The House of Sponheim 13

Johann Ludwig Graf zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, *1740, +1796; 1m: 1761 Css Friederike Karoline Luise von Pückler und Limpurg (*1738, +1772); 2m: 1772 Css Wilhelmine Henriette Karoline von Pückler und Limpurg (*1746, +1800); He had issue:

A1. Friedrich Karl, cr Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 20.6.1801, *Wittgenstein 23.2.1766, +8.4.1827/37; 1m: Coswig 1.5.1796 Pss Friederike von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (*4.10.1774 +26.7.1806); 2m: 1807 Luise Langenbach (*1790, +1864) cr 1807 Bss von Wittgenstein; the descendants of this 2m were Barons von Wittgenstein, but I have no further details
- B1. ALEXANDER Karl, 2.Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, *Wittgenstein 10.8.1801, +Wittgenstein 7.4.1874; m.Rheda 3.6.1828 Amalie Gfn zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda (*Rheda 16.2.1802, +Frankfurt 15.6.1887)
  - C1. Johann LUDWIG Friedrich Wilhelm, 3.Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, *Hailer 20.11.1831, +Wittgenstein 6.4.1912; m.Steinfurt 16.5.1867 Marie Pss zu Bentheim u.Steinfurt (*Burgsteinfurt 26.10.1843, +Wittgenstein 22.1.1931)
    - D1. AUGUST Alexander Ludwig Ferdinand Alexis Karl Wilhelm Moritz Albrecht Adalbert, 4.Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, *Wittgenstein 5.4.1868, +Wittgenstein 22.6.1948; because of the failure of males in this line of non-morganatic birth, Fst August adopted Pr Christian Heinrich zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, who then became Fst zu S-W-Hohenstein on August's death
    - D2. GEORG Wilhelm Friedrich-Wilhelm Hermann, *Wittgenstein 7.4.1873, +Marburg 17.3.1960; m.(morganatically) Marburg 22.4.1913 Marie Rühm, cr Freifrau von Freusburg by the Fst zur Lippe 12.12.1916 (*Altenburg 2.7.1892, +Laasphe 12.5.1975); from 1946/7 all his children except the elder son bore the title Prince[ss] zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein; all kids were born Barons von Freusburg, but all but Rolf were granted the title of prince(ss) in 1946
      - E1. Rolf Georg, Frhr von Freusburg, *Eisenach 29.3.1914
      - E2. BOTHO Eberhard Ernst August Chlodwig, *Eisenach 16.2.1927; m.Laasphe 23.5.1959 Elisabeth Frn von Zedlitz u.Leipe (*Zülzendorf, Silesia 8.5.1937)
        F1. GEORG Christian Sigmund Winfried Rolf, *Marburg 4.4.1960; m.Schloß Oberzwieselau 1998 Benedikta Bss von Maydell
        G1. Pauline, *Köln 30.1.1999
        
