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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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