Castell-Castell
County in the Holy Roman Empire
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Castell-Castell was a county in the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the Counts of Castell. It was established as a partition of Castell-Remlingen in 1668, and it was partitioned between itself and Castell in 1709. It annexed the County of Castell in 1772, and was mediatised to Bavaria in 1806.[1] On 7 March 1901 the Castell-Castell branch, along with the one of Castell-Rüdenhausen were raised to the hereditary rank of Prince in primogeniture with the style of Serene Highness by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria.[2]
Counts of Castell-Castell (1668–1806)
- Wolfgang Theodoric (1668–1709)
- Augustus Francis Frederick (1709–1767) reigned mutually with
- Charles Frederick Gottlieb (Count of Castell-Remlingen) (1709–1717) and
- Wolfgang George II (1709–1736) and
- Christian Frederick Charles (Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1736–1773)
- Albert Frederick Charles (1773–1806) mutually with
- Christian Frederick (later Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen) (1773–1803)
(Mediatized) Counts of Castell-Castell
- Friedrich Ludwig (1810-1875)
- Carl (1875-1886)
- Friedrich Carl (1886-1901)
(Mediatized) Princes of Castell-Castell
- Friedrich Carl, Count 1886–1901, 1st Prince 1901-1923 (1864-1923), wed 1895 Countess Gertrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode[1]
- Carl, 2nd Prince 1923-1945 (1897-1945), wed Princess Anna-Agnes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich[1]
- Albrecht, 3rd Prince 1945-2016[citation needed] (1925-2016), m. Marie Luise, princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Ferdinand, 4th Prince 2016–present (born 1965), wed Countess Marie-Gabrielle von Degenfeld-Schonburg
- Carl, Hereditary Count of Castell-Castell (born 2001)
- Count Johannes (b.2011)[citation needed]
- Ferdinand, 4th Prince 2016–present (born 1965), wed Countess Marie-Gabrielle von Degenfeld-Schonburg
- Albrecht, 3rd Prince 1945-2016[citation needed] (1925-2016), m. Marie Luise, princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Carl, 2nd Prince 1923-1945 (1897-1945), wed Princess Anna-Agnes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich[1]
References
- ^ a b c Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Castell". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 187-190. (German). ISBN 978-3-7980-0824-3.
- ^ http://w.genealogy.euweb.cz/castell/castell3.html
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