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Leiningen-Westerburg
The House of Leiningen-Westerburg descended from
the ancient Imperial immediate Lords of Runkel [10: Neue Folge; Band IV
(1981); t.30] [4: tome III; p.416].
Siegfried / Sifrid IV (+1266) and Dietrich /
Didier I, sons of Siegfried / Sifrid III, Lord of Runkel and Westerburg, founded
two branches of the Runkel family [9: 1941: p.243]. Since 1454, the branch of
Dietrich I ruled in the County of Wied, and became known as the House of Wied
[10: Neue Folge; Band IV (1981); t.35].
Reinhard / Regnard III (+1449), Lord of
Westerburg, from the branch of Siegfried IV (+1266), married Margareta (+1470),
sister of Landgrave Hesso (+1467), the last male representative of the senior
branch of the House of Leiningen. Reinhard / Regnard (+1522), grandson of
Reinhard III (+1449) and Margareta, inherited some possessions of the House of
Leiningen, and founded the House of Leiningen-Westerburg [10: Neue Folge; Band
IV (1981); t.30-31] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.345] [9: 1941: p.243].
Philipp (+1597) and Georg (+1586), sons of Count
Kuno of Leiningen (+1547), and grandsons of Reinhard (+1522), founded two
branches of the House of Leiningen-Westerburg.
The branch of Philipp (+1597), which possessed
Leiningen, Grünstadt, Rixingen / Réchicourt-le-Château,
Oberbronn, Forbach, etc., became extinct in the male line in 1705 with the death
of Count Philipp-Ludwig [10: Neue Folge; Band IV (1981); t.31], and Leiningen,
Grünstadt, etc. passed to the branch of Georg (+1586) [22: Band 2;
p.305].
In 1705, Christoph-Christian (+1728) and Georg II
Karl-Ludwig (+1726), sons of Count Georg-Wilhelm (+1695) from the branch of
Georg (+1586), divided the family's possessions, and founded, respectively, the
branches of Altleiningen and Neuleiningen of the Houses of Leiningen-Westerburg
[9: 1941: p.243] [10: Neue Folge; Band IV (1981); t.32].
1. Altleiningen
Christoph-Christian (+1728), son of Count
Georg-Wilhelm (+1695), founded the branch of Altleiningen [9: 1941:
p.243].
In July 1806, the Count of
Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen lost the status of Imperial immediate
ruler when his Imperial immediate possessions were mediatized by the Act of
the Confederation of the Rhine [22: Band 2; p.287] [3: Abtheilung II;
Band II; p.189, 191].
List of the Rulers
Christian-Karl (1724-1811) [1782-1806] [22: Band
2; p.273, 288]
// under Guardianship until
1782
Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in
1789 [2: p.13] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.295] [15:
p.609]
The Upper Rhine:
= The Bench of Counts &
Lords:
- % Leiningen-Westerburg;
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789
[15: p.608] [22: Band 2; p.277]
Curial voices in the Council of Princes:
= the Counts of Wetterau
=
- Leiningen-Westerburg (the branch of
Christoph);
Territorial Possessions in 1789 [22: Band
2; p.276-277] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.346] [6: p.698] [2: p.20,
22]
The Imperial Circle of the Upper
Rhine:
- % Leiningen, % Grünstadt;
- % Westerburg;
- Wiltersberg;
- % Schadeck;
Territorial Acquisitions and Losses since
1789
- In 1794, the French army occupied Leiningen and
other territories of the Count of Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen on the left
bank of the Rhine [22: Band 2; p.283-284].
- In 1803, the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation gave the Count of Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen Ilbenstadt [22:
Band 2; p.286] [9: 1941: p.243] [2: p.85] [3: Abtheilung II; Band I;
p.328].
- In March and May 1806, the Count of
Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen and the Count of
Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen re-divided family's common possessions [22:
Band 2; p.338].
2. Neuleiningen
Georg II Karl-Ludwig (+1726), son of Count
Georg-Wilhelm (+1695), founded the branch of Neuleiningen [9: 1941:
p.245].
In July 1806, the Count of
Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen lost the status of Imperial immediate
ruler when his Imperial immediate possessions were mediatized by the Act of
the Confederation of the Rhine [22: Band 2; p.338] [3: Abtheilung II;
Band II; p.189].
In 1956, with the death of Wilhelm, the
branch of Neuleiningen became extinct in the male line [10: Neue Folge;
Band IV (1981); t.34].
List of the Rulers
Karl II (1747-1809) [1787-1798] [22: Band 2;
p.329, 332]
Ferdinand-Karl III (1767-1813) [1798-1806] [22:
Band 2; p.335, 338]
Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in
1789 [2: p.13] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.295] [15:
p.609]
The Upper Rhine:
= The Bench of Counts &
Lords:
- % Leiningen-Westerburg;
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789
[15: p.608] [2: p.7] [22: Band 2; p.277]
Curial voices in the Council of Princes:
= the Counts of Wetterau
=
- Leiningen-Westerburg (the branch of
Georg);
Territorial Possessions in 1789 [22: Band
2; p.336-337] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.346] [6: p.698] [2: p.20,
22]
The Imperial Circle of the Upper
Rhine:
- % Leiningen, % Grünstadt;
- % Westerburg;
- % Schadeck;
Territorial Acquisitions and Losses since
1789
- In 1794, the French army occupied Leiningen and
other territories of the Count of Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen on the left
bank of the Rhine [22: Band 2; p.330-331].
- In 1803, the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation gave the Count of Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen the Imperial
immediate territory of Engeltal / Engelthal (in Wetterau) [22: Band 2; p.337]
[9: 1941: p.245] [2: p.85].
- In March and May 1806, the Count of
Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen and the Count of
Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen re-divided family's common possessions [22:
Band 2; p.338].
- In 1805, the Count of
Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen sold Engeltal to the Count of Solms-Wildenfels
[3: Abtheilung II; Band II; p.76] [22: Band 2; p.337] [4: tome III; p.416] [2:
p.91].
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