Sayn-Homburg

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County of Sayn-Homburg
Grafschaft Sayn-Homburg
1283–1384
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Coat of arms
Status State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital Homburg
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical era Middle Ages
 Partitioned from
     Sponheim-Sayn
 
1283 1283
 Count marries heiress
    to Wittgenstein
 
1345
 Counties merged
1384
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sin escudo.svg Sponheim-Sayn
Sayn-Wittgenstein Sin escudo.svg
Coat of arms of the Lordhip of Homburg CoA Homburg Lordship.svg
Coat of arms of the Lordhip of Homburg

Sayn-Homburg (not to be confused with the later state of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg) was a medieval county of Germany with its seat at Homburg Castle. It was created as a partition of Sponheim-Sayn in 1283. In 1345, Salentin, the son of Count Godfrey, married the heiress of Wittgenstein and the Counties were united and, on his death, merged to form the County of Sayn-Wittgenstein.

Counts of Sayn-Homburg (1283–1384)

To County of Sayn-Wittgenstein

Ancestral seat