# County of Leiningen

The County of Leiningen was a territory comprising a group of counties—some of which held Imperial immediacy—that were ruled by the Leiningen family.
Most of these counties were annexed by the First French Republic in 1793, following the conquest of the left bank of the Rhine by French troops during the War of the First Coalition. Several branches of the family subsequently received secularized abbeys as compensation; however, shortly thereafter, these newly established counties were mediatized, and the family lost its immediacy. Today, the only extant branch is that of the Princes of Leiningen.

## Origins

The first count of Leiningen of whom anything definite is known was Emich II (d. before 1138). He—and perhaps his father, Emich I—built Leiningen Castle (now known as Old Leiningen Castle, German: Burg Altleiningen) circa 1100–1110. Nearby, Höningen Abbey was constructed around 1120 as the family’s burial place. The first reliable mention of the family dates to 1128, when Emicho, Count of Leiningen, testified to a document from Adalbert I of Saarbrücken, Archbishop of Mainz.
The original family became extinct in the male line when Count Frederick II died around 1214 or 1220. Frederick I’s sister, Liutgarde, married Simon II, Count of Saarbrücken, and one of their sons—also named Frederick—inherited the Leiningen lands and adopted their arms and name, becoming known as Frederick II (d. 1237). A Minnesinger, one of his songs was included in the Codex Manesse. Before 1212, he built a new castle called Hardenburg, approximately 10 kilometers south of Altleiningen. This castle was constructed outside the county of Leiningen on the territory of Limburg Abbey—of which his uncle was the overlord (Vogt)—leading to some conflict.
His eldest son, Simon (c. 1204–1234), married Gertrude, heiress of the County of Dagsburg, thereby bringing that property into the family. They had no children, and Simon’s two brothers jointly inherited the county of Leiningen: Frederick III (d. 1287) inherited Dagsburg, while Emich IV (d. c. 1276) inherited Landeck Castle. Emich IV founded the town of Landau; however, the Landeck branch became extinct with his grandson in 1290. Frederick III, who disliked sharing Leiningen Castle with his brother, had a new castle built between 1238 and 1241 approximately 5 kilometers northeast of Leiningen, called Neuleiningen Castle ("New Leiningen"). His son, Frederick IV (d. 1316), had two sons who divided the county into Leiningen-Dagsburg and Leiningen-Hardenburg.

## History

After expanding its possessions, the Leiningen family was divided around 1317 into two branches:

### Leiningen-Westerburg

The elder branch, headed by a landgrave, became extinct in 1467. Upon the death of the last landgrave, his sister Margaret—wife of Reinhard, Lord of Westerburg—inherited the lands, and her descendants became known as the Leiningen-Westerburg family. Later, this family split into two branches: Leiningen-Westerburg-Alt-Leiningen and Leiningen-Westerburg-Neu-Leiningen, both of which are extinct today.
Following the French Revolution, the Left Bank of the Rhine was conquered during the War of the First Coalition and annexed by France in 1793. The counts of Alt- and Neu-Leiningen were arrested and imprisoned in Paris, resulting in the loss of their territories. In 1803, they were compensated with the secularized Ilbenstadt Abbey (at Niddatal) and Engelthal Abbey. The German mediatization of 1806 ended these short-lived counties when their territories were divided among the Grand Duchy of Berg, the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Nassau-Weilburg, and Nassau-Usingen. Ilbenstadt Abbey was sold by the House of Leiningen-Westerburg-Altleiningen in 1921, and Engelthal Abbey was sold by the heirs of the House of Leiningen-Westerburg-Neuleiningen in 1952.

### Leiningen-Hardenburg

Meanwhile, the younger branch of the Leiningen family, known as Leiningen-Hardenburg, flourished. On 27 June 1560, this branch was divided into two lines: Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg, founded by Count Johann Philip (d. 1562), and Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim or Falkenburg, founded by Count Emicho (d. 1593).
In 1658, the Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg line further divided into:
* Leiningen-Dagsburg (extinct 1706)
* Leiningen-Heidesheim (extinct 1766)
* Leiningen-Guntersblum (extinct 1774)
The county of Leiningen-Dagsburg was inherited by the Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg line in 1774.
Leiningen-Guntersblum subsequently split into two side branches:
* Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Guntersblum – This branch was deprived of its lands on the Left Bank of the Rhine by France but received Billigheim as compensation in 1803, thereafter known as Leiningen-Billigheim. In 1845, they acquired Neuburg Castle at Obrigheim. This branch became extinct in 1925.
* Leiningen-Heidesheim – In 1803, this branch received Neudenau and became known as Leiningen-Neudenau; it became extinct in 1910.
In 1779, the head of the Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg line was raised to the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire with the title Prince of Leiningen. In 1801, this line was deprived of its lands on the left bank of the Rhine however, in 1803 it received Amorbach Abbey as compensation. A few years later, the Principality of Leiningen at Amorbach was mediatized, and its territory is now mainly included in Baden, with parts in Bavaria and Hesse. Amorbach Abbey remains the family seat of the Prince of Leiningen.
Since 1991, the head of the princely line has been Prince Andreas (b. 1955). His eldest brother, Prince Karl Emich, was excluded from the succession after marrying morganatically.

