List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (V)

This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter V:

Name	Type	Imperial circle	Imperial diet	History
Vaduz	County	n/a	n/a	Originally to Werdenberg-Sargans 1342: To Werdenberg-Sargans-Vaduz 1396: Imperial immediacy in Swabia 1416: To Brandis 1510: Sold to Sulz 1572: To Sulz-Vaduz 1613: Sold to Hohenems 1646: To Hohenems-Vaduz 1678: Imperial abrogation (later in 1712: Sold to Liechtenstein→see)
Valais (Wallis)	County	n/a	n/a	999: To the Bishopric of Sion 1648: Left the Empire as an ally of Switzerland
Varel	Lordship	n/a	n/a	1123: First mentioned; part of East Frisia 15th Century: To Oldenburg 1667: To Aldenburg 1733: To Bentinck 1811: To France 1813: To Oldenburg
Vaud (Waadt)	County	n/a	n/a	Originally part of the Kingdom of Arles 1032: To Zähringen 1218: To Savoy 1536: To Bern 1648: Left the Empire as part of Switzerland
Vechta	County	n/a	n/a	1226: Partitioned from Ravensberg 1244: Extinct; to Ravensberg 1252: Sold to Münster 1803: To Oldenburg 1810: To France 1814: To Oldenburg
Veldenz	County	n/a	n/a	By 1113: Partitioned from the Wildgraviate 1270: Extinct; to Geroldseck by marriage 1277: To Hohengeroldseck 1298: Partitioned from Hohengeroldseck 1387: Partitioned into Veldenz-Lichtenberg and Veldenz-Moschellandsburg 1389: Reunited by Veldenz-Moschellandsburg 1444: Extinct; to Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken by marriage 1459: To Palatinate-Zweibrücken 1543: To Palatinate-Veldenz
Veldenz-Lichtenberg	County	n/a	n/a	1387: Partitioned from Veldenz 1389: Extinct; to Veldenz-Moschellandsburg
Veldenz-Moschellandsburg	County	n/a	n/a	1387: Partitioned from Veldenz 1389: Renamed to Veldenz
Velen (Vehlen)	Lordship 1641: County	n/a	n/a	1221: First mentioned 13th Century: Extinct; to Berensfelde 1313: Renamed from Berensfelde 1555: Acquired Rheine-Bevergern 1630: Acquired Papenburg 1641: HRE Count 1756: Extinct in male line; to Landsberg-Velen by marriage
Verden	Bishopric	Low Rhen	EC	c. 800: Diocese established 1180: Imperial immediacy; HRE Prince of the Empire 1648: Secularized as Principality for Sweden
Verden	Principality	Low Rhen	PR	1648: Prince-Bishopric of Verden secularised for Sweden 1712: To Denmark 1715: Sold to Hanover 1807: To Westphalia 1810: To France 1813: To Hanover
Verden	Imperial City	Low Rhen	RH	15th Century: Free Imperial City 1648: To Sweden; united with the Principality of Verden
Verdun	Bishopric	Upp Rhen	EC	4th Century: Diocese established 997: Acquired county surrounding Verdun 1552: To France 1648: Annexation to France formally recognised
Verdun	Imperial City	Upp Rhen	RH	1374: Free Imperial City 1552: To France 1648: Annexation to France formally recognised
Vianden	County	n/a	n/a	1090: First mentioned; fief of Brabant 1163: Acquired Salm in the Ardennes 1175: Partitioned into itself and Salm in the Ardennes 1264: Made fief of Luxembourg; partitioned into itself and Schönecken 1400: Extinct; to Sponheim-Kreuznach 1417: To Nassau-Dillenburg
Virneburg	HRE County	Low Rhen	WE	11th Century: First mentioned 1419: Acquired Neuenahr and Saffenburg 1545: Extinct; to Manderscheid-Schleiden 1554: Made fief of Trier 1560: To Manderscheid-Schleiden-Virneburg as fief of Trier 1590: To Manderscheid-Gerolstein by marriage as fief of Trier 1639: To Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg as fief of Trier 1794: To France 1815: To Prussia
Vogtland	Margraviate	Upp Sax	WT	Name given to territories of Weida, Reuss and Plauen 1563: To Saxony