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<h2 id="territory-and-possessions">Territory and possessions</h2> <p>The county of Sayn was located in the area of today's state of <a href="/facts/Rhineland-Palatinate/Ny2D4pbe">Rhineland-Palatinate</a>. The ancestral land, lost in 1605, was on the right bank of the Middle Rhine around <a href="/facts/Sayn_Castle/lEGcVwEF">Sayn Castle</a>, now part of the town of <a href="/facts/Bendorf/NFBTxEKN">Bendorf</a>. The much larger territories were in the northern Westerwald and in the middle Sieg Valley. The county had as neighbours: </p> <ul><li>in the north, the Lordship of Humburg</li> <li>in the west, the County of <a href="/facts/Nassau-Dillenburg/0C3G7mF2">Nassau-Dillenburg</a>,</li> <li>in the south, the <a href="/facts/County_of_Wied/bDTpqogL">County of Wied</a>,</li> <li>south of the exclave of Bendorf, the <a href="/facts/Electorate_of_Trier/YME3ctew">Electorate of Trier</a>,</li> <li>north of the exclave of Bendorf, the <a href="/facts/County_of_Isenburg/HaKllvWy">County of Isenburg</a></li> <li>in the west, the <a href="/facts/Electorate_of_Cologne/IV0QjWJ5">Electorate of Cologne</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="rulers-of-sayn">Rulers of Sayn</h2> <h3>House of Sayn</h3> <h4>Partitions under Sayn rule</h4> <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">County of Sayn(1139-1701)(Homburg branch since 1608)</td><td colspan="6">County of Homburg(1st creation)(1284-1384)renamedCounty of Wittgenstein(1st creation)(1384-1605)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"> </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="1"> </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="4"> </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="4">County of Kirschgartshausen(1623-1719)</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5">County of Homburg(2nd creation)(1631-1743)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">County of Berleburg(1605-1806)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1"> </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5">County of Wittgenstein(2nd creation)(1605-1647)renamedCounty of Hohnstein(1647-1806)</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5">County of Vallendar(1657-1775)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1"> </td><td colspan="1"> </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5">County of Karlsburg(1694-1806)</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="5">County of Ludwigsburg(1694-1806)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="5"><i>Hachenburg annexedto Manderscheid family;Altenkirchen annexedto Saxony</i></td><td colspan="1"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="3">County of Neumagen(1623-1806)</td><td colspan="1"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i><a href="/facts/German_mediatisation/7VnCFkH9">Mediatised</a> to the <a href="/facts/Landgraviate_of_Hesse/TCqND7dp">Landgraviate of Hesse</a></i> (from 1806)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>Table of rulers</h4> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Monarch</th><th>Born</th><th>Reign</th><th>Ruling part</th><th>Consort</th><th>Death</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>First House of Sayn</i></td></tr><tr><td>Eberhard I</td><td></td><td>c.1110First son of Emich II, Count of Dietz and Diemut of Laurenburg</td><td>1139 – 1176</td><td rowspan="2">County of Sayn</td><td>Kunigunde of Isenburgfive children</td><td>1176aged 65–66</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Henry I</td><td></td><td>c.1110Second son of Emich II, Count of Dietz and Diemut of Laurenburg</td><td>1139 – 1159</td><td><i>Unmarried</i></td><td>1159aged 48–49</td></tr><tr><td>Henry II</td><td></td><td>c.1140First son of Eberhard I and Kunigunde of Isenburg</td><td>1176 – April 1203</td><td rowspan="2">County of Sayn</td><td>Agnes of Saffenberg(1173-27 May 1201)five children</td><td>April 1203aged 62–63</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Eberhard I</td><td></td><td>c.1140Second son of Eberhard I and Kunigunde of Isenburg</td><td>1176 – 1202</td><td><i>Unmarried</i></td><td>1202aged 61–62</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Henry_III,_Count_of_Sayn/mVTdd4rk">Henry III <i>the Great</i></a></td><td></td><td>c.1185Son of Henry II and Agnes of Saffenberg</td><td>April 1203 – 1 January 1247</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td rowspan="2">1215one child</td><td>1 January 1247Blankenbergaged 61–62</td><td>Died childless.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mechthild_of_Sayn/Wslsn6fK">Matilda of Landsberg</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td></td><td>1203Daughter of Henry II and Agnes of Saffenberg</td><td>1 January – 29 August 124729 August 1247 – 1291</td><td>County of Sayn(in Löwenburg since 29 August 1247)</td><td>1291aged 87–88</td><td rowspan="2">Wife and sister of Henry, they were his heiresses. Designated the first heiress by her husband, Matilda left her inheritance to her sister-in-law. The county of Sayn was therefore transmitted through female line. Matilda kept a seat at Löwenburg.