County of Leiningen

The County of Leiningen consists on a group of counties (some of them with that were ruled with Imperial immediacy), which were ruled by the Leiningen family.

Arms of the Leiningen family
Evolution of the Leiningen arms

Most of these counties were annexed by the First French Republic in 1793, after French troops conquered the Left Bank of the Rhine during the War of the First Coalition. Several family branches subsequently received secularized abbeys as compensation, but shortly afterwards, these new counties were mediatized and the family lost its immediacy. Today, the only existing branch is that of the Princes of Leiningen.

Origins
Count Frederick II (d. 1237)

The first count of Leiningen about whom anything definite is known was a certain Emich II (d. before 1138). He (and perhaps his father Emich I) built Leiningen Castle, which is now known as "Old Leiningen Castle" (German: Burg Altleiningen), around 1100 to 1110. Nearby Höningen Abbey was built around 1120 as the family's burial place. The first reliable mention of the family dates back to 1128, when Emicho, Count of Leiningen testified to a document from Adalbert I of Saarbrücken, Archbishop of Mainz.[1]

This family became extinct in the male line when Count Frederick II died about 1214[2] or 1220. Frederick I's sister, Liutgarde, married Simon II, Count of Saarbrücken. One of Liutgarde's sons, also named Frederick, inherited the lands of the counts of Leiningen, and he took their arms and name as Frederick II (d. 1237).[3] Known as a Minnesinger, one of his songs was included in the Codex Manesse. Before 1212, he built himself a new castle called Hardenburg, about 10 kilometers south of Altleiningen. This was outside the county of Leiningen on the territory of Limburg Abbey, of which his uncle was the overlord (Vogt), which caused some trouble.

His eldest son, Simon (c. 1204–1234), married Gertrude, heiress of the County of Dagsburg, bringing that property into the family. They had no children and Simon's two brothers inherited the county of Leiningen together: Frederick III (d. 1287) also inherited Dagsburg and Emich IV (d. c. 1276) Landeck Castle; he founded the town of Landau, but the Landeck branch extinguished with his grandson in 1290. Frederick III, who disliked sharing Leiningen castle with his brother, had a new castle built in 1238–41 about 5 kilometres northeast of Leiningen, called Neuleiningen Castle ("New Leiningen"). Frederick III's son, Frederick IV (d. 1316), had two sons, who divided the county into Leiningen-Dagsburg and Leiningen-Hardenburg.

History
map of the counties in 1774
map of the counties in 1789

Having increased its possessions, the Leiningen family was divided around 1317 into two branches:

Leiningen-Westerburg

The elder of these, whose head was a landgrave, died out in 1467. Upon this event, its lands fell to a female, the last landgrave's sister Margaret, wife of Reinhard, Lord of Westerburg, and their descendants were known as the family of Leiningen-Westerburg. Later this family was divided into two branches, those of Leiningen-Westerburg-Alt-Leiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neu-Leiningen, both of which are extinct today.

After the French Revolution, the Left Bank of the Rhine was conquered during the War of the First Coalition and annexed by France in 1793. The two counts of Alt- and Neu- Leiningen were arrested and jailed in Paris. They lost their territories. In 1803 they were compensated with secularized Ilbenstadt Abbey (at Niddatal) and Engelthal Abbey. The German mediatization brought an end to these short-lived counties in 1806, when their territories were divided between the Grand Duchy of Berg, the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Nassau-Weilburg and Nassau-Usingen. Ilbenstadt Abbey was sold by the House of Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen in 1921, Engelthal Abbey by the heirs of the House of Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen in 1952.

Leiningen-Hardenburg

Meanwhile, the younger branch of the Leiningens, known as the family of Leiningen-Hardenburg, was flourishing. On 27 June 1560, this branch was divided into the lines of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg, founded by Count Johann Philip (d. 1562), and Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim or Falkenburg, founded by Count Emicho (d. 1593).

In 1658 Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg divided into

  • Leiningen-Dagsburg (extinct 1706)
  • Leiningen-Heidesheim (extinct 1766)
  • Leiningen-Guntersblum (extinct 1774)

The county of Leiningen-Dagsburg was inherited by Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg in 1774.

