County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein Grafschaft Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein | |||||||||||
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1607–1657 | |||||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||
Capital | Wittgenstein Castle | ||||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Partitioned from Sayn-Wittgenstein | 1607 | ||||||||||
• 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.