</td></tr><tr><td>Adelaide</td><td></td><td>c.1190Daughter of Henry II and Agnes of Saffenberg</td><td>29 August 1247 – 1263</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td><a href="/facts/Gottfried_III,_Count_of_Sponheim/xSj5pSB0">Godfrey III, Count of Sponheim</a>1202five children</td><td>1263aged 72–73</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>House of Sayn-Sponheim or Second House of Sayn</i></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/John_I,_Count_of_Sponheim-Starkenburg/n0TLSLs0">John (I)</a></td><td></td><td>c.1205Son of <a href="/facts/Gottfried_III,_Count_of_Sponheim/xSj5pSB0">Godfrey III, Count of Sponheim</a> and Adelaide</td><td>1263 – 1266</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td>? of Altena-Isenberg1202five children</td><td>1263aged 58–59</td><td>Also <a href="/facts/List_of_counts_at_Sponheim/66a912qo">Count of Sponheim</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>Godfrey I</td><td></td><td>c.1247Son of <a href="/facts/John_I,_Count_of_Sponheim-Starkenburg/n0TLSLs0">John I</a> and ? of Altena-Isenburg</td><td>1266 – 1284</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td>Judith of Isenburg-CleebergAugust 1258seven children</td><td>1284aged 36–37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John I</td><td></td><td>c.1260First son of Godfrey I and Judith of Isenburg-Cleeberg</td><td>1284 – 23 November 1324</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td>Elisabeth of Hesse(1270-19 February 1293)1287five childrenKunigunde of Neuerburg(d.1347)1297four children</td><td>23 November 1324aged 63–64</td><td rowspan="2">Children of Godfrey, divided their inheritance.</td></tr><tr><td>Engelbert</td><td></td><td>c.1260Second son of Godfrey I and Judith of Isenburg-Cleeberg</td><td>1284 – 1336</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Homburg/5770mAUC">County of Homburg</a></td><td>Judith of Lower Isenburg(d.1313)24 February 1286one childMetza(d.1330)1313no childrenClarissa(d.1335)1330no children</td><td>23 November 1324aged 63–64</td></tr><tr><td>Godfrey II</td><td></td><td>c.1290Son of John I and Elisabeth of Hesse</td><td>23 November 1324 – 1327</td><td rowspan="2">County of Sayn</td><td>Matilda of the Mark(d.1327)no children</td><td>1327aged 36–37</td><td rowspan="2">Children of John I, ruled jointly.</td></tr><tr><td>John II</td><td></td><td>c.1300Son of John I and Kunigunde of Neuerburg</td><td>1327 – 25 December 1360</td><td>Elisabeth of Jülich(1315-1389)29 September 1330five children</td><td>25 December 1360aged 59–60</td></tr><tr><td>Godfrey III</td><td></td><td>c.1290Son of Engelbert and Judith of Lower Isenburg</td><td>1336 – 1354</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Homburg/5770mAUC">County of Homburg</a></td><td>Sophia of Folmestein(d.1323)24 November 1311seven childrenMaria von Dollendorf(d.1364)c.1325three children</td><td>1354aged 63–64</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Salentin</td><td></td><td>1314<a href="/facts/Homburg,_Saarland/8lLjJAC5">Homburg</a>Son of Godfrey III and Sophia of Folmestein</td><td>1354 – 1392</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Homburg/5770mAUC">County of Homburg</a>(until 1384)<a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">County of Wittgenstein</a>(from 1384)</td><td>Adelaide of Wittgensteinc.1350two childrenElisabeth von Hirschhorn(d.1380)23 June 1362two children</td><td>1354aged 63–64</td><td>In 1384 he merged the counties of Wittgenstein (inherited through his wife) and his own. The seat changed to Wittgenstein.</td></tr><tr><td>John III</td><td></td><td>c.1330Son of John II and Elisabeth of Jülich</td><td>25 December 1360 – 25 February 1409</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td>Adelaide of Westerburg24 June 1349seven children</td><td>25 February 1409aged 78–79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John IV</td><td></td><td>1385Son of Salentin and Adelaide of Wittgenstein</td><td>1392 – 1436</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">County of Wittgenstein</a></td><td>Catherine of SolmsJuly 1386seven children</td><td>1436aged 50–51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gerhard I</td><td></td><td>c.1360Son of John III and Adelaide of Westerburg</td><td>25 February 1409 – 15 September 1419</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td>Sophia of Stein-Löwenberg(d.1395)1385one childAnna of Solms-BraunfelsJune 1409two children</td><td>15 September 1419aged 58–59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><i>Regency of Anna of Solms-Braunfels (1419-1429)</i></td><td rowspan="2">Left no children. The county was inherited by his brother.</td></tr><tr><td>Dietrich</td><td></td><td>7 August 1415First son of Gerhard I and Anna of Solms-Braunfels</td><td>15 September 1419 – 2 August 1452</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td>Margaret of Nassau-Dillenburg1435no children</td><td>2 August 1452aged 36–37</td></tr><tr><td>George</td><td></td><td>1420Son of John V and Catherine of Solms</td><td>1436 – 7 May 1472</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">County of Wittgenstein</a></td><td>Elisabeth of the Mark(1400-1474)1 March 1436eight children</td><td>7 May 1472aged 51–52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gerhard II</td><td></td><td>1417Second son of Gerhard I and Anna of Solms-Braunfels</td><td>2 August 1452 – January 1493</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td>Elisabeth of Zirk(6 March 1435 - 20 July 1489)1453sixteen children</td><td>January 1493aged 75–76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eberhard</td><td></td><td>1440Son of George and Elisabeth of the Mark</td><td>7 May 1472 – 1494</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">County of Wittgenstein</a></td><td>Margaret of Rodemachern(1450-22 June 1509)c.1470seven children</td><td>1494Wittgenstein Castleaged 53–54</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gerhard III</td><td></td><td>9 February 1454First son of Gerhard II and Elisabeth of Zirk</td><td>January 1493 – 26 January 1506</td><td rowspan="2">County of Sayn</td><td>Johanna of Wied(1480-1529)1493six children</td><td>26 January 1506aged 51</td><td rowspan="2">Children of Gerhard II, ruled jointly.