Leiningen-Guntersblum was divided between two further side branches:

  • Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Guntersblum, which was deprived of its lands on the left bank of the Rhine by France, but in 1803 received Billigheim as a compensation, then called Leiningen-Billigheim. In 1845 they also acquired Neuburg Castle at Obrigheim. The branch became extinct in 1925.
  • Leiningen-Heidesheim, which in 1803 received Neudenau and became known as Leiningen-Neudenau (extinct in 1910).

In 1779, the head of the Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg line was raised to the rank of a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire with the title of Prince of Leiningen. In 1801, this line was deprived of its lands on the left bank of the Rhine by France, but in 1803 it received Amorbach Abbey as an ample compensation for these losses. A few years later, the Principality of Leiningen at Amorbach was mediatized, and its territory is now included mainly in Baden, but partly in Bavaria and in Hesse. Amorbach Abbey is still today the family seat of the Prince of Leiningen.

Since 1991, the head of the princely line has been Prince Andreas (b. 1955).[4] His eldest brother, Prince Karl Emich was excluded from succession after he married morganatically.

Rulers

Partitions of Leiningen under Leiningen family
County of Leiningen
(1093-1316)		 Lordships of Runkel
and Westerburg
(until 1470)
       County of
Leiningen-
Dagsburg
(1st creation)
(1316-1470)
County of
Leiningen-
Richeling
(1st creation)
(1344-1507)		 County of Leiningen-
Hardenburg
(1316-1779)
       County of Leiningen-Westerburg
(1470-1597)
Annexed to
Daun-Oberstein and
Hohenfels
(from 1507)		       
             
       County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg; 2nd creation)
(1541-1806)
County of
Leiningen-Leiningen
(1547-1656)		              
County of
Leiningen-
Schaumburg
(1547-1708)
              County of
Leiningen-
Richeling
(2nd creation)
(1622-1705)
       County of
Leiningen-
Broich-
Oberstein
(1657-1709/22)		        County of
Leiningen-
Oberbronn
(1622-1724)
                     County of
Leiningen-
Neuleiningen
(1695-1793)
      
             
       County of
Leiningen-
Altleiningen
(1695-1793)
       County of
Leiningen-
Guntersblum
(1657-1774)
(1787-1806)
Raised to:
Principality of
Leiningen
(1779-1806)		       
Mediatised to the
Grand Duchy of Baden
(from 1806)		 Mediatised to the
Grand Duchy of Hesse
(from 1806)		 Mediatised to the
Grand Duchy of Baden
(from 1806)		 Annexed to France (1793-1806)
Mediatised to the
Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse
and the Nassau Principalities of
Weilburg and Usingen
(from 1806)

Table of rulers
Notes:
  • The House of Leiningen challenged at some times the German custom of male-originated surname. The original male line of the family died in 1214, and therefore had to rely on female succession and inheritance to preserve the surname. The post-1214 House of Leiningen (or agnatically House of Saarbrücken, as the family who ruled in the County of Saarbrücken) is cognatic, descendant of Liutgard, sister of the last count, Frederick I. The same applies to the line of Leiningen-Westerburg, originally called Runkel or Runkel-Westerburg: the inheritance of countess Margaret (d.1470) caused the change of name to Leiningen, and therefore included in the group of rulers of the family.
  • The numberings are sometimes confusing: names like Emicho or Frederick are counted in order, independently of the land they ruled; however, other later rulers of the same name (like John Louis) are not numbered for having ruled different lands. To the sake of coherence, the list below goes for the former option.
RulerBornReignDeathRuling partConsortNotes
Emicho Ic.1054?1093-1117/381117 or 1138County of LeiningenAlberade
four children		Son of Emicho of Flonheim. Possibly the founder of the family and the county.
Emicho II?1138-11891189County of LeiningenElisabeth
(d.1179)
three children
Frederick I?1189-119328 April 1193County of LeiningenUnknown
at least two children
Emicho III?1193-12081208County of LeiningenUnknown Left no heirs and was succeeded by his nephew.
Frederick II?1189-1217/2010 March 1217
or 1220		County of LeiningenIta/Gertrude of Habsburg
four children

