Sayn-Homburg (not to be confused with the later state of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg) was a medieval

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with its seat at Homburg Castle. It was created as a partition of Sponheim-Sayn in 1283. In 1345, Salentin, the son of

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Godfrey, married the heiress of

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and the Counties were united and, on his death, merged to form the County of

Sayn-Wittgenstein Sayn-Wittgenstein was a county of medieval Germany, located in the Sauerland of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. History Sayn-Wittgenstein was created when Count Salentin of Sayn-Homburg (1314-1392), a member of the House of Sponheim, married ...

Counts of Sayn-Homburg (1283–1384)

* Engelbert (1283–1336) * Godfrey (1336–84) ''To County of

Ancestral seat

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