County of Zutphen
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County of Zutphen | |||||||||
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1046–1798 | |||||||||
Status | Personal Union with County of Guelders (1138–1339) and Duchy of Guelders (1339–1591/1648) and the Dutch Republic (1591/1648-1795) and Batavian Republic (1795-1798) | ||||||||
Capital | Zutphen | ||||||||
Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages, Renaissance | ||||||||
• Established | 1046 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1798 | ||||||||
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The County of Zutphen, located in modern-day Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands, was formed in the eleventh century as a fief of the Bishop of Utrecht. It was ruled by the Counts of Zutphen between 1018 and 1182, and then formed a personal union with Guelders. Later, it became one of the 4 quarters of Guelders. The name Graafschap (county) is still used for the Achterhoek, the region east of Zutphen, and for the football club De Graafschap from this region.
Cities[edit]
City | Town privileges granted | District |
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Borculo | 1375 | Heerlijkheid Borculo |
Bredevoort | 1388 | Heerlijkheid Bredevoort |
Bronkhorst | 1482 | Landdrostambt van Zutphen |
Doetinchem | 1236 | Landdrostambt van Zutphen |
Doesburg | 1237 | Richterambt van Doesburg |
Groenlo | 1277 | Gebied van Grol |
's-Heerenberg | 1379 | Bannerij van 's-Heerenberg |
Keppel | 1404 | Landdrostambt van Zutphen |
Lichtenvoorde | unknown | Heerlijkheid Lichtenvoorde |
Lochem | 1233 | Scholtambt van Lochem |
Terborg | 1419 | Bannerij van Wisch |
Zutphen | 1190 | Scholtambt van Zutphen |
- Zevenaar and some of its surroundings were, as being a part of the former Cleves Enclaves, a small district in the Duchy of Cleves.