## Rulers
### House of Leiningen
#### Partitions of Leiningen under Leiningen family

| County of Leiningen (1st creation) (1093–1316) | County of Leiningen (1st creation) (1093–1316) | County of Leiningen (1st creation) (1093–1316) | County of Leiningen (1st creation) (1093–1316) | County of Leiningen (1st creation) (1093–1316) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) |
| | | | | County of Dagsburg (1st creation) (1316–1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) |
| County of Rixingen (1st creation) (1344–1507) | County of Hardenburg (1316–1779) | County of Hardenburg (1316–1779) | County of Hardenburg (1316–1779) | | | County of Dagsburg (1st creation) (1316–1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) | Lordships of Runkel and Westerburg (until 1470) |
| County of Rixingen (1st creation) (1344–1507) | | | | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) |
| Annexed to Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels (from 1507) | | | | | | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) | Renamed as: County of Westerburg (1470–1597) (female branch of Leiningen-Westerburg) |
| Annexed to Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels (from 1507) | Raised to: Principality of Leiningen (1779–1806) | County of Falkenburg (1541–1806) | County of Falkenburg (1541–1806) | County of Falkenburg (1541–1806) | | | | | | | | |
| Annexed to Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels (from 1507) | Raised to: Principality of Leiningen (1779–1806) | County of Falkenburg (1541–1806) | County of Falkenburg (1541–1806) | County of Falkenburg (1541–1806) | County of Leiningen (2nd creation) (1547–1656) | County of Leiningen (2nd creation) (1547–1656) | County of Leiningen (2nd creation) (1547–1656) | | | |
| County of Schaumburg (1547–1708) |||
| Annexed to Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels (from 1507) | Raised to: Principality of Leiningen (1779–1806) | County of Falkenburg (1541–1806) | County of Falkenburg (1541–1806) | County of Falkenburg (1541–1806) | | | County of Rixingen (2nd creation) (1622–1705) | County of Schaumburg (1547–1708) | County of Schaumburg (1547–1708) | County of Schaumburg (1547–1708) |
| Annexed to Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels (from 1507) | Raised to: Principality of Leiningen (1779–1806) | | County of Broich- Oberstein (1657-1709/22) | County of Guntersblum (1657–1774) (1787–1806) | County of Oberbronn (1622–1724) | County of Oberbronn (1622–1724) | | County of Rixingen (2nd creation) (1622–1705) | County of Schaumburg (1547–1708) | County of Schaumburg (1547–1708) | County of Schaumburg (1547–1708) |
| Annexed to Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels (from 1507) | Raised to: Principality of Leiningen (1779–1806) | | County of Broich- Oberstein (1657-1709/22) | County of Guntersblum (1657–1774) (1787–1806) | County of Oberbronn (1622–1724) | County of Oberbronn (1622–1724) | County of Rixingen (2nd creation) (1622–1705) | | | County of Neuleiningen (Younger Leiningen) (1695–1793) |
| Annexed to Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels (from 1507) | Raised to: Principality of Leiningen (1779–1806) | | | County of Guntersblum (1657–1774) (1787–1806) | County of Oberbronn (1622–1724) | County of Oberbronn (1622–1724) | County of Altleiningen (Elder Leiningen) (1695–1793) | County of Altleiningen (Elder Leiningen) (1695–1793) | County of Altleiningen (Elder Leiningen) (1695–1793) | | | County of Neuleiningen (Younger Leiningen) (1695–1793) |
| Annexed to Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels (from 1507) | Mediatised to the Grand Duchy of Baden (from 1806) | Mediatised to the Grand Duchy of Hesse (from 1806) | Mediatised to the Grand Duchy of Hesse (from 1806) | Mediatised to the Grand Duchy of Baden (from 1806) | Mediatised to the Grand Duchy of Baden (from 1806) | Mediatised to the Grand Duchy of Baden (from 1806) | Annexed to France (1793–1806) Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse and the Nassau Principalities of Weilburg and Usingen (from 1806) | Annexed to France (1793–1806) Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse and the Nassau Principalities of Weilburg and Usingen (from 1806) | Annexed to France (1793–1806) Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse and the Nassau Principalities of Weilburg and Usingen (from 1806) | Annexed to France (1793–1806) Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse and the Nassau Principalities of Weilburg and Usingen (from 1806) |