        F2. FRIEDERIKE Maria Monika Jutta, *Marburg 21.11.1961
        F3. KATHARINA Viktoria Ellinor, *Siegen 22.9.1965; m.Bad Laasphe (civ) 15.7.1993 (rel) 17.7.1993 Joachim Friedrich (*Harbel, Monrovia, Liberia 29.4.1961)
      - E3. DAGMAR Elisabeth Rosemarie, *Eisenach 16.11.1919; 1m: Eisenach 24.4.1942 (div 1954) Hans Karl Zirkel (*Erfurt 20.1.1913); 2m: (civ) Arfeld bei Berleburg (rel) Schwarzenau 4.11.1960 Christian Heinrich Fst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (*1908 +1983; above)
      - E4. JUTTA Irmgard Caroline, *Eisenach 31.1.1923; m.Wittgenstein 24.4.1951 Maximilian Gf von Korff gen. Schmising (*Münster 3.2.1911, +Hamburg 9.6.1984)
    - D3. WILHELM Richard Ludwig, *Wittgenstein 6.9.1877, +Lugano-Castagnola 20.11.1958; m.Wiesbaden 25.9.1928 Clara Maria Schäfer (*Prüm 19.4.1894, +Lugano 18.2.1978)
    - D4. ELISABETH Ottilie Ida Juliane Luise Thekla, *Wittgenstein 22.10.1869, +Wittgenstein 11.11.1963
    - D5. MARIE Leontine Klementine Karoline, *Wittgenstein 3.10.1871, +Wittgenstein 12.8.1961
  - C2. Alexander, *29.5.1833, +17.11.1907; m.10.1.1872 Therese Huber (*14.8.1848, +3.1.1908)
  - C3. Karl, *16.7.1835, +26.1.1908
  - C4. Wilhelm, *19.1.1839, +7.1.1894
  - C5. Adolf, *19.1.1839, +30.6.1872
  - C6. FRIEDRICH WILHELM August Ferdinand Hermann, renounced his rights 1909 and took the name Freiherr von Altenburg, *Wittgenstein 18.10.1840, +Bad Homburg 8.10.1934; 1m: (morganatically) Wiesbaden 4.8.1876 Elisa von Manstein (*Novomirgorod 14.4.1856, +Blankenburg, Harz 14.10.1894); 2m: (morganatically) 24.3.1903 Marie Luise Bertling (*18.3.1870, +15.2.1952); he had issue by 2m. surnamed "von Altenburg", of whom I have no details at present
    - D1. Marie, *11.3.1877, +11.7.1964; m.30.6.1896 Hippolyt de la Fontaine
  - C7. HERMANN Eugen Adolf Bernhard Franz Ferdinand August, renounced his rights 23.1.1905, but was granted the title Fürst von Sayn-Wittgenstein for himself and his issue 30.1.1905, *Wittgenstein 23.6.1845, +Munich 30.10.1921; m.25.1.1875 Gertrude Westenberger (*4.10.1851, +24.12.1921)
    - D1. Alexander, Fürst von Sayn-Wittgenstein, *24.5.1876, +30.1.1947; m.26.2.1926 Albertina Schmalix (*16.12.1894, +19??)
      - E1. Elisabeth, *6.5.1927
    - D2. Adalbert, Fürst von Sayn-Wittgenstein, *19.9.1887, +24.3.1959; 1m: 11.6.1912 Lucie Beverchon (*2.2.1890, +8.3.1946); 2m: 30.11.1950 (div 1954) Anna Maria Schnorr (*23.7.1895, +19??)
  - C8. Mathilde, *Wittgenstein 2.5.1829, +Wittgenstein 26.9.1857; m.Wittgenstein 30.3.1856 Friedrich Frhr von Vincke (*Minden 24.8.1830, +Wiesbaden 29.6.1895)
  - C9. Emma, *30.5.1830, +28.4.1840
  - C10. Agnes, *Rheda 18.4.1834, +Bergheim 18.2.1886; m.Wittgenstein 3.8.1858 Adalbert Wilhelm Karl Gf zu Waldeck u.Pyrmont (*Bergheim 19.2.1833, +Bergheim 24.7.1893)
  - C11. Ida, *1837, +1922; m.1887 Gf Adalbert von Waldeck und Pyrmont (+1893)
  - C12. Thekla, *3.7.1842, +19.1.1925
- B2. Emma Hedwig, *1802, +1862; m.1844 Kurt von Bose (+1884)
- B3. Agnes Christiane Albertine, *1804, +1866; 1m: 1822 (div 1826) Otto, Lehnsgraf Blome; 2m: 1826 Fst Kasimir zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda (+1872)
A2. Wilhelm Ludwig Georg, cr Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 20.6.1801, *1770, +1821
A3. Friedrich Ludwig, *1777, +1806
A4. Fst Johann Franz, *1779, +1815; m.1804 Karoline von Rohde (*1784 +1821)
A5. Fst Adolf Ernst, *1783, +1856
A6. Friedrich Wilhelm, *1786, +1868
A7. Hedwig Christiane Luise, *1762, +1828
A8. Auguste Friederike Karoline, *1763, +1800; m.1789 Gf Ludwig Maximilian zu Isenburg und Büdingen in Waechtersbach (+1805)
A9. Karoline, *1764, +1833; m.1785 Gf Karl Wilhelm Ludwig zu Isenburg und Büdigen in Meerholz (+1832)
A10. Friederike Wilhelmine, *1767, +1849; m.1798 Gf Karl Ludwig Theodor von Salm, Wild- und Rheingraf in Grumbach (+1799)
A11. Luise, *1768, +1828; m.1791 Fst Emil zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (+1837)
A12. Sophie, a nun at Fulda, *1769, +1818
A13. Wilhelmine Elisabeth Karoline, *1773, +1856; m.1797 Gf Friedrich zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (+1835)

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