Leiningian Germany

Runkelian Germany

Leiningian Germany/France

 

There were multiple Leiningen lines beginning in the 11th century. I concern myself only with the two youngest ones, the first of which was founded in 1212. It was partitioned between Dagsburg and Hardenburg in 1317. The Dagsburg line died out in 1467, triggering major jurisdictional changes. The Hardenburg line continued, claiming a portion of the Dagsburg territory (including Dagsburg itself) and incorporating the Dagsburg name. However, the bulk of the Dagsburg territory (around Leiningen and Westerburg) went to a daughter, who had married into the Runkelian line (see below).

 

The Hardenburg territory was again partitioned in 1560 between Hardenburg and Falkenburg, and I start the database at that point. Falkenburg was then partitioned in 1658, with two of the resulting entities surviving until the French occupation in 1794. Hardenburg was promoted to a principality in 1774 and also survived until the French occupation.

 

In the following list of countries in Leiningian Germany, countries and dates outside the chronological scope of the database are shown in italics. Countries outside the geographic scope of the database are shown in blue-gray.

 

Lineage-based Leiningian entities
  • County of Leiningen (1212-1237; 1289-1317)
    • County of Leiningen-Landeck (1237-1289)
    • County/Landgraviate of Leiningen-Dagsburg (1237-1289; 1317-1467)
      • County of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Rixingen (1343-1506)
    • County of Leiningen-Hardenburg (1317-1467)
  • County of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg (1467-1560)
    • County/Principality of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg (1560-1794)
    • County of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1560-1658)
      • County of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Dagsburg (1658-1706)
      • County of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim (1658-1766; 1774-1794)
      • County of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Guntersblum (1658-1794)
Countries acquired by lineage-based Leiningian entities
  • Lordship of Guntersblum (1242-1794)
    • in personal union with Leiningen-Landeck (1242-1289)
    • in personal union with Leiningen (1289-1317)
    • in personal union with Leiningen-Hardenburg (1317-1467)
    • in personal union with Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg (1467-1572; 1766-1787)
    • in personal union with Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1572-1658)
    • self-governing (1658-1766; 1787-1794)
  • County of Oberstein (in personal union with Leiningen-Heidesheim) (1682-1766)

 

Runkelian Germany/France

 

The Runkelian dynasty emerged in 1159 as a single lordship, which was partitioned between the Runkel and Westerburg lines in 1226. The Runkel line inherited the County of Wied in 1454 and adopted the Wied name, which carried the status of a county. It was partitioned between the Upper County (seated in Runkel) and the Lower County (initially seated in Eisenburg) in 1533, and I start the database at that point. Those two countries remained distinct from one another until the end of the Holy Roman Empire, although both lines died out at one time or another resulting in temporary personal unions with the other. The seat of the Lower County moved to Neuwied in 1653.

 

The Westerburg line inherited much of Leiningen-Dagsburg in 1467 (see above), at which time it adopted the Leiningen name (becoming Leiningen-Westerburg), which carried the status of a county. Westerburg underwent a partition between Leiningen, Westerburg, and Schaumburg in 1547. The Westerburg line died out in 1597 at which time I start the database, and the Schaumburg line assumed the Westerburg name (giving up Schaumburg itself in 1656). The Leiningen line was further partitioned in 1622, but none of those entities survived beyond 1705, mostly falling to Westerburg. Westerburg then underwent a final partition between Altleiningen (including the core of Westerburg) and Neuleiningen, which lasted until the French occupation.

 

In the following list of countries in Runkelian Germany, countries and dates outside the chronological scope of the database are shown in italics. Countries outside the geographic scope of the database are shown in blue-gray.

 

Lineage-based Runkelian entities using the Wied and Runkel names
  • Lordship of Runkel (1159-1226)
    • Lordship of Runkel-Runkel (1226-1454)
    • Lordship of Runkel-Westerburg (1226-1470)
  • County of Wied (1454-1533)
    • (Upper) County/Principality of Wied-Runkel (1533-1806)
      • in personal union with Wied-Isenburg (1612-1631)
      • County of Wied-Runkel-Dierdorf (1631-1691)
    • (Lower) County/Principality of Wied-Isenburg/Neuwied (1533-1806)
      • in personal union with Wied-Runkel (1535-1581)

 

Countries acquired by lineage-based Runkelian entities using the Wied and Runkel names
  • County of Moers (in personal union with Wied) (1487-1526)
  • County of Kriechingen (in personal union with Wied-Runkel) (1726-1793)

 

Lineage-based Runkelian entities using the Leiningen name
  • Lordship/County of Leiningen-Westerburg (1467-1547; 1597-1705)
    • County of Leiningen-Westerburg-Leiningen (1547-1597)
    • County of Leiningen-Westerburg-Westerburg (1547-1597)
    • County of Leiningen-Westerburg-Schaumburg (1547-1597)
    • County of Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen (1705-1793)
    • County of Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen (1705-1793)
  • County of Leiningen-Leiningen (1597-1622)
    • County of Leiningen-Leiningen-Leiningen (1622-1635)
    • County of Leiningen-Leiningen-Oberbronn (1622-1665)
    • County of Leiningen-Leiningen-Rixingen (1622-1705)

 

Countries acquired by lineage-based Runkelian entities using the Leiningen name
  • County/Principality of Schaumburg (1276-1657)
    • condominium with various countries (1276-1547) 
    • self-governing (1547-1597)
    • in personal union with Leiningen-Westerburg (1597-1657)
  • Herrschaft Oberbronn (1551-1665)
    • in personal union with Leiningen-Leiningen (1551-1622)
    • in personal union with Leiningen-Leiningen-Oberbronn (1622-1665)