#### Table of rulers

* The House of Leiningen challenged at some times the German custom of male-originated surname. The original male line of the family died in 1214, and therefore had to rely on female succession and inheritance to preserve the surname. The post-1214 House of Leiningen (or agnatically House of Saarbrücken, as the family who ruled in the County of Saarbrücken) is cognatic, descendant of Liutgard, sister of the last count, Frederick I. The same applies to the line of Leiningen-Westerburg, originally called Runkel or Runkel-Westerburg: the inheritance of countess Margaret (d.1470) caused the change of name to Leiningen, and therefore included in the group of rulers of the family.
| Ruler | Ruler | Born | Reign | Ruling part | Consort | Death | Notes |
| Emicho I | | c.1070? Son of Emicho of Flonheim | 1093-1138 | County of Leiningen | Alberade four children | 1138 aged 67–68? | Possibly the founder of the family and the county. |
| Emicho II | | c.1120? Son of Emicho I and Alberade | 1138-1189 | County of Leiningen | Unknown three children | 1189 aged 68–69? | |
| Emicho III | | c.1140? Son of Emicho II and Elisabeth | 1189-1210 | County of Leiningen | Elisabeth (d.1179) three children | c.1210 aged 69–70? | |
| Frederick I | | c.1160? Son of Emicho III | 1210-1220 | County of Leiningen | Gertrude of Habsburg at least two children | c.1220 aged 59–60? | Left no heirs. After his death with no offspring, the Leiningen lands were inherited by his namesake nephew, son of his sister Liutgard. Given the dates, it's possible that the unknown Leiningen woman who married Siegfried III of Runkel (transferring Westerburg to that family) was also his sister. |
| Frederick II | | c.1190 Son of Simon II, Count of Saarbrücken and Luitgard of Leiningen | 1220-1237 | County of Leiningen | Agnes of Eberstein eight children Agnes of Zollern (d.10 March 1263) two children | 1237 aged 46–47 | Designated heir by his maternal uncle, he came (agnatically) from the House of Saarbrücken, but adopted his mother's surname, Leiningen. He was a Minnesinger (or troubadour). He also built the Hardenburg Castle. |
| Frederick III | | c.1210 Second son of Frederick II and Agnes of Eberstein | 1237-1287 | County of Leiningen | Adelaide of Kyburg (1220-aft.1258) c.1245 one child | 1287 aged 76–77 | Children of Frederick II, divided the land. Frederick III inherited from his elder brother Simon (who predeceased his father) the County of Dagsburg. Simon had inherited it from his wife, the trouvère Gertrude of Dagsburg. Emicho IV established his rule at the region of Landau, who returned to Leiningen in the next generation. |
| Emicho IV | | c.1215 Third son of Frederick II and Agnes of Eberstein | 1237-1281 | County of Leiningen (at Landau) | Elisabeth d'Aspremont (1227–1264) 1235 four children Margaret of Hengebach 1265 no children | 1281 aged 65–66 | Children of Frederick II, divided the land. Frederick III inherited from his elder brother Simon (who predeceased his father) the County of Dagsburg. Simon had inherited it from his wife, the trouvère Gertrude of Dagsburg. Emicho IV established his rule at the region of Landau, who returned to Leiningen in the next generation. |
| Emicho V | | c.1245? Son of Emicho IV and Elisabeth d'Aspremont | 1281-1289 | County of Leiningen (at Landau) | Catherine of Ochsenstein (d.1313) one child | 1289 aged 43–44? | After his death, the feud of Landau returned to the main line. |
| Landau reabsorbed in Leiningen ||||||||
| Frederick IV | | 1250 Son of Frederick III and Adelaide of Kyburg | 1287-1316 | County of Leiningen | Matilda c.1260 no children Johanna of Sponheim-Kreuznach (1246–1282) c.1265 six children Jeanne d'Aspremont (d.1321) 1282 four children | 1316 aged 65–66 | |
