page_title: County of Moers
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: County of Moers / History
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Карта объединённых гецогств Юлих-Клеве-Берг, графств Мёрс и Зютфен English: Map of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleve-Berg, County of Moers and County of Zutphen Deutsch: Karte der Vereinigten Herzogtümer Jülich-Kleve-Berg, Grafschaft Mörs und Grafschaft Zutphen
context_page_description: The County of Moers was a historical princely territory on the left bank of the Lower Rhine that included the towns of Moers and Krefeld as well as the surrounding villages and regions.
context_section_description: The House of Moers went extinct in 1578, after which the county was claimed by the House of Orange-Nassau as well as the Duchy of Cleves. On the extinction of Orange-Nassau in 1702, the County of Moers was acquired by the Kingdom of Prussia, and elevated to a principality on 6 May 1705. Although the county was legally dissolved as far back as 1797/1801, the names of communal institutions and local firms often incorporate the word Grafschafter ("comital") which harks back to the County of Moers.
caption: Map of the Principality of Moers (Meurs) in 1730 between Duisburg (Duysburg) on the right and Geldern (Gelder) on the left
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