Wied-Neuwied

County of Wied-Neuwied
Grafschaft Wied-Neuwied
State of the Holy Roman Empire
← 1698–1806 →
Capital		Neuwied
Government		Principality
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Partitioned from Wied	1698
•	Raised to principality	1784
•	mediatised to     Nassau-Weilburg	1806 1806
•	Nassau annexed by Prussia	1866

Arms of the Princes of Wied

Neuwied Castle

Wied-Neuwied was a German statelet innortheastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located northeast of the Rhine River flanking the northern side of the city of Neuwied. Wied-Neuwied emerged from the partitioning of Wied. Its status elevated from County to Principality in 1784. Pried-Neuwied was mediatised to Nassau and Prussia in 1806.

The House of Wied-Neuwied with William of Albania ruled Albania (Principality of Albania). Among the notable members of the family are Prince Alexander Philip Maximilian, the second son of Prince John Frederick Alexander and a famous explorer, ethnologist and naturalist. The latest successor of this family is a possible claimant of the vacant Albanian throne.

Counts of Wied-Neuwied (1698–1784)

• Frederick William (1698–1737)
• John Frederick Alexander (1737–1784)

Princes of Wied-Neuwied (1784–1806)

• John Frederick Alexander (1784–1791)
• Frederick Charles (1791–1802)
• John Augustus (1802–1806)

Heads of the House of Wied-Neuwied, 1806-

• John Augustus (1806–1836)
• Hermann (1836–1864)
• William (1864–1907)
• William Frederick (1907–1945)
• Frederick William (1945–2000)
• Carl, Prince of Wied (2000–2015)
• Maximilian (2015–present)

References

Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 7°27′41″E / 50.42861°N 7.46139°E