This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter E. Some historians mark the beginning of the Empire as 800, with the coronation of Frankish king Charlemagne ("Charles the Great").

Name Type Imperial circle Imperial diet History East Frisia (Ostfriesland) County1654: Principality Low Rhen PR 1465: Established1517: East Frisia confirmed under rule of local counts1667: HRE Bench of Secular Princes1744: To Prussia1806: To Holland1810: To France1813: To Prussia1815: To Hanover Eberstein County Swab SC 11th Century1085: 1st mentioned; ruled by Lords of Eberstein1195: HRE Count1219: Partitioned into Eberstein Elder Line and Eberstein Younger Line1263: Elder line extinct; only Younger line remained1283: Alt-Eberstein sold to Baden1363: Waldangelloch sold to Angelach-Angelach1367: Partitioned into Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein and ... Eberstein Elder Line County n/a n/a 1219: Partitioned from Eberstein1263: Extinct; to Simon I of Zweibrücken as Zweibrücken-Eberstein Eberstein Younger Line County n/a n/a 1219: Partitioned from Eberstein1263: Renamed to Eberstein Eberstein-Eberstein County Swab n/a 1526: Partitioned from Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein1574: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg1660: Extinct; to Bishopric of Speyer, Baden and Württemberg1753: Württemberg portion to Baden1803: All to Baden Eberstein-Poltringen County Swab n/a 1562: Partitioned from Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein1576: Extinct; to Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein Eberstein-Neu-Eberstein County Swab n/a 1367: Partitioned from Eberstein1387: Half of Neu-Eberstein sold to Baden1526: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Eberstein1576: Partitioned into itself and Eberstein-Poltringen1589: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein and Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg Eberstein-Wertenstein-Frauenburg County Swab n/a 1574: Partitioned from Eberstein-Eberstein1622: Extinct; to Eberstein-Eberstein Echternach Abbacy Low Rhen RP 698: Abbey established751: Imperial immediacy1794: To France1797: Abbey suppressed; monks dispersed Edelstetten Abbacy1802: Lordship1804: Princely County Swab SP / PR 1126: Abbey established1500: Converted to secular nunnery1783: Imperial abbey1802: Secularised; to Ligne1804: Sold to Esterházy von Galántha1806: To Bavaria Eggenberg Principality Aust PR 1432: First mentioned1647: Acquired Gradisca1653: HRE Council of Princes1717: Extinct Eglingen Lordship Swab SC 1144: First mentioned; to Fronhofen1249: To Oettingen; sovereignty disputed by Bavaria1615: To Grafeneck1723: Sold to Thurn and Taxis1806: To Bavaria1810: To Württemberg Eglofs (Egloff) Imperial Valley n/a n/a 1283: Free Imperial Village1662: Sold to Abensberg-Traun by the Emperor; see Lordship below Eglofs (Egloff) LordshipCounty Swab SC 1662: Free Valley of Eglofs sold to Abensberg-Traun1804: To Windisch-Graetz Elder Line1806: To Württemberg Ehrenburg Lordship n/a n/a 1324: Built by Schwarzburg1416: To Witzleben1430: To Schwarzburg1482: To Lichtenberg15??: To Schwarzburg Lordship1465: Barony Bav SC 11th Century1335: Half to Stauff1432: Other half to Stauff1465: HRE Baron1568: Sold to Palatinate-Neuburg Eichstätt (Eichstatt; Eichstadt) Bishopric Franc EC 741: Diocese established908: Imperial immediacy1305: HRE Prince of the Empire1802: To Bavaria1803: To Salzburg1805: To Bavaria Eilenburg County n/a n/a 9761017: Annexed to Meißen Einsiedeln Abbacy Swab SP 934: Abbey established at site of hermitage1274: Imperial immediacy1424: To Schwyz though retained abbey itself retained independence1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland Elbing (Elbląg) Imperial City n/a n/a 1358: Imperial Free City1454: To Poland Elchingen Abbacy Swab SP 1128: Abbey established with imperial immediacy1802: To Bavaria1810: To Württemberg Ellwangen Abbacy1460: Provostry Swab EC 764: Abbey established1011: Imperial immediacy1215: HRE Prince of the Empire1460: Converted to a provostry1803: Secularised to Württemberg Elten Abbacy n/a n/a 967: Abbey established973: Imperial immediacy1083: To Archbishopric of Bremen1129: Imperial immediacy1390: HRE Princess of the Empire1802: To Prussia1806: To Berg1811: To France1815: To Prussia Eltz Lordship n/a n/a 12th Century1336: Fiefs to the Archbishopric of