 Nephew of Emicho III. After Frederick I's death with no offspring, the Leiningen lands were inherited by his namesake nephew, son of his sister Liutgard.
Frederick IIIc.11901217/20-12371237County of LeiningenAgnes of Eberstein
(1185-March 1263)
two children

Agnes of Zollern
(d.10 March 1263)
six children		 Designated heir by his maternal uncle, he came (agnatically) from the House of Saarbrücken, but adopted his mother's surname, Leiningen. He was a Minnesinger (or troubadour). He also built the Hardenburg Castle.
Frederick IVc.12101237-12871287County of LeiningenAdelaide of Kyburg
(1220-aft.1258)
c.1245
one child		 Children of Frederick II, divided the land. Frederick III inherited from his elder brother Simon (that predeceased his father) the County of Dagsburg. Simon had inherited it from his wife, the trouvère Gertrude of Dagsburg. Emicho IV established his rule at the region of Landau.
Emicho IVc.12151237-12811281County of Leiningen
(at Landau)		Elisabeth d'Aspremont
(1227-1264)
1235
four children
Emicho V?1281-12891289County of Leiningen
(at Landau)		Catherine of Ochsenstein
(d.1313)
one child		After his death, the feud of Landau returned to the main line.
Landau reabsorbed in Leiningen
Frederick V12501287-13161316County of LeiningenMatilda
c.1265
no children

Johanna of Sponheim-Kreuznach
(1246-1282)
Before 1268
six children

Jeanne d'Aspremont
(d.1321)
1282
four children
Frederick VI12691316-13271327County of Leiningen-DagsburgSophia of Freiburg
(1274-29 March 1335)
7 July 1286
Strasbourg
two children		 Children of Frederick V, divided the land.
Godfrey I13041316-13441344County of Leiningen-HardenburgAgnes of Ochsenstein
(d.bef.17 February 1321)
30 March 1313
one child

Matilda of Salm
(d.1341)
17 February 1321
three children
Frederick VII12941327-13421342County of Leiningen-DagsburgJudith of Isenburg-Limburg
(d. 1335)
seven children
Frederick VIII?1342-13781378County of Leiningen-DagsburgMarie of Châtillon
1353
one child		 Children of Frederick VII, ruled jointly.
Frederick IX13201342-13971397County of Leiningen-DagsburgCatherine de Grandpré
no children

Yolande of Julich-Bergheim
(d.1363)
1265
six children
Regency (1344-1354) Children of Godfried I, divided the land.
Emicho VIc.13401344-138117 February 1381County of Leiningen-HardenburgLiutgard of Falkenstein-Münzenberg
c.1345
one child

Margaret of Habsburg-Kyburg
1362
eight children
Fritzman
[Frederick]		?1344-13661366County of Leiningen-RichelingJohanna of Forbach
16 October 1321
two children
Godfrey IIc.1325?1366-13801380County of Leiningen-RichelingMargaret of Baden
(d.c.1380)
10 November 1363
three children
Johnc.13651380-1445c.1445County of Leiningen-RichelingElisabeth of Lützelstein
(d.c.1435)
six children
Emicho VII13661381-14521452County of Leiningen-HardenburgClara of Finstingen-Brackenkopf
(d.1409)
1383
no children

Beatrice of Baden
(24 June 1400 – 1452)
11 July 1411
ten children
Frederick X12691397-14341434County of Leiningen-DagsburgMargaret of Baden-Hachberg
(d.1410)
1405
six children
Hessoc.14051435-14678 March 1467County of Leiningen-DagsburgElisabeth of Bavaria
(c. 1406–5 March 1468)
1440
Worms
no children		Left no heirs, and was succeeded by his sister.
Rudolphc.1420?1445-14751475County of Leiningen-RichelingAgnes of Zweibrücken-Bich
(d.February 1454)
15 July 1435
nine children
Emicho VIII1452-149530 March 1495County of Leiningen-HardenburgAnna of Elter
(d.aft.1500)
Bef. 25 January 1466
eight children

