Sayn-Homburg (not to be confused with the later state of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg) was a mediaeval

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with its seat at Homburg Castle. It was created as a partition of

Sponheim-Sayn Sponheim-Sayn was a County of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was created as a partition of Sponheim-Starkenburg in 1261, and it comprised the lands of the former County of Sayn. In 1283, it was divided into Sayn S ...

in 1283. In 1345, Salentin, the son of

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Godfrey, married the heiress of

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and the Counties were

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and, on his death, merged to form the County of

Sayn-Wittgenstein Sayn-Wittgenstein was a county of medieval Germany, located in the Sauerland of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. History Sayn-Wittgenstein was created when Count Salentin of Sayn-Homburg, a member of the House of Sponheim, married the heiress Cou ...

Counts of Sayn-Homburg (1283–1384)

* Engelbert (1283–1336) * Godfrey (1336–84) ''To County of

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