Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg
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County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg Grafschaft Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg | |||||||||
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| 1694–1806 | |||||||||
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Berleburg | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
| 1607 1694 | |||||||||
| 1806 | |||||||||
• Annexed by Prussia | 1816 | ||||||||
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Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg was a cadet branch of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, created by in 1694 Graf Casimir (r. 1693–1741) for his younger brother, Count Karl Wilhelm (1694–1749).[1] In 1806, the county was mediatised by the Grand Duchy of Hesse, while in 1816, it became annexed by Prussia. This cadet line of Sayn-Wittgenstein became extinct with the death of Count Christian Ludwig Karl zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg (1786–1867).
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