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County of Wölpe

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County of Wölpe

The County of Wölpe (German: Grafschaft Wölpe) was the territorial lordship of a noble family in the Middle Ages in the Middle Weser Region near Nienburg/Weser which folded in 1302. The seat of the counts of Wölpe was the castle site at Erichshagen-Wölpe on the Wölpe stream in the borough of Nienburg in north Germany. The castle itself no longer exists.

Important representatives

  • Bernard II of Wölpe (1176–1221), founder of Neustadt am Rübenberge and Mariensee Abbey
  • Iso of Wölpe (1167–1231), Prince-Bishop of Verden

    • References

    County of Wölpe Wikipedia
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