Barbara of Tengen-Nellenburg
no children		In 1492 requested to the Pope to raise the parish church in Bad Dürkheim to the status of a collegiate church.[5]
Margaretc.14051467-14701470County of Leiningen-DagsburgReinhard I, Count of Westerburg
(13 January 1388 – 22 December 1449)
24 August 1423
two children		Sister of Hesso, received the majority of his inheritance, and that was what made possible for her grandson and heir, Reinhard of Runkel, to adopt her surname after her death, forming the Leiningen-Westerburg branch.
Dagsburg annexed to Runkel-Westerburg and absorbed in Hardenberg before 1540
Reinhard I14531470-1522February 1522County of Leiningen-WesterburgAnna of Eppenstein-Königstein
(d.9 April 1483)
5 February 1456
three children

Zymeria of Sayn
(13 May 1469 – 2 June 1499)
12 August 1485
five children		Grandson of Margaret of Dagsburg. Inherited the county and the surname from her. Probably lost Dagsburg for Hardenburg, but he had other lands near Westerburg.
Hahneman
[Herman]		14361475-15071507County of Leiningen-RichelingAdelaide of Zirk
(d.1508)
Bef.1457
two children
Richeling inherited by Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels
Emicho IXc.14701495-153518 February 1535County of Leiningen-HardenburgAgnes of Eppstein-Münzenberg
(d.28 July 1533)
1470
thirteen children
Philip (I)14831522-15231523County of Leiningen-WesterburgUnmarriedFirst son of Reinhard. He is usually not counted. Left no heirs.
Cuno27 September 14871523-154723 November 1547County of Leiningen-WesterburgMaria of Stolberg-Wernigerode
(8 December 1507 – 6 January 1571)
1523
ten children		 Brother and sister of Philip, ruled jointly. Cuno was severely in debt to his sister, and gave her part of the county for her to rule in her own right. Eva proved to be a popular ruler: she founded a hospital in Grünstadt and became a popular symbol in the Palatinate.
Eva14811523-154323 February 1543County of Leiningen-WesterburgUnmarried
Emicho X14981535-154110 January 1541County of Leiningen-HardenburgCatherine of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(11 November 1517 – 1 January 1553)
17 July 1537
three children
Regency (1541-1553) Children of Emicho X, ruled under regency, and then divided the land. It's implied that sometime between 1470 and 1540, Dagsburg was acquired by Waldeck-Hardenburg.
John Philip I25 December 15391541-15628 September 1562County of Leiningen-HardenburgAnna of Mansfeld-Eisleben
(d.6 June 1621)
15 December 1560
Mansfeld
one child
Emicho XI15 December 15401541-159313 March 1593County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg)		Ursula of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl
(1553-24 October 1595)
18 February 1577
Hardenburg
two children
Philip I (II)10 November 15271547-159717 September 1597County of Leiningen-LeiningenAmalia of Zweibrücken-Lichtenberg
(1537-11 September 1577)
22 November 1551
Heidelberg
six children

Amalia of Daun-Falkenstein
(26 September 1547 – 25 October 1608)
16 February 1578
six children		 Children of Cuno, divided the land.
Reinhard II19 November 15301547-158417 September 1584County of Leiningen-WesterburgOttilia of Manderscheid-Blankenheim-Keil
(30 July 1536 – 9 August 1597)
14 July 1561
eight children
George I23 April 15331547-15869 April 1586County of Leiningen-SchaumburgMargaret of Isenburg-Birstein
(14 December 1542 – 8 August 1613)
24 May 1570
Büdingen
five children
Regency (1562-1576) Published in 1580 the Book of Confessions[6]
Emicho XII4 November 15621562-160724 November 1607County of Leiningen-HardenburgMaria Elisabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
(4 October 1561 – 28 February 1629)
7 November 1585
Hardenburg
six children
Albert Philip1567 1584-15971597County of Leiningen-Westerburg Unmarried Children of Reinhard II, ruled jointly.
John Louis (I)15721597County of Leiningen-Westerburg
Westerburg annexed to Schaumburg
Reinhard III24 October 15741586-165514 October 1655County of Leiningen-SchaumburgAnna of Solms-Lich
(2 November 1575 – 1634)
1 January 1615
Lich
three children		 Children of George I, ruled jointly.
Christoph30 September 15751586-16351635County of Leiningen-SchaumburgAnna Maria Ungnad
(29 September 1573 – 1606)
25 August 1601
one child

