The County of Leiningen was a territory comprising a group of counties—some of which held

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—that were ruled by the

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. Most of these counties were annexed by the

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in 1793, following the conquest of the left bank of the Rhine by French troops during the

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. Several branches of the family subsequently received secularized

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s as compensation; however, shortly thereafter, these newly established counties were

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, and the family lost its immediacy. Today, the only extant branch is that of the

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Origins

The first

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of Leiningen of whom anything definite is known was Emich II (d. before 1138). He—and perhaps his father, Emich I—built Leiningen Castle (now known as Old Leiningen Castle, German: ''Burg Altleiningen'') circa 1100–1110. Nearby, Höningen Abbey was constructed around 1120 as the family’s burial place. The first reliable mention of the family dates to 1128, when Emicho, Count of Leiningen, testified to a document from

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.Toussaint 1982, S. 204. The original family became extinct in the male line when Count Frederick II died around 1214 or 1220. Frederick I’s sister, Liutgarde, married

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, and one of their sons—also named Frederick—inherited the Leiningen lands and adopted their arms and name, becoming known as Frederick II (d. 1237).Franz Neumer: ''Ist Hochspeyer eine leiningische Gründung?'', in ''Jahrbuch zur Geschichte von Stadt und Landkreis Kaiserslautern'', Band 32/33, 1994/95, S. 17 (quoting Ruppersberg 1979 and Toussaint 1982). A ''

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'', one of his songs was included in the

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. Before 1212, he built a new castle called Hardenburg, approximately 10 kilometers south of Altleiningen. This castle was constructed outside the county of Leiningen on the territory of

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—of which his uncle was the overlord (''

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'')—leading to some conflict. His eldest son, Simon (c. 1204–1234), married Gertrude, heiress of the

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, thereby bringing that property into the family. They had no children, and Simon’s two brothers jointly inherited the county of Leiningen: Frederick III (d. 1287) inherited Dagsburg, while Emich IV (d. c. 1276) inherited Landeck Castle. Emich IV founded the town of

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; however, the Landeck branch became extinct with his grandson in 1290. Frederick III, who disliked sharing Leiningen Castle with his brother, had a new castle built between 1238 and 1241 approximately 5 kilometers northeast of Leiningen, called

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("New Leiningen"). His son, Frederick IV (d. 1316), had two sons who divided the county into Leiningen-Dagsburg and Leiningen-Hardenburg.

History

After expanding its possessions, the Leiningen family was divided around 1317 into two branches:

Leiningen-Westerburg

The elder branch, headed by a

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, became extinct in 1467. Upon the death of the last landgrave, his sister Margaret—wife of Reinhard, Lord of

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—inherited the lands, and her descendants became known as the

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family. Later, this family split into two branches: Leiningen-Westerburg-Alt-Leiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neu-Leiningen, both of which are extinct today. Following the French Revolution, the Left Bank of the Rhine was conquered during the

and annexed by

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in 1793. The counts of Alt- and Neu-Leiningen were arrested and imprisoned in Paris, resulting in the loss of their territories. In 1803, they were compensated with the secularized Ilbenstadt Abbey (at

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) and

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. The

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of 1806 ended these short-lived counties when their territories were divided among the

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, the

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, and

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. Ilbenstadt Abbey was sold by the House of Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen in 1921, and Engelthal Abbey was sold by the heirs of the House of Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen in 1952.

Leiningen-Hardenburg

Meanwhile, the younger branch of the Leiningen family, known as Leiningen-Hardenburg, flourished. On 27 June 1560, this branch was divided into two lines: Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg, founded by Count

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(d. 1562), and Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim or Falkenburg, founded by Count

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(d. 1593). In 1658, the Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg line further divided into: * Leiningen-Dagsburg (extinct 1706) * Leiningen-Heidesheim (extinct 1766) * Leiningen-Guntersblum (extinct 1774) The county of Leiningen-Dagsburg was inherited by the Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg line in 1774. Leiningen-Guntersblum subsequently split into two side branches: * Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Guntersblum – This branch was deprived of its lands on the Left Bank of the

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by France but received

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as compensation in 1803, thereafter known as Leiningen-Billigheim. In 1845, they acquired Neuburg Castle at

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. This branch became extinct in 1925. * Leiningen-Heidesheim – In 1803, this branch received

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and became known as Leiningen-Neudenau; it became extinct in 1910. In 1779, the head of the Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg line was raised to the rank of

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with the title

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. In 1801, this line was deprived of its lands on the left bank of the Rhine however, in 1803 it received

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as compensation. A few years later, the

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at Amorbach was

, and its territory is now mainly included in

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, with parts in

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and

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. Amorbach Abbey remains the family seat of the Prince of Leiningen. Since 1991, the head of the princely line has been Prince Andreas (b. 1955). His eldest brother, Prince Karl Emich, was excluded from the succession after marrying morganatically.

Rulers

House of Leiningen

Partitions of Leiningen under Leiningen family

Table of rulers

{, class="wikitable sticky-header" ! colspan=2 , Ruler!!Born!!Reign!!Ruling part!!Consort!!Death!!Notes , - style="background:#fff;" , , , , align="center", c.1070?
Son of Emicho of Flonheim , align="center", 1093-1138, ,

County of Leiningen The County of Leiningen was a territory comprising a group of counties—some of which held Imperial immediacy—that were ruled by the Leiningen family. Most of these counties were annexed by the First French Republic in 1793, following the con ...

