| Lingen | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1227 | Founded as a city; taxes, etc., paid to Bishoprics of Osnabruck & Munster (Holy Roman Empire) | |
| bef 1366 | Rights as a city first mentioned | |
| 1401 | Rights as a city confirmed by Count Nicolaus II of Tecklenburg | |
| 1498 | 1541 | Division of County of Tecklenburg; last res here of Count Nicolaus IV at castle |
| 1597 | 1605 | In poss of (Prince Mauritz of) Orange |
| 1605 | 1632 | Spanish domination of area; reconquered by House of Orange |
| Probable origin of idea that it was part of the Low Countries of Charles V | ||