</td></tr><tr><td>Sebastian I</td><td></td><td>20 January 1464Fifth son of Gerhard II and Elisabeth of Zirk</td><td>January 1493 – 12 November 1498</td><td>Maria of Limburg-Breuch(1465-7 June 1525)1482four children</td><td>12 November 1498aged 34</td></tr><tr><td>William the Elder</td><td></td><td>24 August 1488<a href="/facts/Homburg_Castle/KKSqLbAo">Homburg Castle</a>First son of Eberhard and Margaret of Rodemachern</td><td>1494 – 18 April 1570</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">County of Wittgenstein</a>(Southern part)</td><td>Johannetta, Countess of Isenburg-Neumagen(1500-8 August 1563)1522seven children</td><td>18 April 1570Wittgenstein Castleaged 81–82</td><td rowspan="2">Children of George, divided the rule. John didn't have surviving children, and the county eventually reunited.</td></tr><tr><td>John V</td><td></td><td>1489Wittgenstein CastleSecond son of Eberhard and Margaret of Rodemachern</td><td>1494 – 2 April 1551</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">County of Wittgenstein</a>(Northern part)</td><td>Agnes von Ezano childrenMargaret of Henneberg1534three children</td><td>2 April 1551Berleburg Castleaged 61–62</td></tr><tr><td>John VI</td><td></td><td>1491Son of Sebastian I and Maria of Limburg-Breuch</td><td>26 January 1506 – 1529</td><td>County of Sayn(at Sayn proper)</td><td>Agnes von Heekerenno childrenOttilie of Nassau-Saarbrücken(26 December 1492 - 1 March 1554)1 January 1516three children</td><td>1529aged 37–38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John VII</td><td></td><td>1518First son of John VI and Ottilie of Nassau-Saarbrücken</td><td>1529 – 20 March 1560</td><td>County of Sayn(half 1)</td><td>Elisabeth of Holstein-Schauenburg(1520-19 January 1545)1538five childrenAnna of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg1549one child</td><td>15 September 1419aged 58–59</td><td rowspan="2">Children of John VI, divided their inheritance.</td></tr><tr><td>Sebastian II</td><td></td><td>c.1360Second son of John VI and Ottilie of Nassau-Saarbrücken</td><td>1529 – 1 January 1573</td><td>County of Sayn(half 2)</td><td><i>Unmarried</i></td><td>1 January 1573aged 58–59</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Louis_I,_Count_of_Sayn-Wittgenstein/KwDBTr8U">Louis I <i>the Elder</i></a></td><td></td><td>7 December 1532Wittgenstein CastleSon of William and Johannetta, Countess of Isenburg-Neumagen</td><td>18 April 1570 – 2 July 1605</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">County of Wittgenstein</a></td><td>Anna of Solms-Braunfels14 August 1559<a href="/facts/Dillenburg_Castle/kSu8qaK5">Dillenburg Castle</a>three childrenElisabeth of Solms-Laubach13 January 1556<a href="/facts/Laubach/5rRMgB9N">Laubach</a>seventeen children</td><td>2 July 1605<a href="/facts/Altenkirchen/KFCvDseD">Altenkirchen</a>aged 72</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adolf</td><td></td><td>1538First son of John VII and Elisabeth of Holstein-Schauenburg</td><td>1 January 1573 – 15 September 1419</td><td rowspan="3">County of Sayn(in Sayn half 1 until 1573)</td><td>Maria of Mansfeld-Eisleben1 September 1560<a href="/facts/Eisleben/gtr6VFXt">Eisleben</a>one child</td><td>15 September 1419aged 58–59</td><td rowspan="3">Children of John VII, shared their inheritance, and added their uncle's part in 1573.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Henry_IV_of_Sayn/QaCfgaRw">Henry IV</a></td><td></td><td>1539Second son of John VII and Elisabeth of Holstein-Schauenburg</td><td>1 January 1573 – 17 January 1606</td><td>Jutta von MallinckrodtFebruary 1574no children</td><td>17 January 1606<a href="/facts/Sayn_Castle/lEGcVwEF">Sayn Castle</a>aged 58–59</td></tr><tr><td>Herman</td><td></td><td>1543Third son of John VII and Elisabeth of Holstein-Schauenburg</td><td>1 January 1573 – 17 March 1588</td><td>Elisabeth of Erbach8 September 1571one child</td><td>17 March 1588aged 44–45</td></tr><tr><td>Anna Elisabeth</td><td></td><td>1 February 1572Daughter of Herman and Elisabeth of Erbach</td><td>17 January 1606 – 11 March 1608</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td>William II1 June 1591two children</td><td>11 March 1608<a href="/facts/Hachenburg/SNQP78df">Hachenburg</a>aged 36</td><td>Heiress of her uncle.</td></tr><tr><td>George II</td><td></td><td>30 April 1565Wittgenstein CastleSon of <a href="/facts/Louis_I,_Count_of_Sayn-Wittgenstein/KwDBTr8U">Louis I</a> and Anna of Solms-Braunfels</td><td>18 April 1570 – 2 July 1605</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">County of Berleburg</a></td><td>Elisabeth of Nassau-Weilburg12 June 1596eight childrenMaria Anna Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg7 November 1608<a href="/facts/Dillenburg/nIFYg8zf">Dillenburg</a>seven children</td><td>16 December 1631aged 66</td><td rowspan="3">Children of Louis I, divided their inheritance.