 1536: To Württemberg |
| Gurk | 1072: Bishopric Prince-Bishopric | Aust | n/a | 1072: Formed 1803: To Austria (annexed to Carinthia) |
| Gutenstein | Lordship | n/a | n/a | 12th Century: Formed Originally to the Lords of Gutenstein 13th Century: To Austria 1306: To Magenbuch as fief of Austria 1455: To Zimmern 1594: To Austria 1609: To Burgau 1618: To Austria 1624: To Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as fief of Austria 1652: To Mohr as fief of Austria 1655: To Castell as fief of Austria 1735: To Castell directly 1806: To Württemberg 1810: To Baden |
| Gutenzell | Abbacy | Swab | SP | 1237: Formed 1417: Imperial immediacy 1803: To Toerring-Jettenbach 1806: To Württemberg |