Wied-Runkel
| County of Wied-Runkel | ||||||||||
| Grafschaft Wied-Runkel | ||||||||||
| State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Runkel | |||||||||
| Government | Principality | |||||||||
| History | ||||||||||
| • | Partitioned from Wied | 1698 | ||||||||
| • | Raised to principality | 1791 | ||||||||
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Mediatised to Nassau-Weilburg |
1806 | ||||||||
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Wied-Runkel was a small German sovereign state. Wied-Runkel was located around the town and castle of Runkel, located on the Lahn River. It extended from the town of Runkel to further north of Schupbach, but also held an exclave east of Villmar.
Wied-Runkel was a partition of Wied, and was raised from a County to a Principality in 1791. Wied-Runkel was mediatised to Nassau.
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