List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (V)

This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter V:

Name	Type	Circle	Bench	Formed	Notes
Vaduz	County				1510: Last Baron of Brandis sold Vaduz and Schellenberg to the Counts of Sulz 1708 joined with county of Schellenberg; capital of the still independent principality of Liechtenstein Sold to Liechtenstein
Varel	Lordship				1123: 1st mention of Varel To Counts of Oldenburg 1667: To Counts of Aldenburg 1733-1854: Passed by marriage to Counts of Bentinck 1811: French occupation 1813: To Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Veldenz	1112: County				1260: Line of counts died out 1271: To Lords of Geroldseck by marriage 1444: To Palatinate-Zweibrücken by marriage 1514-1684: Seat of County Palatinate at Veldenz 1801: To France 1815: To Prussia and Bavaria
Velen (Vehlen)					Acquired Bretzenheim
Verden	Bishopric 1180: HRE Prince-Bishopric 1648: Principality	Low Rhen	EC	1180	partitioned from the Duchy of Saxony 1648: Secularized as a principality to Sweden
Verden	Principality	Low Rhen	EC	1648	Secularized from Bp. of Verden,to Sweden 1712: Danish occupation 1715: Sold to Electorate of Hanover 1719: In personal union with Hanover 1807: Annexed to the Kingdom of Westphalia 1810: Annexed to France 1813: In personal union with Hanover 1814/1823: Incorporated into Kingdom of Hanover
Verden	Imperial City	Low Rhen	RH		1648: Annexed to Pr. of Verden
Verdun	300's: Bishopric	Upp Rhen		countship 997-c.1044	1558: Annexed to France 1648: Formally ceded to France
Verdun	Imperial City	Upp Rhen			1552: Annexed to France
Vianden	Countyship			11th Century	1414: Passed to Sponheim
Virneburg	HRE County	Low Rhen			1543: Line of Virneburg counts died out; inherited by Counts of Manderscheid 1593: Inherited by Lowenstein through female inheritance Seized by Baron Johann of Recker during Thirty Years' War 1648: Restored to Lowenstein-Wertheim 1794: French invasion
Vogtland	Margraviate	Upp Sax		1546	Annexed to Saxony in 1563

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