Principality of Schaumburg
- Simplified country name:
- Schaumburg-Dillenburg (1656-1676)
- Schaumburg (1676-1707)
- Nation: Nassuvian Germany
- Predecessor: County of Schaumburg-Westerburg
- Chronology
- 1656: Created upon the purchase of the territory by Peter Melander’s widow who held it in personal union with Holzappel; later in the year, enters into a personal union with Dillenburg-Dillenburg when Melander’s daughter, who was married to the Nassuvian prince, inherits the county upon the death of her mother
- 1676: Personal union is limited to Holzappel upon the death of the Nassuvian prince
- 1707: Terminated upon death of Melander’s daughter, resulting in formal merger with Holzappel
- Successor: County of Holzappel-Schaumburg (1)
- Personal unions
- as primary
- County of Holzappel (1676-1707)
- as secondary
- Principality of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dillenburg (1656-1676)
- as primary
(1) Technically, Schaumburg was listed first because it was a principality, which outranked a county. However, I reverse to order to avoid confusion with countries in Schaumburgian Germany, with which the Principality was not associated.
The Principality of Schaumburg was not subdivided.
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