</td></tr><tr><td>William II</td><td></td><td>14 March 1569Wittgenstein CastleFirst son of <a href="/facts/Louis_I,_Count_of_Sayn-Wittgenstein/KwDBTr8U">Louis I</a> and Elisabeth of Solms-Laubach</td><td>17 January 1606 – 29 October 1623</td><td>County of Sayn(<i>jure uxoris</i>)</td><td>Anna Elisabeth1 June 1591two childrenAnna Ottilia of Nassau-Weilburg18 November 1609<a href="/facts/Weilburg/kzluGbvk">Weilburg</a>seven children</td><td>29 October 1623aged 54</td></tr><tr><td>Louis II the Younger</td><td></td><td>15 March 1571Wittgenstein CastleSecond son of <a href="/facts/Louis_I,_Count_of_Sayn-Wittgenstein/KwDBTr8U">Louis I</a> and Elisabeth of Solms-Laubach</td><td>2 July 1605 – 14 December 1634</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">County of Wittgenstein</a></td><td>Elisabeth Juliana of Solms-Braunfels17 October 1598<a href="/facts/Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Berleburg</a>fourteen children</td><td>14 December 1634<a href="/facts/Frankfurt_am_Main/Pw4Xj9A4">Frankfurt am Main</a>aged 72</td></tr><tr><td>Ernest</td><td></td><td>26 August 1594Son of William II and Anna Elisabeth</td><td>29 October 1623 – 22 May 1632</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td><a href="/facts/Louise_Juliane_of_Erbach/QWSaPB0X">Louise Juliane of Erbach</a>19 January 1624six children</td><td>22 May 1632<a href="/facts/Frankfurt_am_Main/Pw4Xj9A4">Frankfurt am Main</a>aged 37</td><td rowspan="4">Children of William II, divided their inheritance.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><i>Regency of Anna Otilia of Nassau-Weilburg (1623-1635)</i></td></tr><tr><td>Louis Albert</td><td></td><td>8 September 1617Second son of William II and Anna Otilia of Nassau-Weilburg</td><td>29 October 1623 – 22 October 1664</td><td><a href="/facts/Neumagen/jHkRcD9I">County of Neumagen</a></td><td>Johannetta Maria of Wied(7 August 1615 – 1715)1650three children</td><td>22 October 1664aged 47</td></tr><tr><td>Christian</td><td></td><td>11 September 1621Third son of William II and Anna Otilia of Nassau-Weilburg</td><td>29 October 1623 – 29 October 1675</td><td>County of Kirschgarthausen</td><td>Anna Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg25 December 1646<a href="/facts/Dillenburg/nIFYg8zf">Dillenburg</a>no childrenPhilippine of Isenburg-Offenbach25 February 1651<a href="/facts/Offenbach_am_Main/LCzcEjAn">Offenbach am Main</a>six children</td><td>29 October 1675<a href="/facts/Vienna/NSpIURsA">Vienna</a>aged 54</td></tr><tr><td>Louis Casimir</td><td></td><td>30 April 1598<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Second son of George II and Elisabeth of Nassau-Weilburg</td><td>16 December 1631 – 6 June 1643</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">County of Berleburg</a></td><td>Elisabeth of Nassau-Weilburg12 June 1596eight childrenMaria Anna Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg7 November 1608<a href="/facts/Dillenburg/nIFYg8zf">Dillenburg</a>seven children</td><td>6 June 1643<a href="/facts/Wetter,_Hesse/gpuE2jxw">Wetter</a>aged 45</td><td rowspan="3">Children of George II, divided their inheritance.</td></tr><tr><td>George III</td><td></td><td>25 January 1605Fifth son of George II and Elisabeth of Nassau-Weilburg</td><td>16 December 1631 – 10 December 1680</td><td>Elisabeth Juliana of Nassau-Weilburg(27 March 1598 - 18 April 1682)27 August 1647no children</td><td>10 December 1680aged 75</td></tr><tr><td>Ernest</td><td></td><td>8 April 1599<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Third son of <a href="/facts/Louis_I,_Count_of_Sayn-Wittgenstein/KwDBTr8U">Louis I</a> and Anna of Solms-Braunfels</td><td>16 December 1631 – 20 March 1649</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Homburg/5770mAUC">County of Homburg</a></td><td>Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein1635five childrenChristine of Waldeck-Wildungen11 September 1642three children</td><td>20 March 1649<a href="/facts/Homburg_Castle/KKSqLbAo">Homburg Castle</a>aged 66</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><i>Regency of <a href="/facts/Louise_Juliane_of_Erbach/QWSaPB0X">Louise Juliane of Erbach</a> (1632-1636)</i></td><td rowspan="2">Louis died as a minor, and his mother prolonged the regency to his sisters.</td></tr><tr><td>Louis III</td><td></td><td>1628Son of Ernest and <a href="/facts/Louise_Juliane_of_Erbach/QWSaPB0X">Louise Juliane of Erbach</a></td><td>22 May 1632 – 16 July 1636</td><td>County of Sayn</td><td><i>Unmarried</i></td><td>16 July 1636aged 7–8</td></tr><tr><td>John VIII</td><td></td><td>14 October 1601Wittgenstein CastleSon of Louis II and Elisabeth Juliana of Solms-Braunfels</td><td>14 December 1634 – 2 April 1657</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">County of Wittgenstein</a>(until 1647)<a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein/vIVqsP6z">County of Hohenstein</a>(from 1647)</td><td>Anna Augusta of Waldeck-Wildungen30 June 1627Wittgenstein Castlefifteen children</td><td>2 April 1657aged 56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><i>Regency of <a href="/facts/Louise_Juliane_of_Erbach/QWSaPB0X">Louise Juliane of Erbach</a> (1636-1652)</i></td><td rowspan="3">Louis Juliane had a harder regency this second time, as she faced her in-laws for possession of the main county of Sayn. However, she was skillful enough to keep it to her daughters, sisters of Louis III. Ernestine and Johannetta divided the county, and each part was inherited by their respective descendants.