County of Wied
Grafschaft Wied
1093–1243
1462–1698
Coat of arms of Wied
Coat of arms
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalWied
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established / Reichsfreiheit
1093
• Comital line extinct; passed to Isenburg-Wied
 
1243
• Inherited by Lords of Runkel and restored
 
1462
• Partitioned to create Wied-Dierdorf
1631
• Partitioned into W-Neuwied, W-Runkel
1698
• Both parts mediatised to Nassau-Weilburg
 
1806
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Duchy of Franconia
Wied-Dierdorf Wied-Dierdorf
Wied-Neuwied Wied-Neuwied
Wied-Runkel Wied-Runkel

The County of Wied (German pronunciation: [viːt] ⓘ) was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire located on the river Wied where it meets the Rhine. Wied emerged as a County earlier than many other German states. From 1243–1462, Wied was united with an Isenburgian County as Isenburg-Wied. Wied was partitioned twice: between itself and Wied-Dierdorf in 1631, and between Wied-Neuwied and Wied-Runkel in 1698. The county was incorporated into the Duchy of Nassau in 1806 and into the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Since 1946, its territory has been part of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Via William of Albania, the House of Wied ruled the Principality of Albania in 1914.

Counts of Wied (c. 860–1243)

  • Matfried I (c. 860– ?)
  • Eberhard
  • Matfried II
  • Richwin II
  • Richwin III
  • Richwin IV (1093–1112) with...
  • Matfried III (1093–1129)
  • Burchard (? –1152) with...
  • Siegfried (1129–61) with...
  • Theodoric (1158–89) with...
  • George, in 1217-1218 he was a commander of the German crusaders of the 5th crusade
  • Lothar (? –1243)

To Isenburg-Wied (1243–1462)

Counts of Wied (1462–1698)

  • Frederick I (1462–87)
  • William III, Count of Mörs (1487–1526) with...
  • John I (1487–1533)
  • Philip (1533–35)
  • John II (1535–81)
  • Herman I (1581–91) with...
  • William IV (1581–1612) with...
  • Herman II (1581–1631)
  • Frederick II (1631–98)

Partitioned between Wied-Neuwied and Wied-Runkel

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