Bentheim-Lingen was a county seated in Lingen in Germany. Bentheim-Lingen emerged as a partition of Bentheim-Tecklenburg in 1450, and was absorbed by Spain in 1555. Over the next century, ownership of Bentheim-Lingen passed between Spain and Nassau-Orange, before being annexed by Prussia 1702.[1]
Counts of Bentheim-Lingen (1450–1555)
References
- ^ Millán, José Martínez (2001). Carlos V y la quiebra del humanismo político en Europa, 1530-1558: congreso internacional : Madrid 3-6 de julio de 2000 (in Spanish). Sociedad Estatal para la Conmemoración de los Centenarios de Felipe II y Carlos V. ISBN 978-84-95146-84-7.
