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58:
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72:
1382:
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416:. A lack of clear heirs of William III of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn led to the temporary annexation of the comital territories by the Archbishop of
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693:
389:, but Conrad refused to accept the verdict and left Mainz. It is unknown whether it was Henry's Knights who killed Conrad on his return to
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751:
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599:
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792:
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412:). It was notable for its numerous co-reigns, and it endured until 1608 when it was inherited by the Counts of
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807:
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397:
ordering his murderers to be punished. With the death of Henry in 1246, the County passed to the Counts of
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413:
1183:
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1178:
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1090:
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962:
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398:
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373:
There have been two
Counties of Sayn. The first emerged in 1139 and became closely associated with the
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1343:
1188:
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The second County of Sayn emerged as a partition of
Sponheim-Sayn in 1283 (the other partition being
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57:
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1133:
1095:
1042:
884:
731:
1371:
1355:
1265:
1075:
1070:
1022:
928:
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464:
382:
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859:
71:
301:
181:
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1367:
1351:
1114:
1055:
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579:
359:
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1335:
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The Lower
Rhenish–Westphalian Circle (red) within the Holy Roman Empire (white) after 1548
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was notable for being accused of satanic orgies by the Church's German Grand
Inquisitor,
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1027:
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849:
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189:
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409:
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363:
122:
933:
1412:
1399:
17:
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1288:
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970:
941:
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145:
321:
307:
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1293:
417:
393:, but investigation was foregone due to the cruelty of Conrad, despite
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386:
99:
913:
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385:, in 1233. Henry was acquitted by an assembly of bishops in
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until the succession was decided. In 1648 following the
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States and territories established in the 11th century
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Former states and territories of
Rhineland-Palatinate
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33:
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636:
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615:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen
426:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen
569:The old and the new castle at Sayn
25:
424:, the County was divided between
694:Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
687:
644:Hennes, Johann Heinrich (1845).
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306:
292:
267:
56:
366:, existed within what is today
377:early in its existence. Count
1:
605:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg
595:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
590:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg
430:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg
620:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar
600:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg
585:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1473:
1139:Blankenheim and Gerolstein
485:Counts of Sayn (1283–1608)
436:Counts of Sayn (1139–1246)
26:
1457:History of the Westerwald
1348:Lower Rhenish–Westphalian
1315:
769:
480:Mechtilde (fl. 1278-1282)
463:Godfrey II/III, Count of
246:
242:
128:
69:
53:
48:
1447:History of the Rhineland
556:Anna Elizabeth (1606–08)
450:Eberhard II (1176–1202)
225:
218:
195:
187:
180:• Partitioned into
163:
157:• Partitioned into
138:before 1139 11th century
1383:Unencircled territories
532:Sebastian II (1529–73)
511:Gerard III (1493–1506)
444:Henry I/II (1176–1203)
1437:1605 disestablishments
777:
610:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
570:
517:Sebastian I (1493–98)
414:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
775:
568:
221:S-W-Sayn-Altenkirchen
29:Sayn (disambiguation)
1413:50.43833°N 7.57639°E
499:John III (1359–1403)
474:Sponheim-Starkenburg
441:Eberhard I (1139–76)
144:• To Counts of
27:For other uses, see
1409: /
1362:Circles est. 1512:
1334:Circles est. 1500:
696:(1500–1806) of the
523:John IV (1498–1529)
508:Gerard II (1452–93)
476:(Regent, 1226–1246)
467:(Regent, 1181–1220)
134:• Established
1330:
1323:
1319:
1076:Salm-Reifferscheid
778:
571:
505:Theodore (1419–52)
502:Gerard I (1403–19)
490:John I (1283–1324)
