Horn County (name variations: Horne , Horn , Hoorn , Hoorne ) - the county of the Holy Roman Empire that existed on the territory of modern Netherlands and Belgium . The name of the county comes from the village of Gorn, located west of Roermond . In the 15th century, the residence of the Earls of Horn moved from Horn to Werth . After the execution in 1568 of the last Earl of Horn - Philippe de Montmorency - the county entered into a personal union with the bishopric of Liege .
| State as part of the Holy Roman Empire | |||
| Horn County | |||
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| Graafschap horn | |||
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 →1243 - 1795 | |||
| Capital | Horn | ||
| Languages) | Limburg language | ||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||
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| • 1568 | Personal Union with the Bishopric of Liege | ||
The county was abolished in 1795 during the French occupation and became part of the Lower Meuse department.
Horn County on the map, 1250 (brown above)
Horn Castle