Sayn-Wittgenstein
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Sayn-Wittgenstein was a County of mediæval Germany, located in the Sauerland of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. Sayn-Wittgenstein was created when Count Salentin of Sayn-Homburg married the heiress Countess Adelaide of Wittgenstein in 1345. The united Counties then became known as Sayn-Wittgenstein, although it only officially became known as such during the reign of Salentin's successor Count John. The territory of Sayn-Wittgenstein was often divided between northern (based around Berleburg) and southern (based around Wittgenstein) divisions, although the border between the two often shifted. Sayn-Wittgenstein was partitioned in 1607 into: Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (in the originally territories of Sayn), and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein. Today, the territory of the former County is however still referred to as "Wittgenstein".
Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1354 - 1607)
- Salentin (Count of Sayn-Homburg) (1354 - 1384)
- John (1384 - 1427)
- George (1427 - 1469)
- Eberhard (1469 - 1494)
- William I (1494 - 1568)
- Louis I (1568 - 1607)
see also
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar
- Sayn
- Sponheim-Sayn
- Sayn-Homburg
- Sayn-Altenkirchen
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg
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