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ernestine_of_Sayn-Wittgenstein/kvUQo4so">Ernestine Salentine</a></td><td></td><td>23 April 1626<a href="/facts/Hachenburg/SNQP78df">Hachenburg</a>First daughter of Ernest and <a href="/facts/Louise_Juliane_of_Erbach/QWSaPB0X">Louise Juliane of Erbach</a></td><td>16 July 1636 – 13 October 1661</td><td>County of Sayn(<a href="/facts/Sayn-Hachenburg/VGU3A5vE">at Hachenburg</a>)</td><td>Salentin Ernest, Count of Mandersheid-Blankenheim21 October 1651seven children</td><td>13 October 1661aged 35</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Johannetta,_Countess_of_Sayn-Altenkirchen/w8IEwqTd">Johannetta</a></td><td></td><td>27 August 1632<a href="/facts/Wittgenstein_Castle/flWBUj1Q">Wittgenstein Castle</a>Second daughter of Ernest and <a href="/facts/Louise_Juliane_of_Erbach/QWSaPB0X">Louise Juliane of Erbach</a></td><td>16 July 1636 – 28 September 1701</td><td>County of Sayn(<a href="/facts/Sayn-Altenkirchen/XHvdTMyK">at Altenkirchen</a>)</td><td><a href="/facts/John_of_Hesse-Braubach/vgUg0FFG">John of Hesse-Braubach</a>30 September 1647no children<a href="/facts/John_George_I,_Duke_of_Saxe-Eisenach/LhpM20SH">John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach</a>29 May 1661<a href="/facts/Wallau/kvXjw8f8">Wallau</a>eight children</td><td>28 September 1701<a href="/facts/Jena/c1NwhRon">Jena</a>aged 69</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Hachenburg inherited by Manderscheid family; Altenkirchen inherited by the <a href="/facts/House_of_Wettin/bhHtq7QP">House of Wettin</a></i>For their successors see, respectively <a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg/VGU3A5vE">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg</a> and <a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen/XHvdTMyK">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><i>Regency of Christine of Waldeck-Wildungen (1649-1658)</i></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>William Frederick</td><td></td><td>16 August 1640Son of Ernest and Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein</td><td>20 March 1649 – 25 October 1698</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Homburg/5770mAUC">County of Homburg</a></td><td>Anna Maria Magdalena of Sayn-Wittgenstein8 September 1673four children</td><td>25 October 1698aged 58</td></tr><tr><td>Louis Christian</td><td></td><td>17 January 1629Wittgenstein CastleFirst son of John VIII and Anna Augusta of Waldeck-Wildungen</td><td>2 April 1657 – 25 January 1683</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein/vIVqsP6z">County of Hohenstein</a></td><td>Elisabeth Margaret of Solms-Braunfels27 May 1656<a href="/facts/Greifenstein/o5JdPjj1">Greifenstein</a>no childrenAnna Elisabeth Wieg1682no children</td><td>25 January 1683Wittgenstein Castleaged 54</td><td rowspan="3">Children of John VIII, divided their inheritance.</td></tr><tr><td>Gustav Otto</td><td></td><td>14 April 1633<a href="/facts/Frankfurt_am_Main/Pw4Xj9A4">Frankfurt am Main</a>Fourth son of John VIII and Anna Augusta of Waldeck-Wildungen</td><td>2 April 1657 – 15 October 1701</td><td>Anne Hélène de La Place(1634 - 24 February 1705)12 August 1657thirteen children</td><td>15 October 1701<a href="/facts/Marburg/XSAjT1NP">Marburg</a>aged 68</td></tr><tr><td>Frederick William</td><td></td><td>20 November 1647Wittgenstein CastleSeventh son of John VIII and Anna Augusta of Waldeck-Wildungen</td><td>2 April 1657 – 10 November 1685</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar/RzTKNVhr">County of Vallendar</a></td><td>Charlotte Louise of Leiningen-Hardenburg1671eight children</td><td>10 November 1685<a href="/facts/Vallendar/dmbMKzkT">Vallendar</a>aged 37</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><i>Regency of Johannetta Maria of Wied (1664-1676)</i></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>Charles Louis Albert</td><td></td><td>20 July 1658Son of Louis Albert and Johannetta Maria of Wied</td><td>22 October 1664 – 16 September 1724</td><td><a href="/facts/Neumagen/jHkRcD9I">County of Neumagen</a></td><td>Concordia of Sayn-Hohnstein20 June 1681two childrenCharlotte of Sayn-Hohnstein20 June 1689two children</td><td>16 September 1724aged 66</td></tr><tr><td>Charles Louis</td><td></td><td>1655Son of Christian and Philippine of Isenburg-Offenbach</td><td>29 October 1675 – 21 October 1699</td><td>County of Kirschgarthausen</td><td>Anna Metta von Brockdorff(d.6 January 1718)1683one child</td><td>21 October 1699aged 43–44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George William</td><td></td><td>28 September 1636<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Son of Louis Casimir and Elisabeth of Nassau-Weilburg</td><td>10 December 1680 – 25 May 1684</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">County of Berleburg</a></td><td>Amélie Marguerite de la Place(1635 - 16 February 1669)28 September 1657<a href="/facts/D%C3%BCsseldorf/twteRHCh">Düsseldorf</a>seven childrenSophia Elisabeth of Wied13 November 1669three childrenCharlotte Amalie of Isenburg-Offenbach24 June 1674<a href="/facts/Offenbach_am_Main/LCzcEjAn">Offenbach am Main</a>four children</td><td>25 May 1684<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>aged 47</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Louis Francis I</td><td></td><td>17 