Philippa Catherine of Wied
(1595-1647)
1611
twelve children
John Louis (II)8 May 15791593-162519 June 1625County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg)		Maria Barbara of Sulz
(13 December 1588 – 1 March 1625)
1 June 1611
five children		 Children of Emicho XI, ruled jointly.
Philip George26 July 15821593-16276 February 1627County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg)		Anna of Erbach
(27 April 1582 – 30 July 1650)
4 July 1614
Fürstenau
five children
Louis10 August 15571597-162222 August 1622County of Leiningen-LeiningenBernardine of Lippe
1578
nine children
John Philip II26 April 15881607-164325 May 1643County of Leiningen-HardenburgElisabeth of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
(16 May 1586 – 25 October 1623)
1 January 1620
Hardenburg
three children

Anna Juliana of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen
(1584-12 November 1640)
23 February 1626
one child

Anna Elisabeth of Oettingen-Oettingen
(3 November 1603 – 3 June 1673)
11 June 1642
no children		 Children of Emicho XII, ruled jointly.
Frederick XI8 February 15931607-163129 April 1631County of Leiningen-HardenburgMaria Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(21 August 1602 – 9 December 1626)
22 August 1624
Saarbrücken
no children

Anna of Nassau-Weilburg
(6 January 1597 – 7 January 1645)
18 (28) November 1628
Ottweiler
six children
John Casimir1 February 15871622-163520/30 September 1635County of Leiningen-LeiningenMartha of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(29 April 1575 – 19 December 1638)
23 January 1617
Langenburg
no children		 Children of Louis, divided the land. John Casimir left no heirs, and after his death his share of the inheritance was split between the other two.
Philip II (III)5 January 15911622-16689 February 1668County of Leiningen-RichelingAgatha Catherine Schenk of Limpurg
(30 July 1595 – 30 January 1664)
20 August 1618
two children
Louis Emicho14 August 15951622-16351 January 1635County of Leiningen-OberbronnEsther of Eberstein
(11 April 1603 – 10 October 1682)
21 August 1624
five children
Leiningen-Leiningen annexed to Richeling and Oberbronn
Emicho XIII12 June 16121627-16571 March 1657County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg)		Christiana of Solms-Laubach
(23 September 1607 – 29 November 1638)
24 May 1632
Laubach
two children

Dorothea of Waldeck-Wildungen
(225 February 1617-c.1670)
24 May 1632
Laubach
seven children		Son of John Louis.
John Louis (III)16251635-166518 April 1665County of Leiningen-OberbronnSybilla Christina of Wied
(1 April 1631 – 11 October 1707)
1651
seven children
Frederick Emicho9 February 16211643-169826 July 1698County of Leiningen-HardenburgSybilla of Waldeck-Wildungen
(25 March 1619 – 30 September 1678)
15 June 1644
Hardenburg
nine children		 Children of John Philip II, ruled jointly.
John Philip III19 February 16221643-166619 February 1666County of Leiningen-HardenburgAgnes of Waldeck-Wildungen
(2 February 1617 – 29 November 1651)
5 February 1551
Waldeck
one child

Elisabeth Charlotte of Solms-Sonnenwalde
(1621-17 January 1660)
1658
one child
George William (I)10 February 16191655-169522 November 1695County of Leiningen-SchaumburgSophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold
(31 March 1626 – 23 August 1688)
7 May 1644
Schwalenberg
nineteen children
George William (II)8 March 16321657-167219 July 1672County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg)		Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein
(1 January 1636 – 4 June 1685)
24 March 1658
five children		 Children of Emicho XIII, divided the land. Emich Christian left no surviving sons. While Broich was reannexed to Dagsburg, Oberstein was inherited by his daughter.
Emich Christian29 March 16421657/82-170227 April 1702County of Broich-ObersteinChristiane Louise of Daun-Falkenstein
(18 July 1640 – 27 April 1702)
17 July 1664
Falkenstein
twelve children (bg)
John Louis I (IV)26 February 16431657-16872 March 1687County of Leiningen-GuntersblumAmalia Sybilla of Daun-Falkenstein
(27 June 1639-?)
22 August 1664
two children

