Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg was a cadet branch of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, created by Graf Casimir (ruled 1693–1741) for his younger brother Count Karl Wilhelm (1694–1749). In 1806, the county was mediatised by the

Grand Duchy of Hesse The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (german: link=no, Großherzogtum Hessen und bei Rhein) was a grand duchy in western Germany that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Grand Duchy originally formed from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806 ...

, while in 1816, it became annexed by Prussia. This cadet line 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 ...

became extinct with the death of Count Christian Ludwig Karl zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg (1786-1867).https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00121211&tree=LEO

Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg (1694–1867)

* Karl Wilhelm (1694–1749) ** Adolph Ludwig Wilhelm (1740–1814) *** Christian Ludwig Karl (1786–1867)

Gallery

Portret_van_Sara_Cornelia_Jacoba_du_Tour_(1751-1811).jpg, Countess Sara Cornelia Jacoba zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Karlsburg, née Baroness du Tour (1751-1811)

References

1806 disestablishments States and territories established in 1694 1694 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-hist-stub