Wied-Neuwied

County of Wied-Neuwied Grafschaft Wied-Neuwied
1698–1806
Coat of arms
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Neuwied
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Partitioned from Wied	1698
• Raised to principality	1784
• mediatised to     Nassau-Weilburg	1806 1806
• Nassau annexed by Prussia	1866
Preceded by Succeeded by Wied Nassau-Weilburg

Neuwied Castle

Wied-Neuwied was a German statelet in northeastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located northeast of the Rhine River flanking the northern side of the city of Neuwied. Wied-Neuwied emerged from the partitioning of Wied. Its status elevated from County to Principality in 1784. Pried-Neuwied was mediatised to Nassau and Prussia in 1806.

The House of Wied-Neuwied with William of Albania ruled Albania (Principality of Albania). Among the notable members of the family are Prince Alexander Philip Maximilian, the second son of Prince John Frederick Alexander and a famous explorer, ethnologist and naturalist. The latest successor of this family is a possible claimant of the vacant Albanian throne.

Counts of Wied-Neuwied (1698–1784)

• Frederick William (1698–1737)
• John Frederick Alexander (1737–1784)

Princes of Wied-Neuwied (1784–1806)

• John Frederick Alexander (1784–1791)
• Frederick Charles (1791–1802)
• John Augustus (1802–1806)

Heads of the House of Wied-Neuwied, 1806-

• John Augustus, 3rd Prince 1809-1836 (1779–1836)
  • Hermann, 4th Prince 1836-1864 (1814–1864)
    • William, 5th Prince 1864-1907 (1845–1907)
      • William Frederick, 6th Prince 1907-1945 (1872–1945)
        • Hermann, Hereditary Prince of Wied (1899-1941)
          • Frederick William, 7th Prince 1945-2000 (1931–2000)
            • Prince Alexander (b.1960) - renounced rights
            • Carl, 8th Prince 2000-2015 (1961–2015)
              • Maximilian, 9th Prince 2015-present (b.1999)
              • Prince Friedrich (b.2001)
            • Prince Wolff-Heinrich (b.1979)
          • Prince Metfried (b.1935)
            • Prince Christian (b.1968)
              • Prince Constantin (b.2003)
              • Prince Leopold (b.2006)
              • Prince Alexander (b.2007)
              • Prince Friedrich (b.2010)
            • Prince Magnus (b.1972)
        • Prince Dietrich (1901-1976)
          • Prince Maximilian (1929-2008)
          • Prince Ulrich (1931-2010)
            • Prince Wilhelm (b.1970)
              • Prince Friedrich (b.2001)
              • Prince George (b.2004)
              • Prince Philipp (b.2010)
          • Prince Ludwig-Eugen (1938-2001)
            • Prince Edzard (b.1968)

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