Sophia Sybilla, Countess of Leiningen-Oberbronn
(14 July 1656 – 13 April 1724)
1678
two children
Broich reabsorbed by Dagsburg-Falkenstein
Esther Juliana16561665-17091709County of Leiningen-OberbronnLouis, Baron of Sinclair
(d.1783)
no children		 Daughters of John Louis, ruled jointly. Esther Juliana controlled 1/3 and Sophia Sibylla 2/3 of the county. The estate eventually passed to the children of Sophia Sibylla's first marriage, which meant an annexation to Leiningen-Guntersblum.
Sophia Sibylla14 July 16561665-172413 April 1724County of Leiningen-OberbronnJohn Louis I, Count of Leiningen-Guntersblum
(26 February 1643 – 2 March 1687)
1678
two children

Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
15 November 1691
Bad Homburg
three children
Oberbronn annexed to Guntersblum
Louis Eberhard18 July 16241668-168814 November 1688County of Leiningen-RichelingCharlotte of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(1 December 1619 – 13 November 1687)
6/16 January 1650
Altleiningen
seven children
John Charles August19 March 16621672-169813 November 1698County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg)		Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg
13 December 1685
Babenhausen
seven children
John Louis II (V)29 July 16731687-16991699County of Leiningen-GuntersblumAnna Ernestina of Vehlen-Megen
(12 April 1650 – 23 February 1729)
1694
four children		 Children of John Louis I, ruled jointly.
Emich Leopold6 November 16851687-17192 January 1719County of Leiningen-GuntersblumCharlotte Amalia of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
(1682-1729)
5 March 1709
six children
Philip Louis16521688-170516 August 1705County of Leiningen-RichelingLouise Gabrielle de Rouse
(d.24 December 1698)
26 December 1673
Paris
five children

Sidonia Theresa of Ibiswald
(d.April 1720)
1699
no children		Left no heirs. His county was annexed to Leiningen-Schaumburg.
Richeling annexed to Schaumburg
John Anton15 January 16551695-16982 October 1698County of Leiningen-SchaumburgChristina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(1673-25 February 1745)
13 February 1692
two children		 Children of George William, ruled jointly.
Henry Christian1 February 16651695-17022 February 1702County of Leiningen-SchaumburgAlbertina Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(20 July 1661 – 26 November 1716)
20 July 1681
two children
Christoph Christian11 March 16561695-172817 May 1728County of Leiningen-AltleiningenJuliana Elisabeth of Lippe-Biesterfeld
(15 June 1656 – 29 April 1739)
6/8 June 1678
three children
George II2 March 16661695-17264 May 1726County of Leiningen-NeuleiningenAnna Elisabeth Wilhelmina von Bentheim-Tecklenburg
(1641-26 May 1696)
27 May 1684
no children

Anna Magdalena of Bodenhausen
(6 October 1660 – 6 September 1709)
1697
one child

Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig
(18 July 1694 – 8 July 1761)
2 (23) February 1711
Augustenburg
nine children
John Frederick18 March 16611698-17229 February 1722County of Leiningen-HardenburgDorothea Friederike of Allefeld-Rixingen
(16 December 1661 – 16 November 1698)
September 1686
two children

