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Sayn-Wittgenstein was a County of mediæval Germany, located in the Sauerland of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. Sayn-Wittgenstein was created when Count Salentin of Sayn-Homburg married the heiress Countess Adelaide of Wittgenstein in 1345. The united Counties then became known as Sayn-Wittgenstein, although it only officially became known as such during the reign of Salentin's successor Count John. Sayn-Wittgenstein was partitioned in 1607 into: Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Sayn-Sayn (in the originally territories of Sayn), and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein.

Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1354 - 1607)

  • Salentin (Count of Sayn-Homburg) (1354 - 1384)
  • John (1384 - 1427)
  • George (1427 - 1469)
  • Eberhard (1469 - 1494)
  • William I (1494 - 1568)
  • Louis I (1568 - 1607)
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