Wied-Neuwied
County (Principality) of Wied-Neuwied Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Wied-Neuwied | |||||||||||
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||
| Capital | Neuwied | ||||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||||
• Partitioned from Wied | 1698 | ||||||||||
• Raised to principality | 1784 | ||||||||||
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| 1866 | |||||||||||
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Wied-Neuwied was a German statelet in northeastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located northeast of the Rhine River flanking the northern side of the city of Neuwied. Wied-Neuwied emerged from the partitioning of County of Wied. Its status was elevated from county to principality in 1784. It was mediatised to Nassau and Prussia in 1806.[1]
Principality of Albania
The House of Wied-Neuwied briefly ruled the Principality of Albania in 1914 through William of Albania, the younger son of Prince William.[2] Among other notable members of the family were Prince Alexander Philip Maximilian, the second son of Prince John Frederick Alexander and a famous explorer, ethnologist and naturalist, and Princess Elisabeth, a daughter of Prince Hermann, who married King Carol I of Romania and became the first modern Queen consort of Romania.[3]
Counts of Wied-Neuwied (1698–1784)
- Frederick William, 1698–1737
- John Frederick Alexander, 1737–1784
Princes of Wied-Neuwied (1784–1806)
- John Frederick Alexander, 1784–1791
- Frederick Charles, 1791–1802
- John Augustus, 1802–1806
Heads of the House of Wied-Neuwied (1806–present)
- John Augustus, 3rd Prince (1779–1836) from 1806 to 1836[4]
- Hermann, 4th Prince (1814–1864)
- William, 5th Prince (1845–1907)
- William Frederick, 6th Prince (1872–1945)
- Hereditary Prince Hermann (1899–1941)
- Friedrich William, 7th Prince (1931–2000)
- Prince Alexander (b. 1960) – renounced his rights
- Carl, 8th Prince (1961–2015)
- Maximilian, 9th Prince (b. 1999)
- Prince Friedrich (b. 2001)
- Prince Wolff-Heinrich (b. 1979)
- Friedrich William, 7th Prince (1931–2000)
- Hereditary Prince Hermann (1899–1941)
- Wilhelm, Prince of Albania in 1914 (1876–1945)
- Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania (1917–1973)
- William Frederick, 6th Prince (1872–1945)
- William, 5th Prince (1845–1907)
- Hermann, 4th Prince (1814–1864)
References
- ^ "Fürstentum Wied-Neuwied | Portal Rheinische Geschichte". www.rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "PRINCE WIED: THE PRINCIPALITY OF ALBANIA IN 1914 | 74214". www.sosyalarastirmalar.com. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Romanian Personalities - Carmen Sylva". www.romanianculture.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Das Haus Wied und seine Wappen". Archived from the original on 2020-03-02.
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