Isenburg-Wächtersbach was a County of southern
Hesse
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,
Germany
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. It was created in 1673 as a partition of
Isenburg-Büdingen
Isenburg-Büdingen was a County of southern Hesse, Germany, located in Büdingen. It was originally a part of the County of Isenburg.
There were two different Counties of the same name. The first (1341–1511) was a partition of Isenburg-Cleber ...
, and was
mediatised to
Isenburg in 1806. In 1865, the Head of this line of the family,
Ferdinand Maximilian was raised to the rank of
Prince
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.
Counties of the Holy Roman Empire
House of Isenburg
States and territories established in 1673
1673 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
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