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Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
County ruled by the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was one of several imperial counties and later principalities ruled by the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein.
Quick Facts County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-BerleburgGrafschaft Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Status ...
County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Grafschaft Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | |||||||||
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1607–1806 | |||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Berleburg | ||||||||
Common languages | Westphalian | ||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
1607 | |||||||||
• Partitioned to create S-W-Homburg and S-W-Neumagen | 1631 | ||||||||
• Raised to Principality | 1792 | ||||||||
1806 | |||||||||
• Annexed by Prussia | 1816 | ||||||||
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Most of the former county is located in the present district of Siegen-Wittgenstein (in the modern state of North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany. The residence was the town and palace in Berleburg (now Bad Berleburg).