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'''Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen''' was a [[Germany|German]] county.

AtWhen first,Count Princesses Johanette and Ernestine were made joint sovereign CountessesWilhelm of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, underdied regencywith ofno clear heir, the [[Archbishopric of Cologne|Archbishop of Köln,Cologne]] occupied the County until it was settled with a treaty in [[1648]], when the County was splitgiven jointly to Princesses Ernestine and Johanette and their mother Dowager Countess Luise Juliane was made regent. Ernestine's portion was called '''Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hachenburg''' (or '''Sayn-Hachenburg''' for short), a title which descended through the female line and is now a title of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, while Johanette's was '''Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen''' (or '''Sayn-Altenkirchen''' for short). Their mother remained regent for both Counties until [[1652]], when Johanette and Ernestine separately ruled their respective Counties.

The County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen ended when it was given to [[Nassau]] in [[1803]].

[[Caroline of Ansbach|Queen Caroline of the United Kingdom]], wife of [[George II of the United Kingdom|George II]], was co-heiress to this County, and her grandson [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] was compensated for his loss of inheritance to it.

==Counts of Sayn-Altenkirchen==

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<tr><td>Johanette</td><td>[[1648]]<br>[[1648]]-[[1701]]</td><td>Jointly with her sister Ernestine as Countess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn<br>Alone as Countess of Sayn-Altenkirchen</td></tr>

<tr><td>(Luise Juliane)</td><td>[[1648]]-[[1652]]</td><td>Regent for her daughters Johanette and Ernestine</td></tr>

<tr><td>Wilhelm Heinrich</td><td>[[1701]]-[[1741]]</td></tr>

<tr><td>Karl</td><td>[[1741]]-[[1803]]</td><td>Territory given to Nassau</td></tr>

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