, , Alberade
four children , align="center", 1138
aged 67–68?, , Possibly the founder of the family and the county. , - style="background:#fff;" , , , , align="center", c.1120?
Son of and Alberade , align="center", 1138-1189, ,

, , ''Unknown''
three children , align="center", 1189
aged 68–69?, , , - style="background:#fff;" , , , , align="center", c.1140?
Son of and Elisabeth , align="center", 1189-1210, ,

, , Elisabeth
(d.1179)
three children , align="center", c.1210
aged 69–70?, , , - style="background:#fff;" , , , , align="center", c.1160?
Son of , align="center", 1210-1220, ,

, ,

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at least two children , align="center", c.1220
aged 59–60?, , Left no heirs. After his death with no offspring, the Leiningen lands were inherited by his namesake nephew, son of his sister Liutgard. Given the dates, it's possible that the unknown Leiningen woman who married Siegfried III of Runkel (transferring

to that family) was also his sister. , - style="background:#fff;" , , , Codex Manesse Friedrich von Leiningen

, align="center", c.1190
Son of and , align="center", 1220-1237, ,

, ,
eight children

Agnes of Zollern
(d.10 March 1263)
two children , align="center", 1237
aged 46–47, , Designated heir by his maternal uncle, he came (agnatically) from the

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, but adopted his mother's surname, ''Leiningen''. He was a ''

'' (or

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). He also built the Hardenburg Castle. , - style="background:#fff;" , , , , align="center", c.1210
Second son of and , align="center", 1237-1287, ,

, , Adelaide of Kyburg
(1220-aft.1258)
c.1245
one child , align="center", 1287
aged 76–77 , rowspan="2", Children of Frederick II, divided the land. Frederick III inherited from his elder brother Simon (who predeceased his father) the

. Simon had inherited it from his wife, the

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. Emicho IV established his rule at the region of

, who returned to Leiningen in the next generation. , - style="background:#ffe;" , , , , align="center", c.1215
Third son of and , align="center", 1237-1281, ,

(at

), , Elisabeth d'Aspremont
(1227–1264)
1235
four children

Margaret of Hengebach
1265
no children , align="center", 1281
aged 65–66 , - style="background:#ffe;" , , , , align="center", c.1245?
Son of and Elisabeth d'Aspremont , align="center", 1281-1289, ,

(at

), , Catherine of Ochsenstein
(d.1313)
one child , align="center", 1289
aged 43–44?, , After his death, the feud of Landau returned to the main line. , - style="background:#ffe;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Landau reabsorbed in Leiningen'' , - style="background:#fff;" , , , , align="center", 1250
Son of and Adelaide of Kyburg , align="center", 1287-1316, ,

, , Matilda
c.1260
no children

Johanna of Sponheim-Kreuznach
(1246–1282)
c.1265
six children

Jeanne d'Aspremont
(d.1321)
1282
four children , align="center", 1316
aged 65–66, , , - style="background:#ade;" , , , , align="center", 1269
Son of and Johanna of Sponheim-Kreuznach , align="center", 1316-1327, ,

, , Sophia of Freiburg
(1274-29 March 1335)
7 July 1286

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two children , align="center", 1327
aged 57–58 , rowspan="2" bgcolor=#fff, Children of Frederick IV, divided their inheritance. , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 1304
Son of and Jeanne d'Aspremont , align="center", 1316-1344, , County of Hardenburg, , Agnes of Ochsenstein
(d.bef.17 February 1321)
30 March 1313
one child

Matilda of Salm
(d.1341)
17 February 1321
three children , align="center", 1344
aged 39–40 , - style="background:#ade;" , , , , align="center", 1294
Son of and Sophia of Freiburg , align="center", 1327-1342, ,

, ,
seven children , align="center", 1342
aged 47–48, , , - style="background:#ade;" , , , , align="center", c.1320?
First son of and , align="center", 1342-1378 , rowspan="2",

, , Marie of Châtillon
1353
one child , align="center", 1378
aged 57–58? , rowspan="2", Children of Frederick VI, ruled jointly. , - style="background:#ade;" , , , , align="center", c.1320?
Second son of and , align="center", 1342-1397, , Catherine de Grandpré
no children

Yolande of Julich-Bergheim
(d.1363)
six children , align="center", 1397
aged 76–77? , - style="background:#fad;" ,
rederick, , align="center", c.1315
Son of and Agnes of Ochsenstein , align="center", 1344-1366 , , County of Rixingen, , Johanna of Forbach
16 October 1321
two children , align="center", 1366
aged 50–51 , rowspan="2" style="background:#fed;", Children of Godfrey I, divided their inheritance. , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", c.1325
Son of and Matilda of Salm , align="center", 1344 – 17 February 1381, , County of Hardenburg, , Luitgard of Falkenstein-Münzenberg
c.1345
one child

Margaret of Habsburg-Kyburg
1362
eight children , align="center", 17 February 1381
aged 55–56 , - style="background:#fad;" , , , , align="center", c.1325?
Son of and Johanna of Forbach , align="center", 1366-1380, , County of Rixingen, ,

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(d.c.1380)
10 November 1363
three children , align="center", 1380
aged 54–55?, , , - style="background:#fad;" , , , , align="center", c.1365?
Son of and

, align="center", 1380-1445, , County of Rixingen, , Elisabeth of Lützelstein
(d.c.1435)
six children , align="center", c.1445
aged 79–80?, , , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 1366
Son of and Margaret of Habsburg-Kyburg , align="center", 17 February 1381 – 1452, , County of Hardenburg, , Clara of Finstingen-Brackenkopf
(d.1409)
1383
no children

11 July 1411
ten children , align="center", 1452
aged 85–86, , , - style="background:#ade;" , , , , align="center", c.1360?
Son of and Yolande of Julich-Bergheim , align="center", 1397-1434, ,

, ,
25 July 1405
six children , align="center", 1434
aged 73–74?, , , - style="background:#ade;" , , , , align="center", c.1405
Son of and , align="center", 1434 – 8 March 1467, ,

, ,
4 October 1440

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no children , align="center", 8 March 1467

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aged 61–62, , Left no heirs, and was succeeded by his sister. , - style="background:#fad;" , , , , align="center", c.1420?
Son of and Elisabeth of Lützelstein , align="center", 1445-1475, , County of Rixingen, , Agnes of Zweibrücken-Bitsch
(d.February 1454)
15 July 1435
nine children , align="center", 1475
aged 54–55, , , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", c.1420?
Son of and , align="center", 1452 – 30 March 1495, , County of Hardenburg, , Anna of Elter_Aspremont
(d.aft.1500)
Bef. 25 January 1466
eight children

