The states and territories involved in late 1796 included the Breisgau (Habsburg), Offenburg and Rottweil (imperial cities), the princely states of Fürstenberg, Neuenburg and Hohenzollern, the Margraviate of Baden, the Duchy of Württemberg, and several dozen ecclesiastic polities. Rule varied: they included free imperial cities of different sizes, such as the powerful Augsburg and the minuscule Weil der Stadt; ecclesiastical territories, also of varying sizes and influence, such as the wealthy Abbey of Reichenau and the powerful Archbishopric of Cologne; and such dynastic states as Württemberg. When viewed on a map, the Empire resembled a Flickenteppich (patchwork carpet).
The states and territories involved in late 1796 included the Breisgau (Habsburg), Offenburg, Rottweil (imperial cities), the princely states of Fürstenberg, Neuenburg, and Hohenzollern, the Margraviate of Baden, the Duchy of Württemberg, and several dozen ecclesiastical polities. Governance varied: they included free imperial cities of different sizes, such as powerful Augsburg and minuscule Weil der Stadt; ecclesiastical territories, also of varying sizes and influence, such as wealthy Abbey of Reichenau and powerful Archbishopric of Cologne; and dynastic states like Württemberg. When viewed on a map, the Empire resembled a patchwork carpet.