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Oettingen-Wallerstein was twice created; first, as a partition of Oettingen (modern-day town of Oettingen in Bayern) in 1423 which became extinct in 1486 and was inherited by Oettingen-Oettingen, and the second time as a partition of Oettingen-Oettingen in 1557, as a Catholic branch of the family.
Mar 8, 2023 · Oettingen-Wallerstein was twice created; first as a partition of Oettingen (modern day town of Oettingen in Bayern) in 1423 which became extinct in 1517 and was inherited by Oettingen-Oettingen, and the second time as a partition of Oettingen-Oettingen in 1557.
The history of the Princes of Oettingen-Wallerstein goes back about 900 years, and the House of Wallerstein is one of the oldest remaining high nobilities in Europe. Wallerstein has been the ruling and ancestral seat of the dynasty since the 17th century.
Apr 5, 2014 · This chapter considers the organization and daily activities of the Wallerstein Hofkapelle during its period of greatest achievement in the 1780s, with the intent of documenting Rosetti's working environment and the social as well as musical context in which he created some of his best music.
Oettingen-Wallerstein stems from the ancient House of Oettingen whose illustrious lineage dates back to the middle of the twelfth century. In the fifteenth century, the first of several partitionings occurred which eventually divided the Oettingen countship into Protestant and Catholic segments.
Oettingen was the capital of the rival duchies of Oettingen-Spielberg and Oettingen Wallerstein and had two synagogues (a "Catholic" and a "Lutheran" one, so named after the two branches of the Oettingen ruling house) and separate district rabbinates and communal organizations.
In 1658-1659 the Jews were expelled from Öttingen-Baldern by the countess Isabella Eleonore, and admitted to Erlingen at the intercession of the head of the Order of St. John, Heinrich von Lützow. In 1714 the regulations restricting the Jews of Öttingen to the towns of Spielberg and Wallerstein were abolished. Earliest Documents.
