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
Preceded by Succeeded by Wied Nassau-Weilburg

Arms of the Princes of Wied

Neuwied Castle

Wied-Neuwied was a German statelet of northeastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located northeast of the Rhine River, north and inclusive of Neuwied. Wied-Neuwied was a partition of Wied, and was raised from a County to a Principality in 1784. Prince Alexander Philip Maximilian was the second son of Prince John Frederick Alexander and was a famous explorer, ethnologist and naturalist. Wied-Neuwied was mediatised to Nassau and Prussia in 1806.

The House of Wied-Neuwied with William of Albania ruled Albania (Principality of Albania). The current successor of this family is a possible pretender to 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–present

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