Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn

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County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Grafschaft Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Status State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital Sayn (in German)
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical era Middle Ages
 Partitioned from Sayn-Wittgenstein
1607
 Annexed by Archbishop of Cologne
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1623
 Succession resolved: partitioned in twain
1648
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sin escudo.svg Sayn-Wittgenstein
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen Sin escudo.svg
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg Sin escudo.svg
Coat of arms used by the Princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn RU Furst Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.png
Coat of arms used by the Princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn was a county of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, comprising the lands of the region of Sayn. It was created as a partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein in 1607, although it was not until the next year that it obtained fully the Countship of Sayn. The succession was never clear, leading to the annexation of the county in 1623 by the Archbishop of Cologne. It was not until a treaty in 1648 (at the end of the Thirty Years' War) that it was decided the county would pass to the sisters Ernestine and Johanette of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, under the regency of their mother, Countess Louise Juliane von Erbach (1603–1670). They partitioned the county into Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg soon after. [1]

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Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, First Creation

Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Second Creation

Count William III's sons from his second marriage with Countess Anna Ottilie of Nassau-Weilburg (1582-1635) became Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. The branch became extinct in 1846 with the death of Count Gustaf zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (1811-1846).

Princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn

The old and the new castle at Sayn 2006-05-05 Schloss Sayn 01.JPG
The old and the new castle at Sayn

Count Ludwig Franz II of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg-Ludwigsburg (1694–1750) founded a branch which in 1834 [2] became Prussian princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg-Ludwigsburg and in 1861 princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. The present head of this branch is Alexander, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1943), the 7th prince. [3] [4]

Line of succession

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References

  1. The Counties Sayn-Hachenburg and Sayn-Altenkirchen
  2. 1 2 Wikisource-logo.svg This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Wittgenstein, Ludwig Adolf Peter, Count". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. Marek, Miroslav. "sponheim/sponh18.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.[ self-published source ]
  4. "Alexander, 7.Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn : Genealogics".