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County of WiedGrafschaft Wied
1093–1243
1462–1698
Coat of arms of Wied Coat of arms
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalWied
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established / Reichsfreiheit 1093
• Comital line extinct; passed to Isenburg-Wied Isenburg → 
1243
• Inherited by Lords of Runkel and restored ← Runkel 
1462
• Partitioned to create Wied-Dierdorf 1631
• Partitioned into W-Neuwied, W-Runkel 1698
• Both parts mediatised to Nassau-Weilburg Nassau-Weilburg → 
1806
Preceded by Succeeded by
Duchy of Franconia
Wied-Dierdorf Wied-Dierdorf
Wied-Neuwied Wied-Neuwied
Wied-Runkel Wied-Runkel

The County of Wied (German pronunciation: [viːt] ) was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire located on the river Wied where it meets the Rhine. Wied emerged as a County earlier than many other German states. From 1243–1462, Wied was united with an Isenburgian County as Isenburg-Wied. Wied was partitioned twice: between itself and Wied-Dierdorf in 1631, and between Wied-Neuwied and Wied-Runkel in 1698. The county was incorporated into the Duchy of Nassau in 1806 and into the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Since 1946, its territory has been part of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Via William of Albania, the House of Wied ruled the Principality of Albania in 1914.

Counts of Wied (c. 860–1243)

  • Matfried I (c. 860– ?)
  • Eberhard
  • Matfried II
  • Richwin II
  • Richwin III
  • Richwin IV (1093–1112) with...
  • Matfried III (1093–1129)
  • Burchard (? –1152) with...
  • Siegfried (1129–61) with...
  • Theodoric (1158–89) with...
  • George, in 1217-1218 he was a commander of the German crusaders of the 5th crusade
  • Lothar (? –1243)

To Isenburg-Wied (1243–1462)

Counts of Wied (1462–1698)

  • Frederick I (1462–87)
  • William III, Count of Mörs (1487–1526) with...
  • John I (1487–1533)
  • Philip (1533–35)
  • John II (1535–81)
  • Herman I (1581–91) with...
  • William IV (1581–1612) with...
  • Herman II (1581–1631)
  • Frederick II (1631–98)

Partitioned between Wied-Neuwied and Wied-Runkel

  • Altwied Castle Altwied Castle
  • Runkel Castle, residence of the Upper County Runkel Castle, residence of the Upper County
  • Neuwied Castle, residence of the Lower County Neuwied Castle, residence of the Lower County

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Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle (1500–1806) of the Holy Roman Empire
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The Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle (red) within the Holy Roman Empire (white) after 1548
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From 1792
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from 1648     until 1648     without seat in Imperial Diet     status uncertain

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