Wied-Neuwied
Former microstate in northeastern Rhineland-Palatinate, part of the Holy Roman Empire
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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]
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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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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 1806-1836 (1779–1836)[citation needed]
- Hermann, 4th Prince 1836-1864 (1814–1864)
- William, 5th Prince 1864-1907 (1845–1907)
- William Frederick, 6th Prince 1907-1945 (1872–1945)
- Hereditary Prince Hermann (1899-1941)
- Friedrich William, 7th Prince 1945-2000 (1931-2000)
- Prince Alexander (b.1960) - renounced rights
- Carl, 8th Prince 2000-2015 (1961–2015)
- Maximilian, 9th Prince 2015–present (b.1999)
- Prince Friedrich (b.2001)
- Prince Wolff-Heinrich (b.1979)
- Prince Metfried (1935-2024)
- Prince Christian (b.1968)
- Prince Constantin (b.2003)
- Prince Leopold (b.2006)
- Prince Alexander (b.2007)
- Prince Friedrich (b.2010)
- Prince Magnus (b.1972)
- Prince Christian (b.1968)
- Friedrich William, 7th Prince 1945-2000 (1931-2000)
- Prince Dietrich (1901-1976)
- Prince Ulrich (1931-2010)
- Prince Wilhelm (b.1970)
- Prince Friedrich (b.2001)
- Prince George (b.2004)
- Prince Philipp (b.2010)
- Prince Wilhelm (b.1970)
- Prince Ludwig-Eugen (1938-2001)
- Prince Edzard (b.1968)
- Prince Ulrich (1931-2010)
- Hereditary Prince Hermann (1899-1941)
- Wilhelm, Prince of Albania 1914 (1876–1945)
- Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania (1917–1977)
- William Frederick, 6th Prince 1907-1945 (1872–1945)
- William, 5th Prince 1864-1907 (1845–1907)
- Hermann, 4th Prince 1836-1864 (1814–1864)
