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Castell-Rüdenhausen was a County in the region of
Castell-Rüdenhausen was a County in the region of Franconia
Franconia ( ; ; ) is a geographical region of Germany, characterised by its culture and East Franconian dialect (). Franconia is made up of the three (governmental districts) of Lower Franconia, Lower, Middle Franconia, Middle and Upper Franco ...
in northern Bavaria
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of the Holy Roman Empire
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, ruled by a branch of the Counts of Castell. It was created as a partition of Castell and in 1806, it was mediatised to Bavaria.
On 7 March 1901 both branches of the family were raised to the hereditary rank of Prince
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
in primogeniture with the style of Serene Highness
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by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig, Prince Regent of Bavaria (12 March 1821 – 12 December 1912), was the ''de facto'' ruler of Kingdom of Bavaria, Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, as regent for his nephews, Ludwig II of Bavaria, King Ludwig II and O ...
. A morganatic branch of this Princely House is the famous noble Faber-Castell family.
Counts of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1597 - 1806)
*Godfrey (1597 - 1635) *George Frederick (1635 - 1653) *Philip Godfrey (1653 - 1681) *John Frederick (1681 - 1749) *Frederick Louis (1749 - 1803) *Christian Frederick (previously Count of Castell-Castell) (1803 - 1806)(Mediatized) Counts of Castell-Rüdenhausen
* Christian Frederick (1806 - 1850) * Wolfgang (1850-1901)(Mediatized) Princes of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1901)
* Wolfgang, Count 1850–1901, 1st Prince 1901-1913 (1830-1913), m. Princess Emma of Ysenburg and Büdingen ** Casimir, 2nd Prince 1913-1933 (1861-1933), m. Countess Mechtild of Bentinck *** Rupert, 3rd Prince 1933-1944 (1910-1944) ***Siegfried
Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace".
The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...
, 4th Prince 1944-2007 (1916-2007), m. Countess Irene of Solms-Laubach
**** Johann-Friedrich, 5th Prince 2007-2014 (1948-2014), m. Countess Maria of Schönborn-Wiesentheid
***** Otto, 6th Prince 2014–present (b.1985), m. Sophia Mautner von Markhof
****** Lelio Johann-Friedrich Theodor (b. October 13, 2020)https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00742188&tree=LEO
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