House of Wied-Neuwied
| House of Wied-Neuwied House of Vidi Oxhaku i Vidve |
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| Country | Albania (Principality of Albania), Wied, Wied-Neuwied |
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| Founded | c. 860 1914 (as royal house) |
| Founder |
Matfried I William of Albania (as royal house) |
| Final ruler | William of Albania |
| Current head | Maximilian, Prince of Wied |
| Dissolution | 3 September 1914 (de facto) 31 January 1925 (de jure, creation of Albanian Republic) |
The House of Vidi or House of Wied (Albanian: Oxhaku i Vidve or Shtëpia e Vidve) is a European dynasty founded by William of Albania, Skanderbeg II reigned briefly as sovereign of Principality of Albania as Vidi I from 7 March 1914 to 3 September 1914 when he left for exile. His reign officially came to an end on 31 January 1925 when the country was declared an Albanian Republic.
Outside the country and in diplomatic correspondence, William was styled "sovereign prince", but in Albania he was referred to as "mbret", or king. He was also styled Skanderbeg II, in homage to Skanderbeg, the national hero.
The current head of the dynasty is Maximilian, Prince of Wied, who succeeded his father, Carl, Prince of Wied in March 2015.
Wied was a County of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located on the river Wied where it meets the Rhine. Wied emerged as a County earlier than many other German states. From 1243–1462, Wied was united with an Isenburgian County as Isenburg-Wied. Wied was partitioned twice: between itself and Wied-Dierdorf in 1631, and between Wied-Neuwied and Wied-Runkel in 1698.
To Isenburg-Wied (1243–1462)
Partitioned between Wied-Neuwied and Wied-Runkel
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.
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