County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and its successor
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County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
- Nation: Sayn-Wittgensteinian Germany
- Predecessor: County of Sayn-Wittgenstein
- Chronology
- 1605: Founded upon the partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein, but without land
- 1606: Acquired sovereignty, via marriage, over the County of Sayn upon the extinction of the Sayn-Sayn line
- 1636: Extinction of the male Sayn-Wittgenstein line; line continues with the last count’s widow
- 1652: Partitioned between the two daughters of the last count’s widow
- Successor (1)
- County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen
- Personal unions
- as primary
- County of Sayn (1606-1652)
- as primary
(1) The other half of the partition—Sayn-Hachenburg—immediately became Manderscheidian
County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen
- Nation: Sayn-Wittgensteinian Germany
- Predecessor: County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
- Chronology
- 1652: Created upon partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn with sovereignty over Sayn-Altenkirchen
- 1662: Terminated upon the marriage of the Countess to a Wettinian
- Personal unions
- as primary
- County of Sayn-Altenkirchen (1652-1662)
- as primary