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575:, while his brother lived at Hunnesrück castle. Both brothers were, like most Saxon nobles, decided opponents of Henry the Lion and gained substantially in both property and rights when Henry was stripped of his lands in 1180, allowing them uninterrupted expansion of their authority and control in southern parts of
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As well as their immediate domination over the region around their family seats, where they had comprehensive rights secured by military force, from time to time, the counts of Dassel also had numerous other rights that extended their influence to other areas. To the south these included the
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At the beginning of the 13th century, there was a spirit of optimism all over the county, which allowed the economy and trade to flourish. The height of the county's prosperity was in the mid-13th century. The county was broken up by sales of property around the end of the 13th century. It
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and was adopted by the city of Dassel in 1646. Today, there are 12 small balls in the space around the antler; earlier, the number varied. All the important elements of the counts' coat of arms are today also on the coat of arms of
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coat of arms, as well. The eight-tine antler of the counts of Dassel are depicted on a deer's skull. Between the branches of the antler, there are six balls forming a cross and two additional balls on either side of the skull.
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give a rough idea of the southern county border, which was less stable. One of the counts of Dassel's last displays of power in the mid-13th century took place much further south of the border, in an arc formed by
348:, a section of Dassel. Although Lauenberg wasn't founded until the second half of the 14th century, after the demise of the county of Dassel, the town was established just below the counts' hunting castle, called
440:, i.e. knights not subordinate to any except the king or emperor. However, they first became known by their family seat, Dassel, in 1126. Dassel is today part of the district of Northeim, in Lower Saxony.
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Cologne, whereupon their reverence in the Christian world increased and Cologne became an important place of pilgrimage. Rainald of Dassel also died of dysentery in 1167 near Rome.
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at the beginning of the 13th century, its domain thereby increasing considerably. The county of
Ratzeburg was lost again very soon thereafter, however, as a consequence of its losing the
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Trade flourished under the counts' rule, but after the fall of
Nienover, trade in the county collapsed. Without Nienover, the better route traveling east and west proved to be through
363:. At one time, the Ludolfic line had its primary seat here. At the time of the county of Dassel, Bodenfelde was the southwestern boundary on the Upper Weser and the counts set up a
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The first attested member of the house was
Reinold I, whose presence in Suilbergau is documented from 1097 to 1127. After Suilbergau was divided in 1113, he acquired the
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Everstein throughout the existence of the county of Dassel. Today, this section of Dassel marks the border between the districts of
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656:. Her dowry contained the rights to several localities, splitting this territory from the ancestral seat southward. The county of Dassel then lost this territory,
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The last count of Dassel, Simon, from the
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rights. The county lasted about 200 years, till it was abandoned in 1310 when there were no heirs. The most prominent member of the comital family was
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post there. Nienover was sold in 1270, along with the village of
Wahmbeck. Bodenfelde's coat of arms today retains elements of the counts' shield.
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of retaining property that was spread out. The counts of Dassel were not able to extend themselves eastward, thus in 1310, only
516:, Reinold's second son, is the best-known member of the noble house. He was chancellor under Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and
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with their coat of arms. By 1250, however, they had to stop because the production costs were greater than the value of
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and Gut Dinkelburg near Körbecke. With marriage, this property all transferred to her husband.
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