- Sayn-Homburg
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County of Sayn-Homburg
Grafschaft Sayn-HomburgState of the Holy Roman Empire ← 1283–1384 → Capital Homburg Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages - Partitioned from
Sponheim-Sayn
1283 1283- Count marries heiress
to Wittgenstein
1345- Counties merged 1384 Sayn-Homburg (not to be confused with the later state of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg) was a mediæval county of Germany. It was created as a partition of Sponheim-Sayn in 1283. In 1345, Salentin, the son of Count Godfrey, married the heiress of Wittgenstein and the Counties were united and, on his death, merged to form the County of Sayn-Wittgenstein.
Counts of Sayn-Homburg (1283–1384)
- Engelbert (1283–1336)
- Godfrey (1336–84)
To County of Sayn-Wittgenstein
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