Barbara of Tengen-Nellenburg
no children , align="center", 30 March 1495
aged 74–75?, , In 1492 requested to the Pope to raise the parish church in

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to the status of a collegiate church. , - style="background:#ade;" ,

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, , , align="center", c.1405
Daughter of and , align="center", 8 March 1467 – 1470, ,

, ,
24 August 1423
two children , align="center", 1470
aged 64–65, , Sister of Hesso, received the majority of his inheritance, and that was what made possible for her grandson and heir, Reinhard of Runkel, to adopt her surname after her death, forming the Leiningen-Westerburg branch. , - style="background:#ade;" , , , , align="center", 1453
Son of and , align="center", 1470 – February 1522, ,

Renamed
County of Westerburg, , Anna of Eppenstein-Königstein
(d.9 April 1483)
5 February 1456
three children

Zymeria of Sayn
(13 May 1469 – 2 June 1499)
12 August 1485
five children , align="center", February 1522
aged 68–69, , Grandson of Margaret of Dagsburg. Inherited the county and the surname from her. Probably lost Dagsburg for Hardenburg, but he kept the rest of his grandmother's inheritance, including, for example, the main town of Leiningen. , - style="background:#fad;" ,

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, , align="center", 1436
Son of and Agnes of Zweibrücken-Bitsch , align="center", 1475-1507, , County of Rixingen, , Adelaide of Zirk
(d.1508)
Bef.1457
two children , align="center", 1507
aged 70–71, , , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", c.1470
Son of and Anna of Elter-Aspremont , align="center", 30 March 1495 – 18 February 1535, , County of Hardenburg, , Agnes of Eppstein-Münzenberg
(d.28 July 1533)
1470
thirteen children , align="center", 18 February 1535
aged 64–65, , , - style="background:#fad;" , Elisabeth, , , align="center", 1471
First daughter of and Adelaide of Zirk , align="center", 1507-1529, , County of Rixingen
(1/2), , { Emicho III, Lord of Daun-Falkenstein
1477
four children , align="center", 1529
aged 70–71 , rowspan="2", Children of Hanneman, divided their inheritance: Elisabeth and Walpurga received (each) half of the counties of Rixingen and Forbach. , - style="background:#fad;" , Walpurga, , , align="center", c.1475?
Second daughter of and Adelaide of Zirk , align="center", 1507-1530, , County of Rixingen
(1/2), ,
bef.1492
six children , align="center", c.1530?
aged 54–55? , - style="background:#fad;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Rixingen inherited by Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels'' , - style="background:#ade;" , Philip (I), , , align="center", 1483
Son of and Anna of Eppenstein-Königstein , align="center", February 1522 – 1523, , County of Westerburg , rowspan="2", ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 1523
aged 39–40, , Left no heirs. , - style="background:#ade;" , Eva, , , align="center", 1481
Daughter of and Anna of Eppenstein-Königstein , align="center", 1523 – 23 February 1543 , rowspan="2", County of Westerburg , align="center", 23 February 1543
aged 61–62 , rowspan="2", Brother and sister of Philip, ruled jointly. Cuno was severely in debt to his sister, and gave her part of the county for her to rule in her own right. Eva proved to be a popular ruler: she founded a hospital in

Grünstadt Grünstadt () is a town in the Bad Dürkheim (district), Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with roughly 13,200 inhabitants. It does not belong to any ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – a kind of collective municipality – but is noneth ...

and became a popular symbol in the Palatinate. , - style="background:#ade;" , , , , align="center", 27 September 1487
Son of and Zymeria of Sayn , align="center", 1523 – 23 November 1547, ,
1523
ten children , align="center", 23 November 1547
aged 60 , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 1498
Son of and Agnes of Eppstein-Münzenberg , align="center", 18 February 1535 – 10 January 1541, , County of Hardenburg, , Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(11 November 1517 – 1 January 1553)
17 July 1537
three children , align="center", 10 January 1541
aged 42–43, , , - style="background:#fed;" , colspan="7" align=center, ''Regency of Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1541-1553)'' , rowspan="3", Children of Emicho X, ruled under regency, and then divided the land. It's implied that sometime between 1470 and 1540, Dagsburg was acquired by Waldeck-Hardenburg. , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 25 December 1539
First son of and Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken , align="center", 10 January 1541 – 8 September 1562, , County of Hardenburg, ,
15 December 1560

Mansfeld Mansfeld (), sometimes also unofficially Mansfeld-Lutherstadt, is a town in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Protestant reformator Martin Luther grew up in Mansfeld, and in 1993 the town became one of sixteen places ...

one child , align="center", 8 September 1562
aged 22 , - style="background:#fde;" , , , , align="center", 15 December 1540
Second son of and Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken , align="center", 10 January 1541 – 13 March 1593, , County of Falkenburg, ,
18 February 1577
Hardenburg
two children , align="center", 13 March 1593
aged 52 , - style="background:#fff;" , , , , align="center", 10 November 1527
First son of and , align="center", 23 November 1547 – 17 September 1597, ,

, , Amalia of Zweibrücken-Lichtenberg
(1537-11 September 1577)
22 November 1551

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...

six children

16 February 1578
six children , align="center", 17 September 1597
aged 69 , rowspan="3" style="background:#ade;", Children of Cuno, divided the land. , - style="background:#ade;" , , , , align="center", 19 November 1530
Third son of and , align="center", 23 November 1547 – 17 September 1584, , County of Westerburg, ,
14 July 1561
eight children , align="center", 17 September 1584
aged 53 , - style="background:#dce;" , , , , align="center", 23 April 1533
Fifth son of and , align="center", 23 November 1547 – 9 April 1586, ,

County of Schaumburg The County of Schaumburg (), until ca. 1485 known as Schauenburg, was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Lower Saxony. Its territory was more or less congruent with the present district . History Schaum ...