Trier1729: HRE Knight1733: HRE Count (Main line)1794: To France Ems Lordship n/a n/a 11th Century14th Century: Imperial immediacy1395: Acquired Lustenau1453: Renamed to Hohenems Engelberg Abbacy Swab SP 1120: Abbey established1236: Acquired secular territory1425: Associated member of Swiss Confederation1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland Enzberg Lordship n/a n/a 1236: First mentioned; ministerialis of the Bishopric of Speyer1384: Cast out of Speyer and Maulbronn1409: Acquired Mühlheim1806: To Baden, then Württemberg Eppstein Lordship n/a n/a 1172: Renamed from "Hainhausen"1223: Partitioned into Eppstein Elder Line and Eppstein Younger Line1269: Renamed from Younger Line1433: Partitioned into Eppstein-Königstein and Eppstein-Münzenberg Eppstein Elder Line Lordship n/a n/a 1223: Partitioned from Eppstein1269: Extinct; succession dispute between Eppstein Younger Line and Katzenelnbogen Younger Line. Most fell to the latter Eppstein Younger Line Lordship n/a n/a 1223: Partitioned from Eppstein1269: Renamed to Eppstein Eppstein-Königstein Lordship1505: County Upp Rhen WE 1433: Partitioned from Eppstein1505: HRE Count1535: Extinct; to Louis of Stolberg who founded the line Stolberg-Königstein Eppstein-Münzenberg Lordship1505: County Upp Rhen WE 1433: Partitioned from Eppstein1505: HRE Count1522: Extinct; to Leiningen-Hardenburg Erbach Lordship1532: County Franc FC 1148: First mentioned1272: Partitioned into Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Reichenberg1531: Reunited by Erbach-Reichenberg1532: HRE Count1539: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg1569: Reunited by Erbach-Erbach1605: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg1643: Reunited by Erbach-Schönberg1647: Partitioned into Erbach-Wildenstein, Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach, Erbach-Fürstenau and Erbach-Schönberg Erbach-Breuburg County Franc FR 1605: Partitioned from Erbach1627: Extinct; divided between Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg1647: Partitioned from Erbach1653: Extinct; to Erbach-Wildenstein1717: Partitioned from Erbach-Schönberg1747: Renamed to Erbach-Erbach Erbach-Erbach Lordship1539: County Franc FR 1272: Partitioned from Erbach1503: Extinct; to Erbach-Reichenberg1539: Partitioned from Erbach1569: Renamed to Erbach1605: Partitioned from Erbach1643: Extinct; to Erbach-Schönberg1647: Partitioned from Erbach1731: Extinct; to Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg and Erbach-Schönberg1747: Renamed from Erbach-Breuberg1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt Erbach-Fürstenau County Franc FR 1539: Partitioned from Erbach1569: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach1605: Partitioned from Erbach1618: Extinct; divided between Erbach-Breuberg, Erbach-Erbach and Erbach-Schönberg1647: Partitioned from Erbach1714: Extinct; to Erbach-Schönberg1717: Partitioned from Erbach-Schönberg1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt Erbach-Michelstadt Lordship Franc FR 1339: Partitioned from Erbach-Reichenberg1531: Extinct; to Erbach-Reichenberg Erbach-Reichenberg Lordship Franc FR 1272: Partitioned from Erbach1339: Partitioned into itself and Erbach-Michelstadt1531: Renamed to Erbach Erbach-Schönberg County Franc FR 1539: Partitioned from Erbach1564: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach1605: Partitioned from Erbach1643: Renamed to Erbach1647: Partitioned from Erbach1717: Partitioned into Erbach-Fürstenau, Erbach-Breuberg and itself1806: To Hesse-Darmstadt Erbach-Wildenstein County Franc FR 1647: Partitioned from Erbach1669: Extinct; to Erbach-Erbach Eschenlohe Lordship13th Century: County n/a n/a 1140: First mentioned13th Century: HRE Count1294: Sold Werdenfels to Freising1295: Extinct; to Iffeldorf Essen Abbacy Low Rhen EC 850: Abbey establishedbetw. 874-947: Imperial immediacy1228: HRE Princess of the Empire1802: To Prussia1808: To Berg1815: To Prussia Esslingen am Neckar Imperial City Swab SW 1250: Free Imperial City1802: To Württemberg Esterau Lordship n/a n/a 12th Century: To Laurenburg1197: To Nassau1643: To Holzappel1707: To Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym1806: To Nassau Esterházy von Galántha Principality Swab PR 1804: Purchased Edelstetten from Ligne (College of Princes)1806: Edelstetten to Bavaria

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