Rheda, Germany

Lordship of Rheda
Herrschaft Rheda
1170–1190
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
Lordship of Lippe

Rheda (German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːda]) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, a part of the municipality of Rheda-Wiedenbrück in the Kreis of Gütersloh.