The Lords of Bentheim Castle 

approx. 1020

Count Otto of Northeim (from 1061 on, Duke of Bavaria)

1116

Count Lothar of Süpplinburg
(Duke of Sachsen, 1125-1137 Emperor)

Count Otto of Salm-Rhieneck

1146 - 1190

Fief of the Utrecht Archdiocese

1190 - 1370

The hereditary rulers of Bentheim 
as a branch line of the Counts of Holland

1370 - 1421

The hereditary rulers of Bentheim 
as a branch line of the Counts of Holland

1421 - 1753

The Counts of Bentheim (by right of inheritance)

1753 - 1804

The Electorate of Hanover (redemption from pawn)

1804 - today

The Counts, beginning in 1817, Princes of Bentheim 
and Steinfurt (by right of inheritance)