, ,
24 May 1570

Büdingen Büdingen () is a town in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is mainly known for its well-preserved, heavily fortified medieval town wall and half-timbered houses. Geography Location Büdingen is in the south of the Wetterau below the Vog ...

five children , align="center", 9 April 1586
aged 32 , - style="background:#fed;" , colspan="7" align=center, ''Regency of (1562-1576)'' , rowspan="2", Published in 1580 the

Book of Confessions The ''Book of Confessions'' contains the creeds and confessions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The contents are the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed, the Scots Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, the Second Helvetic Confession, the Westm ...

, - style="background:#fed;" , , , Schlosskirche Bad Duerkheim 07

, align="center", 4 November 1562
Hardenburg
Son of and , align="center", 8 September 1562 – 24 November 1607, , County of Hardenburg, ,
7 November 1585
Hardenburg
six children , align="center", 24 November 1607

Darmstadt Darmstadt () is a city in the States of Germany, state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area, Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it the ...

aged 45 , - style="background:#ade;" , Albert Philip, , , align="center", 1567
First son of and , align="center" rowspan="2 , 17 September 1584 – 1597 , rowspan="2", County of Westerburg , rowspan="2", ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 1597
aged 29–30 , rowspan="2", Children of Reinhard II, ruled jointly. , - style="background:#ade;" , John Louis, , , align="center", 1572
Third son of and , align="center", 1597
aged 24–25 , - style="background:#ade;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Westerburg annexed to Schaumburg'' , - style="background:#dce;" , colspan="7" align=center, ''Regency of (1586-1588)'' , rowspan="4", Children of George I, ruled jointly. After the death of his brother, Reinhard III associated his eldest nephew (and son-in-law) to the co-rulership. , - style="background:#dce;" , , , , align="center", 24 October 1574
Third son of and , align="center", 9 April 1586 – 14 October 1655 , rowspan="3",

, ,
1 January 1615

Lich In fantasy fiction, a lich () is a type of undead creature with magical powers. Various works of fantasy fiction, such as Clark Ashton Smith's " The Empire of the Necromancers" (1932), had used ''lich'' as a general term for any corpse, animat ...

three children , align="center", 14 October 1655
aged 80 , - style="background:#dce;" , , , , align="center", 30 September 1575
Fourth son of and , align="center", 9 April 1586 – 1635, , Anna Maria Ungnad
(29 September 1573 – 1606)
25 August 1601
one child

Philippa Catherine of Wied
(1595–1647)
1611
twelve children , align="center", 1635
aged 59–60 , - style="background:#dce;" , , , , align="center", 1617
First son of and Philippa Catherine of Wied , align="center", 1635-1637, ,
11 October 1636
no children , align="center", 1637
aged 19–20 , - style="background:#fde;" , , , , align="center", 8 May 1579
First son of and , align="center", 13 March 1593 – 19 June 1625 , rowspan="2", County of Falkenburg, , Maria Barbara of Sulz
(13 December 1588 – 1 March 1625)
1 June 1611
five children , align="center", 19 June 1625
aged 46 , rowspan="2", Children of Emicho XI, ruled jointly. , - style="background:#fde;" , , , , align="center", 26 July 1582
Second son of and , align="center", 13 March 1593 – 6 February 1627, ,
4 July 1614
Fürstenau
five children , align="center", 6 February 1627
aged 44 , - style="background:#fff;" ,

Louis Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also ...

, ,

Graf Ludwig von Leiningen Goldgulden 1617

, align="center", 10 August 1557
Son of and Amalia of Zweibrücken-Lichtenberg , align="center", 17 September 1597 – 22 August 1622, ,

, ,

Bernardine of Lippe Bernardine of Lippe (1563–1628) was a Countess of Lippe by birth and by marriage Countess of Leiningen-Leiningen. Background She was a daughter of Count Bernhard VIII of Lippe (1527–1563) from his marriage with Catherine (1524–1583), the ...

1578
nine children , align="center", 22 August 1622
aged 65, , , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 26 April 1588
Hardenburg
First son of and , align="center", 24 November 1607 – 25 May 1643 , rowspan="2", County of Hardenburg, ,
1 January 1620
Hardenburg
three children

23 February 1626
one child

11 June 1642
no children , align="center", 25 May 1643
Hardenburg
aged 55 , rowspan="2", Children of Emicho XII, ruled jointly. , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 8 February 1593
Hardenburg
Third son of and , align="center", 24 November 1607 – 29 April 1631, , Maria Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(21 August 1602 – 9 December 1626)
22 August 1624

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...

no children

Anna of Nassau-Weilburg
(6 January 1597 – 7 January 1645)
18 (28) November 1628

Ottweiler Ottweiler () is a municipality, former seat of the district of Neunkirchen, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Blies, approx. 7 km north of Neunkirchen, and 25 km northeast of Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Fr ...

six children , align="center", 29 April 1631
aged 38 , - style="background:#fff;" , , , , align="center", 1 February 1587
Third son of

and

, align="center", 22 August 1622 – 30 September 1635, ,

, , Martha of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(29 April 1575 – 19 December 1638)
23 January 1617

Langenburg Langenburg () is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall. It is also the place where Wibele - small, sweet, biscuit-l ...

no children , align="center", 30 September 1635
aged 48 , rowspan="3", Children of Louis, divided the land. John Casimir left no heirs, and after his death his share of the inheritance was split between the other two. , - style="background:#fad;" , , , , align="center", 5 January 1591
Fourth son of

and

, align="center", 22 August 1622 – 9 February 1668, , County of Rixingen, , Agatha Catherine Schenk of Limpurg
(30 July 1595 – 30 January 1664)
20 August 1618
two children , align="center", 9 February 1668
aged 77 , - style="background:#fea898;" , , , , align="center", 14 August 1595
Fifth son of

and

, align="center", 22 August 1622 – 1 June 1635, , County of Oberbronn, , Esther of Eberstein
(11 April 1603 – 10 October 1682)
21 August 1624
five children , align="center", 1 June 1635

Oberbronn Oberbronn () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. There is a signposted, historic, circular walk through the village. From an observation tower on the nearby Wasenkoepfel (526m) there are views of the ...

aged 39 , - style="background:#fff;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Leiningen annexed to Rixingen and Oberbronn'' , - style="background:#fde;" , , , , align="center", 12 June 1612

Heidesheim am Rhein Heidesheim am Rhein is an ''Ortsbezirk'' (borough) of the town Ingelheim am Rhein in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Before July 2019, it was a separate municipality belonging to the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' (a kind ...