April 1660<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Son of Louis Casimir and Amélie Marguerite de la Place</td><td>25 May 1684 – 25 November 1694</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">County of Berleburg</a></td><td>Hedwig Sophie of Lippe-Brake27 October 1685<a href="/facts/Lemgo/f7vxnmEP">Lemgo</a>six children</td><td>25 November 1694<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>aged 34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><i>Regency of Charlotte Louise of Leiningen-Hardenburg (1685-1694)</i></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>John Frederick</td><td></td><td>1676Son of Frederick William and Charlotte Louise of Leiningen-Hardenburg</td><td>10 November 1685 – 27 April 1718</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar/RzTKNVhr">County of Vallendar</a></td><td>Maria Anna von Wieser(4 February 1675 - 8 October 1759)1699at least two children</td><td>27 April 1718<a href="/facts/Vallendar/dmbMKzkT">Vallendar</a>aged 41–42</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><i>Regency of Hedwig Sophie of Lippe-Brake (1694-1712) and Rudolph, Count of Lippe-Brake (1694-1707)</i></td><td rowspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td>Casimir</td><td></td><td>31 January 1687<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>First son of Louis Francis I and Hedwig Sophie of Lippe-Brake</td><td>25 November 1694 – 5 June 1741</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">County of Berleburg</a></td><td>Maria Charlotte of Isenburg-Wächtersbach18 December 1711<a href="/facts/W%C3%A4chtersbach/b3cspwwL">Wächtersbach</a>three childrenEsther Maria Polyxena of Wurmbrand-Stupach(17 December 1696 - 14 March 1755)6 May 1717<a href="/facts/Saalburg-Ebersdorf/h9rcbh26">Saalburg-Ebersdorf</a>five children</td><td>5 June 1741<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>aged 54</td></tr><tr><td>Charles William</td><td></td><td>4 April 1693<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Second son of Louis Francis I and Hedwig Sophie of Lippe-Brake</td><td>25 November 1694 – 18 January 1749</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg/DfTDwDRX">County of Karlsburg</a></td><td>Johanna Louise of Bentheim-Tecklenburg(8 June 1696 - 1 November 1735)28 December 1727two childrenCharlotte Louise Henkel von Donnersmark(3 April 1709 - 25 March 1784)21 November 1737<a href="/facts/P%C3%B6lzig/0yCLzSrI">Pölzig</a>six children</td><td>18 January 1749<a href="/facts/Rheda,_Germany/qDNNgYWD">Rheda</a>aged 55</td></tr><tr><td>Louis Francis II</td><td></td><td>31 January 1687<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Third son of Louis Francis I and Hedwig Sophie of Lippe-Brake</td><td>25 November 1694 – 24 February 1750</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg/9D81orQk">County of Ludwigsburg</a></td><td>Helena Emilia of Solms-Baruth17 March 1722<a href="/facts/Baruth/Mark/Te2afG2l">Baruth</a>ten children</td><td>24 February 1750<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>aged 54</td></tr><tr><td>Charles Frederick</td><td></td><td>1674Son of William Frederick and Anna Maria Magdalena of Sayn-Wittgenstein</td><td>25 October 1698 – 27 March 1723</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Homburg/5770mAUC">County of Homburg</a></td><td>Maria Wilhelmina Elisabeth von Schönburg-Mertola(1700-1762)1723four childrenDiane Françoise Marie de Cholette1706no children</td><td>20 March 1649<a href="/facts/Homburg_Castle/KKSqLbAo">Homburg Castle</a>aged 66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Philip William</td><td></td><td>5 September 1688Son of Charles Louis and Anna Metta von Brockdorff</td><td>21 October 1699 – 6 May 1719</td><td>County of Kirschgarthausen</td><td>Anna Sophia of Isenburg-Birstein9 November/December 1712<a href="/facts/Birstein/9rVVrMqw">Birstein</a>four children</td><td>6 May 1719Kirschgarthausenaged 30</td><td>Left no male descendants. His county merged in Neumagen.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Kirschgarthausen annexed to Neumagen</i></td></tr><tr><td>Henry Albert</td><td></td><td>6 December 1658<a href="/facts/The_Hague/NRtu1Qqk">The Hague</a>First son of Gustav Otto and Anne Hélène de La Place</td><td>15 October 1701 – 23 November 1723</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein/vIVqsP6z">County of Hohenstein</a></td><td>Sophia Juliana of Lippe-Biesterfeld(6 December 1676 - 2 June 1705)23 October 1694no childrenSophia Elisabeth of Sayn-Homburg(20 August 1675 - 27 August 1712)8 December 1705no childrenSophia Florentina of Sayn-Berleburg(4 April 1688 - 16 June 1745)19 November 1712no children</td><td>23 November 1723Wittgenstein Castleaged 64</td><td>Left no descendants. The county passed to his brother.</td></tr><tr><td>Francis Frederick Hugo</td><td></td><td>1701First son of John Frederick and Maria Anna von Wieser</td><td>27 April 1718 – 1769</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar/RzTKNVhr">County of Vallendar</a></td><td>Anna Maria of Leiningen-Neuleiningen(20 October 1741 – 1830)c.1750?at least one child</td><td>1769<a href="/facts/Vallendar/dmbMKzkT">Vallendar</a>aged 67–68</td><td rowspan="2">Children of John Frederick, ruled jointly. However, as they left no descendants, Vallendar was reabsorbed in Hohenstein after their deaths.