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The County of East Frisia (/ ˈ f r iː ʒ ə /; Frisian: Greefskip Eastfryslân; Dutch: Graafschap Oost-Friesland) was a county (though ruled by a prince after 1662) in the region of East Frisia in the northwest of the present-day German state of Lower Saxony.
The Concordat of Emden in 1599 set rules for the cooperation of Lutherans and Calvinists in the county of East Frisia. Since then it is a special feature of the Protestant Landeskirchen in East Frisia, that Lutherans and Calvinists are members of each other's local church communities in places, where only one of both exists. [9]
County of East Frisia: Unmarried: 17 April 1628 Hage aged 25: Half-brother of Sabina Catharina, inherited the main county of East Frisia. Left no descendants. The county passed to his brother. Ulrich II: 6 July 1605 Aurich Second son of Enno III and Anna of Holstein-Gottorp: 17 April 1628 – 1 November 1648: County of East Frisia: Juliana of ...
West Frisia, the region from the Scheldt to the Vlie roughly the modern region of Holland conquered in 719; Middle Frisia, the region from the Vlie to the Lauwers roughly the modern territory of the province Friesland conquered in 734; East Frisia, the region from the Lauwers to the Weser conquered in 775; It is further divided in Gaue
Charles II of Guelders then invaded the County of East Frisia and caused great devastation and suffering in the area. The battle of Jemgum in 1533 was lost and cities such as Leer and Oldersum were plundered and burned. Enno II of East Frisia felt compelled to restore Balthasar to his honour and make far-reaching concessions.
The organization consists of three regional councils or "sections": North Frisia, East Frisia and West Frisia. Every three years, the presidency of the Interfrisian Council is handed over to another section. The council was established in 1956.
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Count Johan II of East Frisia (29 September 1538, Aurich – 29 September 1591, Stickhausen Castle) was a member of the House of Cirksena and from 1561 until his death in 1591 co-regent of the county of East Frisia.