Franken was a German of the German Order.
The Balance Francs existed in 1795 from 15 commands and 18 knights (after 1791: 19).
The commands in France were not initially united in a balije. There were some attempts to form a balije under the direction of Nuremberg and Regensburg. The country commander will be listed for the first time in 1268. Since 1444, the ballies were, after an election struggle, linked to Mergentheim's mastery. Because of the connection with the Frankie franks, the German master became wealthy and well-founded. For the Holy Roman Empire, the Balance of France and the Master of Justice were a unit. The land commander was not the head of the ballies, as in the other balls, he acted as an intermediary. In the experience of the subjects, the landowner in Ellingen was the head.
The buddies consisted of the commanderies in the late thirteenth century:
In addition, a number of Frankish commanderies remained directly under the German master of Horneck. Later the ballies were the commands of Mergentheim. In 1444 the balloons concluded a treaty with the German champion, so the other balls lost their influence on the German champion's board. This situation lasted until 1662. The Rothenburg commander was sold after the thirtieth war.
The commands differed greatly in character, both economically and state-law. The three commandments Blumenthal, Gankofen and Regensburg were completely dependent on the keurvorstedom Bavaria. The commands Ellingen, Nuremberg and Virnsberg and Absberg glory were, on the other hand, completely non-governmental. The commands of Würzburg and Münnerstadt were greatly weakened by the Boer War of 1525 and became fully dependent on the Princebisdom Würzburg.
After the mansion of 1764 was lifted, the country commander could run a more independent policy. However, the independence of the Balije was threatened by Ansbach-Bayreuth, Bavaria and Öttingen. The bales became deeply blamed and on January 5, 1789, the balloons were fully absorbed by the mastery. In 1796 a large part of the area was inhabited by Ansbach-Bayreuth. Protests of the grandmother did not help and the emperor did not support. Ellingen was lost, only Virnsberg remained.
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