</td></tr><tr><td>John William</td><td></td><td>c.1705Second son of John Frederick and Maria Anna von Wieser</td><td>27 April 1718 – 1775</td><td><i>Unmarried</i></td><td>1775<a href="/facts/Vallendar/dmbMKzkT">Vallendar</a>aged 69–70</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Vallendar re-merged in Hohenstein</i></td></tr><tr><td>Frederick Charles</td><td></td><td>6 March 1716Son of Charles Frederick and Maria Wilhelmina Elisabeth von Schönburg-Mertola</td><td>27 March 1723 – 15 October 1743</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Homburg/5770mAUC">County of Homburg</a></td><td>Saloma Johanna von Dist(1723-1761)1741no children</td><td>15 October 1743aged 27</td><td>Left no descendants. The county re-merged in Berleburg.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Homburg re-merged in Berleburg</i></td></tr><tr><td>August David</td><td></td><td>14 April 1663KlettenbergThird son of Gustav Otto and Anne Hélène de La Place</td><td>23 November 1723 – 27 August 1745</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein/vIVqsP6z">County of Hohenstein</a></td><td>Concordia Friederike of Sayn-Vallendar(1679 - 6 June 1709)1703<a href="/facts/Weilburg/kzluGbvk">Weilburg</a>two childrenAlbertina Amalia of Leiningen-Schaumburg(12 October 1686 - 26 March 1723)3 January 1715four children</td><td>27 August 1745Wittgenstein Castleaged 82</td><td>Co-ruling with his brother since 1719.</td></tr><tr><td>Louis Alexander</td><td></td><td>26 December 1694Third son of Charles Louis Albert and Charlotte of Sayn-Hohnstein</td><td>16 September 1724 – 22 May 1768</td><td><a href="/facts/Neumagen/jHkRcD9I">County of Neumagen</a></td><td>Friederika Wilhelmina von Wendesen(25 october 1700-1780)1 January 1724eight children</td><td>22 May 1768aged 73</td><td>Married morganatically, and his children could not succeed in the county, which passed to his brother.</td></tr><tr><td>Louis Ferdinand</td><td></td><td>1 January 1712<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Son of Casimir and Maria Charlotte of Isenburg-Wächtersbach</td><td>5 June 1741 – 12 February 1773</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">County of Berleburg</a></td><td>Friederike Christine of Isenburg-Philippseich(22 July 1721 - 16 August 1772)26 July 1744<a href="/facts/Dreieich/qq00l17b">Dreieich</a>four children</td><td>12 February 1773<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>aged 61</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frederick</td><td></td><td>19 January 1708<a href="/facts/Berlin/pMTIRNXK">Berlin</a>Son of August David and Concordia Friederike of Sayn-Vallendar</td><td>27 August 1745 – 9 June 1756</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein/vIVqsP6z">County of Hohenstein</a></td><td>Auguste Amalie Albertine of Nassau-Siegen(5 September 1712 - 22 February 1742)6 May 1738<a href="/facts/Siegen/HNJVQwl9">Siegen</a>two childrenElisabeth Hedwig of Nassau-Siegen(19 April 1719; † 10 January 1789)12 June 1743<a href="/facts/Siegen/HNJVQwl9">Siegen</a>no children</td><td>9 June 1756Wittgenstein Castleaged 82</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adolph William Louis</td><td></td><td>30 June 1740Son of Charles William and Charlotte Louise Henkel von Donnersmark</td><td>18 January 1749 – 12 July 1806</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg/DfTDwDRX">County of Karlsburg</a></td><td>Sarah Tamminga du Tour(10 August 1751 - 16 February 1811)27 September 1778no children</td><td>13 November 1814aged 74</td><td>In 1806, the county was <a href="/facts/German_mediatisation/7VnCFkH9">mediatized</a> to Hesse.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Karlsburg was annexed to the <a href="/facts/Electorate_of_Hesse/fFpTE3uz">Electorate of Hesse</a></i></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Christian_Louis_Casimir,_2nd_Count_of_Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg/fkdlht0w">Christian Louis Casimir</a></td><td></td><td>13 July 1725<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Son of Louis Francis II and Helena Emilia of Solms-Baruth</td><td>24 February 1750 – 6 May 1797</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg/9D81orQk">County of Ludwigsburg</a></td><td>Amalie Ludowika Finck von Finckenstein(3 February 1740 - 15 December 1771)13 July 1763no childrenAnna Petrovna Dolgorukova(1742 - 8 July 1789)14 February 1774seven children</td><td>6 May 1797<a href="/facts/Rheda,_Germany/qDNNgYWD">Rheda</a>aged 71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>John Louis</td><td></td><td>3 August 1740Wittgenstein CastleSon of Frederick and Auguste Amalie Albertine of Nassau-Siegen</td><td>9 June 1756 – 27 March 1796</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein/vIVqsP6z">County of Hohenstein</a></td><td>Friederika Carolina Louise von Pückler-Limpurg(9 June 1738 - 27 July 1772)21 March 1761Burgfarnbacheight childrenWilhelmina Henrietta Carolina von Pückler-Limpurg(30 August 1746 - 20 March 1800)9 November 1772Burgfarnbachfour children</td><td>27 March 1796Wittgenstein Castleaged 55</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frederick Charles</td><td></td><td>15 March 1703Fourth son of Charles Louis Albert and Charlotte of Sayn-Hohnstein</td><td>22 May 1768 – 19 June 1786</td><td><a href="/facts/Neumagen/jHkRcD9I">County of Neumagen</a></td><td>Sophia Ferdinanda of Sayn-Karlsburg(21 August 1741 - 22 June 1774)18 March 1765five children</td><td>19 June 1786aged 83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Christian