Son of and Maria Barbara of Sulz , align="center", 6 February 1627 – 1 March 1657, , County of Falkenburg, ,
24 May 1632

Laubach Laubach () is a town of approximately 10,000 people in the Gießen (region), Gießen region of Hesse, Germany. Laubach is known as a ', a climatic health resort. It is situated east of Gießen. Surrounding Laubach are the towns of Hungen, Grünbe ...

two children

24 May 1632

Falkenstein Falkenstein or Falckenstein ("falcons' stone" in German) may refer to: Places Austria * Falkenstein, Lower Austria, a market town in the district of Mistelbach Germany * Falkenstein, Bavaria, a market town in the district of Cham * Falke ...

seven children , align="center", 1 March 1657

Speyer Speyer (, older spelling ; ; ), historically known in English as Spires, is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the r ...

aged 44, , , - style="background:#fea898;" , colspan="7" align=center, ''Regency of Esther of Eberstein (1635-1639)'' , rowspan="2", , - style="background:#fea898;" , , , , align="center", 1625
Son of and Esther of Eberstein , align="center", 1 June 1635 – 18 April 1665, , County of Oberbronn, ,
1651
seven children , align="center", 18 April 1665

aged 39–40 , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 9 February 1621
Hardenburg
First son of and , align="center", 25 May 1643 – 26 July 1698 , rowspan="2", County of Hardenburg, ,
15 June 1644
Hardenburg
nine children , align="center", 26 July 1698
Hardenburg
aged 77 , rowspan="2", Children of John Philip II, ruled jointly. , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 19 February 1622
Hardenburg
Second son of and , align="center", 25 May 1643 – 19 February 1666, ,
5 February 1551
Waldeck
one child

1658
one child , align="center", 19 February 1666
Hardenburg
aged 44 , - style="background:#dce;" , , , , align="center", 10 February 1619
Second son of and Philippa Catherine of Wied , align="center", 14 October 1655 – 22 November 1695 , ,

, ,
7 May 1644
Schwalenberg
nineteen children , align="center", 22 November 1695
aged 76, , , - style="background:#fde;" , , , , align="center", 8 March 1632

Son of and , align="center", 1 March 1657 – 19 July 1672, , County of Falkenburg, ,
24 March 1658
five children , align="center", 19 July 1672

Idar-Oberstein Idar-Oberstein () is a town in the Birkenfeld (district), Birkenfeld Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. As a ''Große kreisangehörige Stadt'' (large city belonging to a district), it assumes some of the respons ...

aged 40 , rowspan="3", Children of Emicho XIII, divided their inheritance. Emicho Christian left no surviving sons; while Broich was reannexed to Falkenburg, Oberstein was inherited by his daughter. , - style="background:#ceb;" , Emicho Christian, , , align="center", 29 March 1642
First son of and , align="center", 1 March 1657 – 27 April 1702 , , County of Broich-

Oberstein Idar-Oberstein () is a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. As a ''Große kreisangehörige Stadt'' (large city belonging to a district), it assumes some of the responsibilities that for smaller municipalities in ...

, , Christiane Louise of Daun-Falkenstein
(18 July 1640 – 27 April 1702)
17 July 1664

twelve children , align="center", 27 April 1702
aged 60 , - style="background:#aec;" , , , , align="center", 26 February 1643

First son of and , align="center", 1 March 1657 – 2 March 1687, , County of Guntersblum, , Amalia Sybilla of Daun-Falkenstein
(27 June 1639-?)
22 August 1664
two children

1678
two children , align="center", 2 March 1687
aged 44 , - style="background:#ceb;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Broich reabsorbed by Falkenstein'' , - style="background:#fea898;" , colspan="7" align=center, ''Regency of (1665-1668)'' , rowspan="3", Daughters of John Louis, ruled jointly. The estate eventually passed to the children of Sophia Sibylla's first marriage, which meant an annexation to Leiningen-Guntersblum. , - style="background:#fea898;" , Esther Juliana, , , align="center", c.1655

First daughter of and , align="center", 18 April 1665 – 1709, , County of Oberbronn
(1/3), , Louis, Baron of Sinclair
(d.1738)
no children , align="center", 1709

aged 53–54 , - style="background:#fea898;" , , , , align="center", 14 July 1656

Second daughter of and , align="center", 18 April 1665 – 13 April 1724, , County of Oberbronn
(2/3), ,
(26 February 1643 – 2 March 1687)
1678
two children

Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg (), also known as the Prince of Homburg (30 March 1633 – 24 January 1708) was Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. He was also a successful and experienced general for the crowns of both Sweden and of Brandenburg, but is ...

15 November 1691

Bad Homburg Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (, ) is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus mountains. Bad Homburg is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. The town's official name is ''Bad Homburg ...

three children , align="center", 13 April 1724

aged 67 , - style="background:#fea898;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Oberbronn annexed to Guntersblum'' , - style="background:#fad;" , , , , align="center", 18 July 1624
Son of and Agatha Catherine Schenk of Limpurg , align="center", 9 February 1668 – 14 November 1688, , County of Rixingen, ,
(1 December 1619 – 13 November 1687)
6/16 January 1650

Altleiningen Altleiningen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies at an e ...

seven children, , , align="center", 14 November 1688
aged 64 , - style="background:#fde;" , colspan="7" align=center, ''Regency of (1672-1676)'' , rowspan="2", , - style="background:#fde;" , John Charles August, , , align="center", 19 March 1662
Son of and , align="center", 19 July 1672 – 13 November 1698, , County of Falkenburg, ,

Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (18 December 1660, Bischofsheim am Hohen Steg – 21 August 1715, Hanau) was a German noblewoman, by birth member of the House of Hanau. Early life Johanna Magdalene was born as the eldest daughter ...

