County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein | ||||||||||||
Grafschaft Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein | ||||||||||||
State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||||
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Capital | Wittgenstein Castle | |||||||||||
Government | Principality | |||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||||
• | Partitioned from Sayn-Wittgenstein |
1607 1607 |
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• | Partitioned in twain | 1657 | ||||||||||
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Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein was a county of the Sauerland of Germany. Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein was a partition of Sayn-Wittgenstein, comprising the southern portion of the Wittgenstein County. In 1657, it was partitioned into Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar.