Castell-Castell was a county in the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...

, ruled by a branch of the Counts of Castell. It was established as a partition of

Castell-Remlingen Castell-Remlingen was a County located in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany, ruled by a branch of the Counts of Castell. It was created as a partition of Castell in 1597, and in 1668 it was partitioned between itself and Castel ...

in 1668, and it was partitioned between itself and

Castell A ''castell'' () is a human tower built traditionally at festivals in Catalonia, the Balearic islands and the Valencian Community. At these festivals, several ''colles castelleres'' (teams that build towers) attempt to build and dismantle a ...

in 1709. It annexed the County of Castell in 1772, and was mediatised to Bavaria in 1806.Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Castell". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 187-190. (German). .

Counts of Castell-Castell (1668–1806)

*Wolfgang Theodoric (1668–1709) *Augustus Francis Frederick (1709–1767) reigned mutually with *Charles Frederick Gottlieb (Count of

) (1709–1717) and *Wolfgang George II (1709–1736) and *Christian Frederick Charles (Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1736–1773) *Albert Frederick Charles (1773–1806) mutually with *Christian Frederick (later Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen) (1773–1803)

(Mediatized) Counts of Castell-Castell

* Friedrich Ludwig (1810-1875) * Carl (1875-1886) * Friedrich Carl (1886-1901)

(Mediatized) Princes of Castell-Castell

* Friedrich Carl, Count 1886–1901, 1st Prince 1901-1923 (1864-1923), wed 1895 Countess Gertrud of

Stolberg-Wernigerode The County of Stolberg-Wernigerode (german: Grafschaft Stolberg-Wernigerode) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz region around Wernigerode, now part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was ruled by a branch of the House of Stolberg ...

** Carl, 2nd Prince 1923-1945 (1897-1945), wed Princess Anna-Agnes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich *** Albrecht, 3rd Prince 1945-2016 (1925-2016), m. Marie Luise, princess of

Waldeck and Pyrmont The County of Waldeck (later the Principality of Waldeck and Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and its successors from the late 12th century until 1929. In 1349 the county gained Imperial immediacy and in 1 ...

**** Ferdinand, 4th Prince 2016–present (born 1965), wed Countess Marie-Gabrielle von Degenfeld-Schonburg ***** Carl, Hereditary Count of Castell-Castell (born 2001) ***** Count Johannes (b.2011)

References

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