House of Mansfeld
County of Mansfeld Grafschaft Mansfeld | |||||||||
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| 1069–1580 | |||||||||
| Status | County of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Mansfeld | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern Europe | ||||||||
| 1069 | |||||||||
| 1580 | |||||||||
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The House of Mansfeld was a German princely house, which took its name from the town of Mansfeld in the present-day state of Saxony-Anhalt. Mansfelds were archbishops, generals, supporters as well as opponents of Martin Luther, and Habsburg administrators.