Catherine of Baden-Durlach
(10 October 1677 – 11 August 1746)
19 June 1701
Karlsburg Castle
six children
Christian Charles Reinhard7 July 16951698-176617 November 1766County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg)
(at Broich)		Catherine Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim
(30 January 1702 – 29 March 1765)
27 November 1726
Mettenheim
six children		 Children of John Charles August. Christian Charles inherited Broich, and John William Louis the rest of Dagsburg-Falkenburg. It's possible that Falkenburg reverted to Hardenburg after John William's death.
John William Louis5 April 16971698-1742November 1742County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg)		Sophia Eleonore of Leiningen-Guntersblum
(1710-19 June 1768)
1730
two children
Dagsburg-Falkenburg (except Broich) annexed to Hardenburg
Elisabeth Dorothea11 June 16651702-17221722County of Broich-Oberstein
(at Oberstein only)		Maurice Herman, Count of Limburg-Stirum
19 October 1692
six children		Inherited Oberstein, and may have passed it to her descendants.
Oberstein inherited by Limburg-Stirum
Regency (1702-1707) Son of John Anton, left no heirs.
George Frederick16931702-17081708County of Leiningen-SchaumburgUnmarried
Schaumburg was divided between Altleiningen and Neuleiningen
John Francis22 May 16981719-17501750County of Leiningen-GuntersblumCharlotte of Walderode
(24 September 1703 – 1745)
6 July 1736
three children		 Cousins, ruled jointly. John Francis was a son of John Louis II, and Emich Louis was a son of Emich Leopold.
Emich Louis22 December 17091719-176623 September 1766County of Leiningen-GuntersblumPolyxena Wilhelmina of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
(8 October 1730 – 21 March 1800)
27 March 1752
two children
Frederick Magnus27 March 17031722-175628 October 1756County of Leiningen-HardenburgAnna Christiana Eleonora of Wurmbrand-Stupach
(13 March 1698 – 4 January 1763)
26 November 1723
five children		 Children of John Frederick, divided the land.
Charles Louis16 February 17041722-174720 March 1747County of Leiningen-Hardenburg
(at Bockenheim)		Caroline of Salm-Daun
(7 January 1706 – 26 May 1786)
27 November 1726
three children
Bockenheim reabsorbed in Hardenburg
George Charles17 February 17171726-178719 March 1787County of Leiningen-NeuleiningenJohanna Elisabeth Amalia of Isenburg-Philippseich
(19 March 1720 – 29 December 1780)
7 May 1741
Philippseich
eight children		 Children of George II, ruled jointly.
George Ernest3 May 17181726-176524 December 1765County of Leiningen-NeuleiningenMaria Louise of Wieser
(10 April 1710 – 7 May 1773)
1738
eight children
George Herman21 March or
1 April 1679		1728-17513 January or
4 February 1751		County of Leiningen-AltleiningenAugusta Wilhelmina Philippina of Schaumburg-Lippe
(15 June 1693 – 29 April 1721)
26 February 1712
Detmold
no children

Charlotte Wilhelmina of Pappenheim
(15 June 1693 – 29 April 1721)
24 December 1724
five children
Christian John31 August 17301751-177020 February 1770County of Leiningen-AltleiningenChristiana Franziska Eleonora of Grumbach
(10 August 1735 – 29 November 1809)
5 December 1754
eleven children
Charles Frederick William14 August 17241756-18069 January 1807County of Leiningen-Hardenburg
(1756–79)

Principality of Leiningen
(1779-1806)		Christiane Wilhelmine of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim
(24 April 1736 – 6 January 1803)
24 June 1749
four children		Elevated to Prince in 1779. In 1806, he was stripped of his functions as ruler of the principality, following the German mediatisation of 1806. From then on, he and his descendants kept only the title.
Leiningen mediatiased to the Grand Duchy of Baden
William Charles1737 1766-1774

1787-1806[7]		1809County of Leiningen-Guntersblum
(at Billigheim)		Eleonora of Bretzenheim
(1770-1832)
21 November 1787
(annulled 1801)
two children		 Children of John Francis, divided the land. They were both deposed in 1774, and Guntersblum was briefly annexed to Hardenburg. However, their possession were restored in 1787, to be definitely taken from them in 1806.
Wenceslaus Joseph17381825County of Leiningen-Guntersblum
(at Neudenau)		Maria Margaretha of Sickingen
(1744-1795)
11 June 1772
no children