399:Sponheim-Eberstein
383:Conrad von Marburg
375:County of Sponheim
362:which, during the
275:Duchy of Franconia
1418:50.43833; 7.57639
1392:
1391:
1376:Electoral Rhenish
1332:status uncertain
1303:
1260:
1259:
1203:
1119:
1052:
1037:
1014:
1006:
983:
975:
967:
959:
951:
938:
895:Nassau-Dillenburg
881:
873:
764:
756:
718:
698:Holy Roman Empire
580:Sayn-Wittgenstein
538:Adolph (1560–68)
526:John V (1529–60)
472:John I, Count of
422:Thirty Years' War
360:Holy Roman Empire
346:
345:
332:
331:
328:
327:
316:Sayn-Wittgenstein
280:
279:
106:
90:Holy Roman Empire
49:11th century–1605
16:(Redirected from
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1424:
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1407:
1406:
1405:
1402:
1331:
1325:without seat in
1324:
1320:
1301:
1201:
1169:Kerpen-Lommersum
1117:
1050:
1035:
1012:
1004:
981:
973:
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957:
949:
936:
919:
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813:Stavelot–Malmedy
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754:
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673:
666:
657:
650:
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553:Herman (1560–71)
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271:
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215:partitioned into
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60:
34:
21:
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368:Rheinland-Pfalz
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42:Grafschaft Sayn
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15:
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768:
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757:
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213:S-Wittgenstein
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1356:(Lower) Saxon
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1327:Imperial Diet
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814:
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804:
801:
799:
796:
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791:
790:
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785:Prince-abbots
782:
774:
761:
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753:
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745:
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711:
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695:
681:
676:
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667:
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637:
630:
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625:Sponheim-Sayn
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520:
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431:
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423:
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411:
406:
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403:Sponheim-Sayn
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
371:
369:
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361:
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342:
339:
337:Today part of
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68:
59:
52:
47:
43:
35:
30:
19:
18:Count of Sayn
1394:
1347:
1333:
1302:(until 1648)
1202:(until 1548)
1118:(until 1548)
1080:
1066:Reichenstein
1051:(until 1548)
1036:(until 1664)
1013:(until 1541)
1005:(until 1546)
1002:Manderscheid
982:(until 1614)
974:(until 1548)
966:(until 1548)
958:(until 1667)
950:(until 1548)
937:(until 1719)
880:(until 1548)
872:(until 1548)
763:(until 1648)
755:(until 1548)
717:(until 1678)
645:
639:
575:Sayn-Homburg
548:
547:(1560–1606)
539:
533:
527:
518:
512:
471:
462:
457:Henry II/III
451:
445:
410:Sayn-Homburg
407:
372:
351:was a small
348:
347:
257:Succeeded by
256:
251:
114:Principality
76:Sayn c. 1450
63:Coat of arms
41:
1416: /
1372:Upper Saxon
1321:until 1648
1247:Spiegelberg
1220:Delmenhorst
1091:Tecklenburg
955:East Frisia
855:East Frisia
364:Middle Ages
252:Preceded by
190:S-Berleburg
167:S-Vallendar
123:Middle Ages
104:(in German)
1431:Categories
1401:50°26′18″N
1368:Burgundian
1352:Franconian
1317:from 1648
1230:Schaumburg
1174:Myllendonk
1159:Hallermund
1086:Schaumburg
1061:Ravensberg
1048:Overijssel
1033:Dillenburg
934:Bronkhorst
631:References
111:Government
1404:7°34′35″E
1252:Steinfurt
1213:uncertain
1184:Schleiden
1164:Holzappel
1154:Gronsfeld
1127:From 1792
1110:Beilstein
1106:Winneburg
1096:Virneburg
1043:Oldenburg
963:Groningen
922:From 1500
877:Luxemburg
747:Paderborn
742:OsnabrĂĽck
496:(1324–59)
459:(1202–46)
405:in 1261.
391:Thuringia
302:Sayn-Sayn
1364:Austrian
1336:Bavarian
1289:Duisburg
1284:Dortmund
1225:Fagnolle
1189:Wickrath
1179:Reckheim
1071:Rietberg
971:Guelders
942:Diepholz
929:Bentheim
869:Guelders
841:Arenberg
561:See also
545:Henry IV
465:Sponheim
379:Henry II
146:Sponheim
1381:
1340:Swabian
1307:Warburg
1294:Herford
1279:Cologne
1199:Utrecht
1149:Gimborn
1115:Zutphen
1056:Pyrmont
1028:Hadamar
947:Drenthe
833:Secular
803:Herford
752:Utrecht
737:MĂĽnster
714:Cambrai
494:John II
418:Cologne
358:of the
341:Germany
211:•
96:Capital
88:of the
1378:
1299:Verden
1274:Aachen
1266:Cities
1211:Status
1194:Wittem
1134:Anholt
1018:Nassau
992:Lingen
910:Counts
900:Verden
885:Minden
860:JĂĽlich
846:Cleves
823:Werden
793:Corvey
760:Verden
732:Minden
722:Corvey
356:county
353:German
236:
234:
182:S-Sayn
172:
159:S-Sayn
82:Status
1240:Lippe
1235:Hesse
1144:Gemen
1010:Moers
997:Lippe
979:Horne
914:Lords
890:Moers
848:with
818:Thorn
798:Essen
727:Liège
549:with…
540:with…
534:with…
528:with…
519:with…
513:with…
452:with…
446:with…
387:Mainz
86:State
1108:and
1101:Wied
1081:Sayn
1023:Diez
987:Hoya
864:Berg
850:Mark
428:and
349:Sayn
238:1648
227:and
205:1605
192:and
174:1294
165:and
151:1247
100:Sayn
1433::
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1370:,
1366:,
1354:,
1350:,
1346:,
1342:,
1338:,
912:/
432:.
370:.
184:,
862:–
679:e
672:t
665:v
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