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Wied

The House of Wied descended from the ancient immediate Lords of Runkel [10: Neue Folge; Band IV; t.30, 35-37] [9: 1941: p.352-354] [4: tome III; p.317-319] .

In 1226, Siegfried IV (+1266) and Dietrich I, the sons of Siegfried III, Lord of Runkel, divided the family possessions, and founded, respectively, the Houses of Leiningen-Westerburg and Wied.

1454, Anastasia, the wife of Lord Dietrich IV of Runkel (+1460/1462), succeeded her father Johann II of Isenburg, Count of Wied, in a portion of the Imperial immediate County of Wied.

Georg-Hermann-Reinhard (+1690) and Friedrich-Wilhelm (+1737), the sons of Count Friedrich of Wied (+1698), founded, respectively, the branches of Runkel and Neuwied.

1.Runkel -1806]; +1824

Georg-Hermann-Reinhard (+1690), a son of Count Friedrich of Wied (+1698), founded the branches of Runkel that ruled in the Upper part of the County of Wied.

In 1726, Count Johann-Ludwig-Adolf of Wied-Runkel (+1762), married Chrisina-Luise of East Frisia (+1732), the heir to the Imperial immediate County of Créhange / Kriechingen.

In July 1791, the Roman Emperor granted Count Christian-Ludwig of Wied-Runkel (+ Oct 1791) the title of Prince [8: Band 5; p.215].

In July 1806, the Prince of Wied-Runkel lost his status of Imperial immediate ruler when all of his possessions were mediatized by the Confederation of the Rhine Act [2: p.161].

In Apr 1824, with the death of Prince Friedrich-Ludwig the Runkel branch became extinct.

List of the Rulers

Christian-Ludwig (1732-1791) [1752-1791]

// 1757-1793 in Créhange; in 1762 in Wied-Runkel

Karl-Ludwig-Friedrich-Alexander (1763- Mar 1824) [1791-1806]

Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in 1789 [6: p.698, 703] [2: p.13-14]

The Upper Rhine:

= the Bench of Counts & Lords =

- Créhange;

The Lower Rhine-Westphalia:

- % Wied;

Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789 [6: p.698, 703]

Curial voices in the Council of Princes:

= the Counts of Wetterau =

- Créhange;

= the Counts of Westphalia =

- Wied-Runkel;

Territorial Possessions in 1789 [2: p.17, 20, 52, 32]

The Imperial Circle of the Upper Rhine:

- Créhange / Kriechingen;

The Imperial Circle of the Electoral Rhine:

- % the Lower Isenburg;

The Imperial Circle of the Lower Rhine-Westphalia:

- the Upper Wied;

Territorial Acquisitions and Losses since 1789

- In 1793, France annexed the County of Créhange.

2. Neuwied -1806]

Friedrich-Wilhelm (+1737), a son of Count Friedrich of Wied (+1698), founded the branches of Neuwied that ruled in the Lower part of the County of Wied.

In 1784, the Roman Emperor granted Count Johann-Friedrich-Alexander of Wied-Neuwied (+ 1791) the title of Prince [8: Band 5; p.215].

In July 1806, the Prince of Wied-Neuwied lost his status of Imperial immediate ruler when all of his possessions were mediatized by the Confederation of the Rhine Act [2: p.161].

Notes:

1. In Feb 1914, Wilhelm (+1945), the third son of Prince Wilhelm-Adolf-Maximilian-Karl of Wied-Neuwied (+1907), accepted an offer of a delegation of Albanian notables, and became Monarch (Prince / Mbret ) of Albania. In March 1914, Wilhelm arrived in Albania and started to organize his government. In Sep 1914, with Albania in a state of civil war, Wilhelm of Wied-Neuwied left the country insisting that he remained the head of Albania.

List of the Rulers

Johann-Friedrich-Alexander (1706-1791) [1737-1791]

Friedrich-Karl (1741-1809) [1791-1802]

Johann-Karl-August (1779-1836) [1802-1806]

Titles

>-1806

Ruling Count of Wied;

Lord of Runkel, Isenburg;

Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in 1789 [6: 703] [2: p.14]

The Lower Rhine-Westphalia:

- % Wied;

Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789 [6: p.703]

Curial voices in the Council of Princes:

= the Counts of Westphalia =

- Wied-Neuwied;

Territorial Possessions in 1789 [2: p.32, 52]

The Imperial the Lower Rhine-Westphalia:

- the Lower Wied;

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