Administrative organization of the Grand Duchy of Würzburg
The administrative organization of the Grand Duchy of Würzburg (initially the Electorate of Würzburg ) largely corresponded to that taken over from Palatinate-Bavaria .
General
The Grand Duchy of Würzburg (Electorate of Würzburg until September 1806) existed from 1806 to 1814. It was formed from the parts of the Würzburg Monastery, which Palatinate-Bavaria had received in 1803 after the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss .
District courts and tax offices
In 1803/1804 Bavaria had completely broken with the previous administrative structure of the Hochstift Würzburg and abolished the previous offices. Instead, regional courts of the older order and associated tax offices were created. The 29 regional courts, which fell in the area of the former Hochstift Würzburg, were taken over as the lowest level of administration and jurisdiction in the Electorate of Würzburg and retained until the end. In addition to the name Landgericht, the name District Commissariat was also used.
In addition to the Würzburg monastery, the area in the HRR consisted of a large number of knightly and monastic territories. These partially lost their sovereignty between 1803 and 1806 and were assigned to the Bavarian regional courts. The remaining ones lost their sovereignty through the Rhine Confederation Act in 1806. Patrimonial courts were set up for some of these lords (especially those of the mild foundations) .
List of regional and patrimonial courts
List of regional courts:
List of patrimonial courts:
| Patrimonial court | Official seat | district Court | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of the Barons von Guttenberg and von Würzburg zu Kirchlauter and Neubrunn | Gleusdorf District Court | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of the Barons von Rotenhan zu Rentweinsdorf | Gleusdorf District Court | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of the Barons von Rotenhan zu Untermerzbach | Gleusdorf District Court | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of Lord Prince von Schwarzenberg zu Marktbreit | Marktsteft district court | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of the Counts of Fort and Fort Rüdenhausen zu Rüdenhausen | Marktsteft district court | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of Count von Schönborn zu Wiesentheid | Marktsteft district court | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of the Barons of Crailsheim zu Fröhstockheim and Rödelsee | Marktsteft district court | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of the Duke of Weimar zu Gochsheim | Schweinfurt District Court | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of the Barons of Crailsheim zu Altenschönbach | District Court Sulzbach | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of the Barons Fuch von Bimbach zu Westheim | District Court Sulzbach | ||
| Grand Ducal Patrimonial Court of the Barons Groß zu Gleisenau | District Court of Eltmann | ||
| Patrimonial Remlingen counts castell share | District Court Homburg | ||
| Patrimonial court of the Count von Rechtern zu Sommershausen | Ochsenfurt district court |
literature
- Grand Ducal Würzburg Court and State Calendar: for the year ... 1813, pp. 200 ff., 316 ff., Digitized
- Heinrich Wagner: Kissingen: Stadt- und Altlandkreis - Historical Atlas of Bavaria (HAB), Volume 36 of Historical Atlas of Bavaria, Part Franconia, Series I, 2009, ISBN 9783769668575 , pp. 468-471, digitized