13 December 1685
Babenhausen
seven children , align="center", 13 November 1698
aged 36 , - style="background:#aec;" , , , , align="center", 29 July 1673
Son of and Amalia Sybilla of Daun-Falkenstein , align="center", 2 March 1687 – 1699 , rowspan="2", County of Guntersblum, , Anna Ernestina of Vehlen-Megen
(12 April 1650 – 23 February 1729)
1694
four children , align="center", 1699
aged 25–26 , rowspan="2", Children of John Louis I, ruled jointly. , - style="background:#aec;" , , , , align="center", 6 November 1685
Son of and Amalia Sybilla of Daun-Falkenstein , align="center", 2 March 1687 – 2 January 1719, , Charlotte Amalia of Leiningen-Falkenburg
(1682–1729)
5 March 1709
six children , align="center", 2 January 1719
aged 33 , - style="background:#fad;" , , , Graf Philipp Ludwig von Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen

Graf Philipp Ludwig von Leiningen-Westerburg-Rixingen

, align="center", February 1652

Réchicourt-le-Château Réchicourt-le-Château (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins. History Prior to French Revolution, it was an Imperial County, part ...

Son of and , align="center", 14 November 1688 – 16 August 1705 , , County of Rixingen, , Louise Gabrielle de Rouse
(d.24 December 1698)
26 December 1673

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

five children

Sidonia Theresa of Ibiswald
(d.April 1720)
1699
no children, , Left no heirs. His county was annexed to Leiningen-Schaumburg. , align="center", 16 August 1705
Cassano
aged 53 , - style="background:#fad;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Rixingen annexed to Schaumburg'' , - style="background:#dce;" , , , , align="center", 15 January 1655
Fifth son of and , align="center", 2 November 1695 – 2 October 1698 , rowspan="2",

, , Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(1673-25 February 1745)
13 February 1692
two children , align="center", 2 October 1698

Wetzlar Wetzlar () is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is the twelfth largest city in Hesse with currently 55,371 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019 (including second homes). As an important cultural, industrial and commercial center, the un ...

aged 43 , rowspan="4", Children of George William, ruled jointly. , - style="background:#dce;" , , , , align="center", 1 February 1665
Ninth son of and , align="center", 2 November 1695 – 2 February 1702, , Albertina Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(20 July 1661 – 26 November 1716)
20 July 1681
two children , align="center", 2 February 1702

Cremona Cremona ( , , ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po (river), Po river in the middle of the Po Valley. It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local city a ...

aged 37 , - style="background:#fca;" , , , , align="center", 11 March 1656
Sixth son of and , align="center", 2 November 1695 – 17 May 1728, , County of Elder Leiningen, ,
6/8 June 1678
three children , align="center", 17 May 1728

aged 72 , - style="background:#fbe2a2;" , , , Georg II

, align="center", 2 March 1666
Tenth son of and , align="center", 2 November 1695 – 4 May 1726, , County of Younger Leiningen, , Anna Elisabeth Wilhelmina of Bentheim-Tecklenburg
(1641-26 May 1696)
27 May 1684
no children

Anna Magdalena of Bodenhausen
(6 October 1660 – 6 September 1709)
1697
one child

Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig
2 (23) February 1711
Augustenburg
nine children , align="center", 4 May 1726

aged 60 , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 18 March 1661
Hardenburg
Son of and , align="center", 26 July 1698 – 9 February 1722, , County of Hardenburg, , Dorothea Friederike of Allefeld-Rixingen
(16 December 1661 – 16 November 1698)
September 1686
two children

19 June 1701

Karlsburg Castle Karlsburg Castle in the Durlach district of Karlsruhe characterizes the history of the Baden since 1563. Only the ("Princesses' wing") of the historical building still stands. Pforzheim was the residence of Margrave Charles II, until he decide ...

six children , align="center", 9 February 1722
Hardenburg
aged 60, , , - style="background:#fde;" , colspan="7" align=center, ''Regency of

(1698-1709)'' , rowspan="3", Children of John Charles August. Christian Charles inherited Broich, and John William Louis the rest of Dagsburg-Falkenburg. It's possible that Falkenburg reverted to Hardenburg after John William's death. , - style="background:#fde;" , Christian Charles Reinhard, , Graf von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim Halbfigurenbild

Graf von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim Halbfigurenbild

, align="center", 7 July 1695

Mülheim an der Ruhr Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr (, ; ; ) and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home ...

Second son of John Charles August and

, align="center", 13 November 1698 – 17 November 1766 , , County of Falkenburg
(at Broich), , Catherine Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim
(30 January 1702 – 29 March 1765)
27 November 1726

Mettenheim Mettenheim () is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf (district), Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany. References

Mühldorf (district) {{Mühldorfdistrict-geo-stub ...

six children , align="center", 17 November 1766

aged 71 , - style="background:#fde;" , , , , align="center", 5 April 1697
Third son of John Charles August and

, align="center", 13 November 1698 – November 1742, , County of Falkenburg, , Sophia Eleonore of Leiningen-Guntersblum
(1710-19 June 1768)
1730
two children , align="center", November 1742
aged 45 , - style="background:#fde;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Dagsburg-Falkenburg (except Broich) annexed to Hardenburg'' , - style="background:#ceb;" , Elisabeth Dorothea, , , align="center", 11 June 1665
Daughter of Emicho Christian and Christiane Louise of Daun-Falkenstein , align="center", 27 April 1702 – 1722, , County of Broich-

(at

only), , Maurice Herman, Count of Limburg-Stirum
19 October 1692
six children , align="center", 1722
aged 56–57, , Inherited Oberstein, and may have passed it to her descendants. , - style="background:#ceb;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Oberstein inherited by

Limburg-Stirum The House of Limburg-Stirum (or Limburg-Styrum), which adopted its name in the 12th century from the immediate county of Limburg an der Lenne in what is now Germany, is one of the oldest families in Europe. It is the eldest and only survivin ...