Maria Victoria of Grünberg
(d.1838)
24 October 1803
no children
Guntersblum annexed to Hardenberg
Maria Louise16 March 17291766-180611 March 1818County of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(-Falkenburg)
(at Broich)		Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
16 March 1748
Heidesheim am Rhein
nine children		Daughter of Christian Charles Reinhard, Maria Louise inherited her father's domains. In 1806, following the German mediatisation, Maria Louise lost her county.
Broich mediatiased to the Grand Duchy of Hesse
Christian Charles18 September 17571770-17931 December 1811County of Leiningen-AltleiningenUnmarried[8]In the aftermath of the French Revolution (1793), the county was annexed to France.
Altleiningen annexed to France (1793-1806); Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse, and the Nassau Principalities of
Weilburg and Usingen (from 1806)
Charles Gustav28 June 1747 1787-17937 June 1798County of Leiningen-NeuleiningenUnmarried[8] Cousins, ruled jointly. Charles Gustav was a son of George Charles, and Charles Joseph was a son of George Ernest. In the aftermath of the French Revolution (1793), the county was annexed to France.
Charles Joseph13 August 173927 July 1797County of Leiningen-NeuleiningenMaria Friederika Wilhelmina Elisabeth Schmittener
(22 May 1753 – 29 April 1828)[9]
1782
six children
Altleiningen annexed to France (1793-1806); Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse, and the Nassau Principalities of
Weilburg and Usingen (from 1806)

Succession in the Principality of Leiningen
The princely arms in the mid 19th century

Succession in the County of Altleiningen
  • Christian Karl, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (18 Sep 1757 – 1 Dec 1811)
  • Friedrich I Ludwig Christian, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (2 Nov 1761 – 9 Aug 1839)
  • Friedrich II Eduard, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (20 May 1806 – 5 Jun 1868)
  • Friedrich III Wipprecht Franz, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (30 Dec 1852 – 7 Feb 1916), nephew
  • Gustav Friedrich Oskar, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (8 Feb 1876 – 23 Jul 1929)[10]

Succession in the County of Neuleiningen
  • Ferdinand Karl III, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (8 Sep 1767 – 26 Nov 1813)
  • August George Gustav, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (19 Feb 1770 – 9 Oct 1849)
  • Christian Franz Seraph Vincenz, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (1810 – 1856)
  • George Karl August, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (27 Aug 1789 – 17 Mar 1865), cousin of the previous
  • Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (16 Feb 1824 – 29 Apr 1887) - Inherited by Altleiningen

See also

Notes
  1. Toussaint 1982, S. 204.
  2. Toussaint 1982, S. 248.
  3. Franz Neumer: Ist Hochspeyer eine leiningische Gründung?, in Jahrbuch zur Geschichte von Stadt und Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Band 32/33, 1994/95, S. 17 (quoting Ruppersberg 1979 and Toussaint 1982).
  4. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (2004), Volume 133, p. 249, 251.
  5. Franz Haffner: Ist die Schloßkirche in Bad Dürkheim eine ehemalige Stiftskirche?, in: Pfälzer Heimat 18, 1967, S. 3 bzw. VatA, Rom/I, Reg. Suppl. 964, Bl. 38v.
  6. See Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church , p. 16 and p. 764.
  7. Graf Wenzel Joseph von Leiningen-Heidesheim
  8. Runkel (Leiningen-Westerburg)
  9. Runkel/Leiningen-Westerburg
  10. Marek, Miroslav. "runkel/runkel3.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.

References
  • Constantin von Wurzbach: Leiningen, das Haus, Genealogie. In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. 14. Theil. Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien 1865, S. 328 f.
  • Detlev Schwennicke, Europaische Stammtafeln, New Series, Vol. XVII, Tafel 62. Vol. XXIX, Tafel 73. Vol. XXIX, Tafel 72.
  • Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. IV, Tafel 32.
  • Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Band VII, Band 97 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1989, ISSN 0435-2408
  • Heiberger, Hans (2000). Das Ende der Grafen zu Leiningen-Westerburg in ihrem Ursprungsland und dem Fortbestehen des Namens Leiningen-Westerburg in Österreich (in German). Grünstadt: K. Dinges. ISBN 3-9806596-1-5. OCLC 52944056.
  • Gehrlein, Thomas (2010). Das Haus Leiningen 900 Jahre Gesamtgeschichte mit Stammfolgen (in German). Werl. ISBN 978-3-9811993-9-0. OCLC 688612934.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Attribution

  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Leiningen". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 399. This work in turn cites:
    • Brinckmeier (1890–1891). Genealogische Geschichte des Hauses Leiningen. Brunswick.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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