Wied-Runkel

Wied-Runkel was a small German state with Imperial immediacy. Wied-Runkel was located around the town and castle of Runkel, located on the Lahn River. It extended from the town of Runkel to further north of Schupbach, but also held an exclave east of Villmar.

History

Wied-Runkel was a partition of Wied, and was raised from a County to a Principality in 1791. Wied-Runkel was mediatised to Nassau.

Counts of Wied-Runkel (1698–1791)

1698–1699: Johann Friederich Wilhelm von Wied-Runkel
1692–1706: Maximilian Henry von Wied-Runkel, his grandson
1706–1762: Johann Ludwig Adolph von Wied-Runkel, his son
1762–1791: Christian Ludwig von Wied-Runkel, his son

Princes of Wied-Runkel (1791–1806)

1791–1791: Christian Ludwig von Wied-Runkel
1791–1806: Karl Ludwig Friedrich Alexander, his son, until 1806, demoted to the rank of State Lord, with the titles of Prince of Wied and Lord of Runkel