Castell-Rüdenhausen was a County in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria of the Holy Roman Empire, 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. A branch of the Princely House is the famous noble Faber-Castell family.
Counts of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1597 - 1806)
Rüdenhausen Castle
- 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. Emma, Princess of Ysenburg and Büdingen
- Casimir, 2nd Prince 1913-1933 (1861-1933), m. Mechtild, Countess of Bentinck
- Rupert, 3rd Prince 1933-1944 (1910-1944)
- Siegfried, 4th Prince 1944-2007 (1916-2007), m. Irene, Countess of Solms-Laubach
- Johann-Friedrich, 5th Prince 2007-2014 (1948-2014), m. Maria, Countess of Schönborn-Wiesentheid
- Otto, 6th Prince 2014-present (b.1985)
- Lelio Johann-Friedrich Theodor (b. October 13, 2020)
- Prince Anton (b.1992)
- Otto, 6th Prince 2014-present (b.1985)
- Johann-Friedrich, 5th Prince 2007-2014 (1948-2014), m. Maria, Countess of Schönborn-Wiesentheid
- Casimir, 2nd Prince 1913-1933 (1861-1933), m. Mechtild, Countess of Bentinck
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