Isenburg-Birstein
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Isenburg-Birstein was the name of two German historical states based around Birstein in southeastern Hesse, Germany. The first "Isenburg-Birstein" was a County and was created as a partition of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein in 1628. It was merged into Isenburg-Offenbach in 1664. The second "Isenburg-Birstein" was a Principality, created as a partition of Isenburg-Offenbach in 1711. It was renamed the "Principality of Isenburg" in 1806.
[edit] Counts of Isenburg-Birstein (1628 - 1664)
- William Otto (1628 - 1635)
- Christian Maurice (1635 - 1664) with...
- Wolfgang Ernest II (1635 - 1641) with...
- John Louis (Count of Isenburg-Offenbach) (1641 - 1664)
To Isenburg-Offenbach.
[edit] Count of Isenburg-Birstein (1711 - 1744)
- Wolfgang Ernest I (1711 - 1754)
[edit] Princes of Isenburg-Birstein (1744 - 1806)
- Wolfgang Ernest I (1711 - 1754)
- Wolfgang Ernest II (1754 - 1803)
- Charles (Prince of Isenburg) (1803 - 1806)
Renamed to Isenburg.
States of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813)
Rank elevated by Napoleon → Kingdoms: Bavaria | Saxony | Württemberg | Grand Duchies: Baden | Hesse
States created → Kingdoms: Westphalia | Grand Duchies: Berg | Frankfurt (until 1810 as Principality of Aschaffenburg) | Würzburg |
Principalities: Leyen | Regensburg (until 1810)
Already existing states → Duchies: Anhalt-Bernburg | Anhalt-Dessau | Anhalt-Köthen | Arenberg | Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Nassau | Oldenburg | Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Saxe-Hildburghausen | Saxe-Meiningen |
Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Eisenach (from 1741 personal union, from 1809 state union), Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
Principalities: Hohenzollern-Hechingen | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | Isenburg-Birstein | Liechtenstein | Lippe-Detmold | Reuss-Ebersdorf | Reuss-Greiz | Reuss-Lobenstein | Reuss-Schleiz | Salm-Kyrburg | Salm-Salm | Schaumburg-Lippe | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | Waldeck
