mediatized Prussian princes. However, the families retained certain privileges as to the Lutheran state churches of their mediatised state countries and had heritable seats in the Prussian House of Lords. The head of each comital branch and his first-born son or heir presumptive in the Houses of Stolberg-Wernigerode, Stolberg-Stolberg and Stolberg-Roßla were granted permission on 22 October 1890 and 1893 respectively by Emperor Wilhelm II to bear princely titles. In 1980 a branch of the line of Stolberg-Stolberg was incorporated into the Dutch nobility as counts without, however, acknowledgement of their princely title. Former territories, estates and seats (selection) Territories County of Stolberg (1200–1945) County of Wernigerode (1429–1945) County of Stolberg-Rossla (1341–1945) Barony of Gedern (Hesse) (the castle 1535-1987, the estate until today) Barony of Schwarza, Thuringia Hohnstein Castle (Harz) Elbingerode (Harz) (1427–1600) Kelbra Heringen, Thuringia Estates Allstedt (1542–1575) Ebersburg (Harz) Erichsberg Castle Ernstburg Grasburg (Rottleberode) Heinrichsberg Castle Hirzenhain, Hesse (since 1535 until today) Ilsenburg Abbey and Ilsenburg House, Thuringia (16th century - 1945) Jannowitz, Silesia Königstein Castle (1535–1581) Kreppelhof, Silesia Morungen Oberröblingen Ortenberg, Hesse (since 1535 until today) Peterswaldau, Silesia Hofgut Ranstadt, Hesse (1535 until today) The counts of Stolberg also had claims to the Belgian Agimont and bore this name in their title. However, an orthographic error crept in and it was not until an edict of 6 December 1780 that Count Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode corrected the hitherto erroneous name of Aigmont to Agimont. Important members of the family (selection) Early rulers of Stolberg county Heinrich I (ruled 1222–1231) Heinrich II (ruled 1231–1282) Heinrich III (ruled 1282–1303) Count Henry of Stolberg (ruled 1303–1347; died 1357), Bishop of Merseburg (1341–1357) Heinrich VI (ruled 1347–1368), Bishop of Merseburg (1384–1393) Count Botho of Stolberg the Elder (died 1455) Countess Katharina of Stolberg (1463–1535), Abbess of Drübeck Abbey Count Henry the Younger of Stolberg (1467–1508), Governor of Frisia Count Botho of Stolberg (1467–1538) Count Wolfgang of Stolberg (1501–1552) Anna II of Stolberg (1504–1574), imperial abbess of Quedlinburg Anna III of Stolberg (1565–1601), imperial abbess of Quedlinburg Count Louis of Stolberg (1505–1574) Countess Juliana of Stolberg (1506–1580) Count Henry of Stolberg (1509–1572) Count Wolf Ernest of Stolberg (1546–1606) Count Henry Ernest of Stolberg (1593–1672), founder of the Elder Main Line of the House of Stolberg Count John Martin of Stolberg (1594–1669), founder of the Younger Main Line of the House of Stolberg Count Ernest of Stolberg (1650–1710) Line of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Christian