Wied-Runkel

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Wied-Runkel was a German statelet. Wied-Runkel was located in the County of Runkel, located on the Lahn River. It extended from Runkel to further north of Shupbach, but also held an exclave east of Villmar. Wied-Runkel was a partition of Wied, and was raised from a County to a Principality in 1791. Wied-Runkel was mediatised to Nassau and Prussia in 1806.

[edit] Counts of Wied-Runkel (1698 - 1791)

  • John Frederick William (1698 - 1699)
  • Maximilian Henry (1699 - 1706)
  • John Louis Adolph (1706 - 1762)
  • Christian Louis (1762 - 1791)

[edit] Princes of Wied-Runkel (1791 - 1806)

  • Christian Louis (1791)
  • Charles Louis (1791 - 1806)