Henry</td><td></td><td>12 September 1753<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Son of Louis Ferdinand and Friederike Christine of Isenburg-Philippseich</td><td>12 February 1773 – 4 October 1800</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">County of Berleburg</a>(until 1792)<a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">Principality of Berleburg</a>(from 1792)</td><td>Charlotte Friederike Franziska of Leiningen-Altleiningen(19 August 1759 - 22 January 1831)17 April 1775<a href="/facts/Gr%C3%BCnstadt/b15QK0zr">Grünstadt</a>twelve children</td><td>4 October 1800Röspeaged 47</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><i>Regency of Sophia Ferdinanda of Sayn-Karlsburg (1786-1790)</i></td><td rowspan="2">In 1806, the county was <a href="/facts/German_mediatisation/7VnCFkH9">mediatized</a> to Hesse.</td></tr><tr><td>Frederick Charles Louis Adolf</td><td></td><td>20 November 1772Second son of Frederick Charles and Sophia Ferdinanda of Sayn-Karlsburg</td><td>19 June 1786 – 12 July 1806</td><td><a href="/facts/Neumagen/jHkRcD9I">County of Neumagen</a></td><td>Johanna Philippina Marburg(27 May 1782 – 6 November 1815)c.1810one child</td><td>10 October 1827aged 47</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Neumagen was annexed to the <a href="/facts/Electorate_of_Hesse/fFpTE3uz">Electorate of Hesse</a></i></td></tr><tr><td>Frederick Charles</td><td></td><td>23 February 1766Wittgenstein CastleSon of John Louis and Friederika Carolina Louise von Pückler-Limpurg</td><td>27 March 1796 – 12 July 1806</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein/vIVqsP6z">County of Hohenstein</a>(until 1801)<a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein/vIVqsP6z">Principality of Hohenstein</a>(from 1801)</td><td>Friederika Albertina of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen(15 July 1773 - 25 July 1806)31 May 1796<a href="/facts/Coswig,_Saxony-Anhalt/3fx6HP1M">Coswig</a>five children<i>Louisa Langenbach</i>(23 November 1790 - 18 June 1864)4 April 1807(morganatic)four children</td><td>8 April 1837Wittgenstein Castleaged 71</td><td>In 1806, the principality was <a href="/facts/German_mediatisation/7VnCFkH9">mediatized</a> to Hesse.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Hohenstein was annexed to the <a href="/facts/Electorate_of_Hesse/fFpTE3uz">Electorate of Hesse</a></i></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Peter_Wittgenstein/11n8yJ3H">Louis Adolph Peter</a></td><td></td><td>17 January 1769<a href="/facts/Pereiaslav/hpUslpLB">Pereiaslav</a>Son of <a href="/facts/Christian_Louis_Casimir,_2nd_Count_of_Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg/fkdlht0w">Christian Louis Casimir</a> and Amalie Ludowika Finck von Finckenstein</td><td>6 May 1797 – 12 July 1806</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg/9D81orQk">County of Ludwigsburg</a></td><td>Antonia Cäcilie Snarska(1779-1855)27 June 1798eleven children</td><td>11 June 1843<a href="/facts/Lviv/R1U4V6mY">Lviv</a>aged 74</td><td>In 1806, the county was <a href="/facts/German_mediatisation/7VnCFkH9">mediatized</a> to Hesse.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Berleburg was annexed to the <a href="/facts/Electorate_of_Hesse/fFpTE3uz">Electorate of Hesse</a></i></td></tr><tr><td>Albert</td><td></td><td>12 May 1777<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>Son of Christian Henry and Charlotte Friederike Franziska of Leiningen-Altleiningen</td><td>4 October 1800 – 12 July 1806</td><td><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">Principality of Berleburg</a></td><td>Christiana Charlotte Wilhelmina of Ortenburg18 August 1830<a href="/facts/Ortenburg,_Bavaria/I9ePKV7e">Ortenburg</a>four children</td><td>11 November 1851<a href="/facts/Bad_Berleburg/mLw8RTtm">Bad Berleburg</a>aged 74</td><td>In 1806, the county was <a href="/facts/German_mediatisation/7VnCFkH9">mediatized</a> to Hesse.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><i>Berleburg was annexed to the <a href="/facts/Electorate_of_Hesse/fFpTE3uz">Electorate of Hesse</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Homburg/5770mAUC">Sayn-Homburg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein/aPuPzKkn">Sayn-Wittgenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg/xgCI0FaY">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg/VGU3A5vE">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein/vIVqsP6z">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg/DfTDwDRX">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg/9D81orQk">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn/l1L7Ct4Y">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen/XHvdTMyK">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar/RzTKNVhr">Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sponheim-Sayn/3gyNH0k5">Sponheim-Sayn</a></li></ul> <p><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sayn¶ms=50_26_18_N_7_34_35_E_region:DE-RP_type:city(17436)_source:dewiki">50°26′18″N 7°34′35″E / 50.43833°N 7.57639°E / 50.43833; 7.57639</a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Hennes, Johann Heinrich (1845). Codex Diplomaticus Ordinis Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum: Urkundenbuch zur Geschichte des Deutschen Ordens, insbesondre der Ballei Coblenz. Mainz: Franz Kirchheim. pp. charters 265, 284. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>