Salm-Reifferscheid-Raitz
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Salm-Reifferscheid-Raitz was a noble family of German
Germany
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 descent established in Central Moravia
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 (now part of the Czech Republic
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). It came into existence after a partition of Salm-Reifferscheid-Bedbur line in 1734, and was raised to Princely dignity in 1790.
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