'' , - style="background:#dce;" , colspan="7" align=center, ''Regency of Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1702-1707)'' , rowspan="2", Son of John Anton, left no heirs. , - style="background:#dce;" , George Frederick, , , align="center", 1693
Son of and Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein , align="center", 2 February 1702 – 1708, ,

, , ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 1708
aged 14–15 , - style="background:#dce;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Schaumburg was divided between Altleiningen and Neuleiningen'' , - style="background:#aec;" , , , , align="center", 22 May 1698
Son of and Anna Ernestina of Vehlen-Megen , align="center", 2 January 1719 – 1750 , rowspan="2", County of Guntersblum, , Charlotte of Walderode
(24 September 1703 – 1745)
6 July 1736
three children , align="center", 1750
aged 51–52 , rowspan="2", Cousins, ruled jointly. , - style="background:#aec;" , , , , align="center", 22 December 1709
and Charlotte Amalia of Leiningen-Falkenburg , align="center", 2 January 1719 – 23 September 1766, , Polyxena Wilhelmina of Leiningen-Falkenburg
(8 October 1730 – 21 March 1800)
27 March 1752
two children , align="center", 23 September 1766
aged 56 , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 27 March 1703

First son of and , align="center", 9 February 1722 – 28 October 1756, , County of Hardenburg, , Anna Christiana Eleonora of Wurmbrand-Stupach
(13 March 1698 – 4 January 1763)
26 November 1723
five children , align="center", 28 October 1756
aged 53 , rowspan="2", Children of John Frederick, divided the land. , - style="background:#fed;" , , , , align="center", 16 February 1704
Hardenburg
Second son of and , align="center", 9 February 1722 – 20 March 1747, , County of Hardenburg
(at Bockenheim), , Caroline of Salm-Daun
(7 January 1706 – 26 May 1786)
27 November 1726
three children , align="center", 20 March 1747
Battenberg
aged 43 , - style="background:#fed;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Bockenheim reabsorbed in Hardenburg'' , - style="background:#fbe2a2;" , colspan="7" align=center, ''Regency of Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig (1726-1740)'' , rowspan="3", Children of George II, ruled jointly. , - style="background:#fbe2a2;" , , , Carl I

, align="center", 17 February 1717
Second son of and Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig , align="center", 4 May 1726 – 19 March 1787 , rowspan="2", County of Younger Leiningen, , Johanna Elisabeth Amalia of Isenburg-Philippseich
(19 March 1720 – 29 December 1780)
7 May 1741

Dreieich Dreieich () is a town in the Offenbach district in the of Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany. The town is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area and is located roughly south of downtown Frankfurt am Main. With a population of more than 40,000 ...

eight children , align="center", 19 March 1787

aged 70 , - style="background:#fbe2a2;" , , , , align="center", 3 May 1718
Third son of and Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig , align="center", 4 May 1726 – 24 December 1765, , Maria Louise of Wieser
(10 April 1710 – 7 May 1773)
1738
eight children , align="center", 24 December 1765
aged 47 , - style="background:#fca;" , , , , align="center", 21 March 1679
Son of and , align="center", 17 May 1728 – 4 February 1751, , County of Elder Leiningen, , Augusta Wilhelmina Philippina of Schaumburg-Lippe
(15 June 1693 – 29 April 1721)
26 February 1712

Detmold Detmold () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of . It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947. Today it is the administrative center of ...

no children

Charlotte Wilhelmina of Pappenheim
(15 June 1693 – 29 April 1721)
24 December 1724
five children , align="center", 4 February 1751

aged 71, , , - style="background:#fca;" , , , , align="center", 31 August 1730
Son of and Charlotte Wilhelmina of Pappenheim , align="center", 4 February 1751 – 20 February 1770, , County of Elder Leiningen, , Christiana Franziska Eleonora of Salm-Grumbach
(10 August 1735 – 29 November 1809)
5 December 1754
eleven children , align="center", 20 February 1770
aged 40, , , - style="background:#fed;" , Charles Frederick William, , , align="center", 14 August 1724
Hardenburg
Son of and Anna Christiana Eleonora of Wurmbrand-Stupach , align="center", 28 October 1756 – 12 July 1806, , County of Hardenburg
(until 1779)

(from 1779; in 1803–06 in

only), , Christiane Wilhelmine of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim
(24 April 1736 – 6 January 1803)
24 June 1749
four children , align="center", 9 January 1807

Amorbach Amorbach () is a town in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany, with some 4,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the small river Mud, in the northeastern part of the Odenwald. ...

aged 82, , Elevated to Prince in 1779. In 1801 he lost his possessions on the Left Bank of the Rhine to France, but was given

and its lands in compensation. In 1806, he was completely stripped of his functions as ruler of the already diminished principality, following the

German mediatisation German mediatisation (; ) was the major redistribution and reshaping of territorial holdings that took place between 1802 and 1814 in Germany by means of the subsumption and Secularization (church property), secularisation of a large number of ...

of 1806. From then on, he and his descendants kept only the title. , - style="background:#fed;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Leiningen mediatiased to the

Grand Duchy of Baden The Grand Duchy of Baden () was a German polity on the east bank of the Rhine. It originally existed as a sovereign state from 1806 to 1871 and later as part of the German Empire until 1918. The duchy's 12th-century origins were as a Margravia ...

'' , - style="background:#aec;" , , , , align="center", 5 July 1737
First son of and Charlotte of Walderode , rowspan="2" align="center", 23 September 1766 – 1774

17 January 1787 – 12 July 1806, , County of Guntersblum
(at

), ,
21 November 1787
(annulled 1801)
four children , align="center", 26 January 1809
aged 71 , rowspan="2", Children of John Francis, divided their inheritance. They were both deposed in 1774, and Guntersblum was briefly annexed to Hardenburg. However, their possession were restored in 1787, to be definitely taken from them in 1806. , - style="background:#aec;" , , , , align="center", 27 September 1738

Second son of and Charlotte of Walderode , , County of Guntersblum
(at

), , Maria Margaretha of Sickingen
(1744–1795)
11 June 1772
no children

Maria Victoria of Grünberg
(d.1838)
24 October 1803
no children , align="center", 15 January 1825
aged 86 , - style="background:#aec;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Guntersblum annexed to Hardenburg (1774-87); Guntersblum mediatized to the

'' , - style="background:#fde;" , Maria Louise, , , align="center", 16 March 1729
Daughter of Christian Charles Reinhard and Catherine Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim , align="center", 17 November 1766 – 12 July 1806, , County of Falkenburg
(at Broich), ,

Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (11 July 1722 – 21 June 1782) was a Prince of Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt. He was born in Darmstadt. He was the second son of Landgrave Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt ...

16 March 1748

nine children , align="center", 11 March 1818
aged 88, , Daughter of Christian Charles Reinhard, Maria Louise inherited her father's domains. In 1806, following the

, Maria Louise lost her county. , - style="background:#fde;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Broich mediatiased to the

'' , - style="background:#fca;" ,

Christian Charles ''Comedian'' is a 2002 American documentary film focused primarily on comedian Jerry Seinfeld as he develops a new stand-up comedy act. Synopsis The film follows comedian Jerry Seinfeld as he develops an entirely new act, having retired his old ...

, ,

Johann Schlesinger Christian Carl zu Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen 1796

, align="center", 18 September 1757
First son of and Christiana Franziska Eleonora of Salm-Grumbach , align="center" rowspan="2", 20 February 1770 – 1793

1803 – 12 July 1806 , rowspan="2", County of Elder Leiningen
(in and

s since 1803), , ''Unmarried''Runkel (Leiningen-Westerburg)
/ref> , align="center", 1 December 1811
aged 54 , rowspan="2", In the aftermath of the French Revolution (1793), the county was annexed to

. They were given as compensation, in 1803, the abbeys of Ilbenstadt and Engelthal, possessions that in 1806 were mediatised. , - style="background:#fca;" , , , , align="center", 2 November 1761

Fourth son of and Christiana Franziska Eleonora of Salm-Grumbach, , Charlotte Bernhardina of Zech-Rautenburg
(1777–1814)
1792
(annulled 1798)
no children

Eleonora Maria Breitwieser
(2 January 1781 – 24 November 1841)
1813
eight children , align="center", 9 August 1839
aged 77 , - style="background:#fca;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Altleiningen annexed to

(1793-1806); Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and

, and the Nassau Principalities of

Weilburg Weilburg () is, with just under 13,000 inhabitants, the third biggest town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany, after Limburg an der Lahn and Bad Camberg. Geography Location The community lies in the Lahn valley between the Wes ...

and

Usingen Usingen () is a small town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hessen, Germany. Until 1972, this residential and school town was the seat of the former district of Usingen. Coat of arms The earliest seal whose appearance is known – there had been earlier ...

(from 1806)'' , - style="background:#fbe2a2;" , , , Carl II

, align="center", 28 June 1747
Son of and Johanna Elisabeth Amalia of Isenburg-Philippseich , align="center" rowspan="2", 19 March 1787 – 1793 , rowspan="2", County of Younger Leiningen, , ''Unmarried'' , align="center", 7 June 1798
aged 50 , rowspan="2", Cousins, ruled jointly. In the aftermath of the French Revolution (1793), the county was annexed to

. , - style="background:#fbe2a2;" , Charles Joseph, , , align="center", 13 August 1739
Son of and Maria Louise of Wieser, , Maria Friederika Wilhelmina Elisabeth Schmittener
(22 May 1753 – 29 April 1828)Runkel/Leiningen-Westerburg
/ref>
1782
six children , align="center", 27 July 1797
aged 56 , - style="background:#fbe2a2;" , colspan="8" align=center, ''Altleiningen annexed to

(1793-1806); Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and

, and the Nassau Principalities of

and

(from 1806)''

The post-mediatization

Succession in the Principality of Leiningen

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, 1st Prince of Leiningen Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Leiningen (; 14 August 1724 – 9 January 1807), was a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and the first and only sovereign ruler of the Principality of Leiningen from 1803 to 1806. Life Carl Friedrich Wilhelm was t ...

(1724–1807) *

Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen (27 September 1763 – 4 July 1814) was the reigning Fürst of the Principality of Leiningen. After his death, his widow, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathea ...

(1763–1814) * Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen (1804–1856) * Ernst, 4th Prince of Leiningen (1830–1904) *

Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen Emich, Prince of Leiningen (; 18 January 1866 – 18 July 1939) was the son of Ernst, Prince of Leiningen. He was the fifth Prince of Leiningen from 1904 to 1918, and afterwards titular Prince of Leiningen from 1918 until his death. Early ...

(1866–1939) * Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen (1898–1946) * Emich, 7th Prince of Leiningen (1926–1991) * (born 1955) **his

heir-apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

, Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen (born 1982)

Succession in the County of Altleiningen

* Christian Karl, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (18 September 1757 – 1 December 1811) *

Friedrich I Ludwig Christian, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(2 November 1761 – 9 August 1839) * Friedrich II Eduard, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (20 May 1806 – 5 June 1868) *

Friedrich III Wipprecht Franz, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(30 December 1852 – 7 February 1916), nephew *

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(8 February 1876 – 23 July 1929)

Succession in the County of Neuleiningen

Ferdinand Karl III, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, ventu ...

(8 September 1767 – 26 November 1813) *

August George Gustav, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August ...

(19 February 1770 – 9 October 1849) *

Christian Franz Seraph Vincenz, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Chr ...

(1810 – 1856) *

George Karl August, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorg ...

(27 August 1789 – 17 March 1865), cousin of the previous * Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (16 February 1824 – 29 April 1887) - Inherited by Altleiningen

Notes

References

* Constantin von Wurzbach
''Leiningen, das Haus, Genealogie''
In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. 14. Theil. Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien 1865, S. 328 f. * Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europaische Stammtafeln'', New Series, Vol. XVII, Tafel 62. Vol. XXIX, Tafel 73. Vol. XXIX, Tafel 72. * ''Europaische Stammtafeln'', by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. IV, Tafel 32. * ''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels'', Adelslexikon Band VII, Band 97 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1989, * * Attribution * This work in turn cites: **

External links

European Heraldry page

Website of the Prince of Leiningen

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