| Frederick V | | 1269 Son of Frederick IV and Johanna of Sponheim-Kreuznach | 1316-1327 | County of Dagsburg | Sophia of Freiburg (1274-29 March 1335) 7 July 1286 Strasbourg two children | 1327 aged 57–58 | Children of Frederick IV, divided their inheritance. |
| Godfrey I | | 1304 Son of Frederick IV and Jeanne d'Aspremont | 1316-1344 | County of Hardenburg | Agnes of Ochsenstein (d.bef.17 February 1321) 30 March 1313 one child Matilda of Salm (d.1341) 17 February 1321 three children | 1344 aged 39–40 | Children of Frederick IV, divided their inheritance. |
| Frederick VI | | 1294 Son of Frederick V and Sophia of Freiburg | 1327-1342 | County of Dagsburg | Judith of Isenburg-Limburg seven children | 1342 aged 47–48 | |
| Frederick VII | | c.1320? First son of Frederick VI and Judith of Isenburg-Limburg | 1342-1378 | County of Dagsburg | Marie of Châtillon 1353 one child | 1378 aged 57–58? | Children of Frederick VI, ruled jointly. |
| Frederick VIII | | c.1320? Second son of Frederick VI and Judith of Isenburg-Limburg | 1342-1397 | County of Dagsburg | Catherine de Grandpré no children Yolande of Julich-Bergheim (d.1363) six children | 1397 aged 76–77? | Children of Frederick VI, ruled jointly. |
| Fritzman [Frederick] | | c.1315 Son of Godfrey I and Agnes of Ochsenstein | 1344-1366 | County of Rixingen | Johanna of Forbach 16 October 1321 two children | 1366 aged 50–51 | Children of Godfrey I, divided their inheritance. |
| Emicho VI | | c.1325 Son of Godfrey I and Matilda of Salm | 1344 – 17 February 1381 | County of Hardenburg | Luitgard of Falkenstein-Münzenberg c.1345 one child Margaret of Habsburg-Kyburg 1362 eight children | 17 February 1381 aged 55–56 | Children of Godfrey I, divided their inheritance. |
| Godfrey II | | c.1325? Son of Fritzman and Johanna of Forbach | 1366-1380 | County of Rixingen | Margaret of Baden (d.c.1380) 10 November 1363 three children | 1380 aged 54–55? | |
| John | | c.1365? Son of Godfrey II and Margaret of Baden | 1380-1445 | County of Rixingen | Elisabeth of Lützelstein (d.c.1435) six children | c.1445 aged 79–80? | |
| Emicho VII | | 1366 Son of Emicho VI and Margaret of Habsburg-Kyburg | 17 February 1381 – 1452 | County of Hardenburg | Clara of Finstingen-Brackenkopf (d.1409) 1383 no children Beatrice of Baden 11 July 1411 ten children | 1452 aged 85–86 | |
| Frederick IX | | c.1360? Son of Frederick VIII and Yolande of Julich-Bergheim | 1397-1434 | County of Dagsburg | Margaret of Baden-Hachberg 25 July 1405 six children | 1434 aged 73–74? | |
| Hesso | | c.1405 Son of Frederick IX and Margaret of Baden-Hachberg | 1434 – 8 March 1467 | County of Dagsburg | Elisabeth of Bavaria 4 October 1440 Worms no children | 8 March 1467 Munich aged 61–62 | Left no heirs, and was succeeded by his sister. |
| Rudolph | | c.1420? Son of John and Elisabeth of Lützelstein | 1445-1475 | County of Rixingen | Agnes of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (d.February 1454) 15 July 1435 nine children | 1475 aged 54–55 | |
| Emicho VIII | | c.1420? Son of Emicho VII and Beatrice of Baden | 1452 – 30 March 1495 | County of Hardenburg | Anna of Elter_Aspremont (d.aft.1500) Bef. 25 January 1466 eight children Barbara of Tengen-Nellenburg no children | 30 March 1495 aged 74–75? | In 1492 requested to the Pope to raise the parish church in Bad Dürkheim to the status of a collegiate church. |
| Margaret | | c.1405 Daughter of Frederick IX and Margaret of Baden-Hachberg | 8 March 1467 – 1470 | County of Dagsburg | Reinhard III, Lord of Westerburg 24 August 1423 two children | 1470 aged 64–65 | Sister of Hesso, received the majority of his inheritance, and that was what made possible for her grandson and heir, Reinhard of Runkel, to adopt her surname after her death, forming the Leiningen-Westerburg branch. |
| Reinhard I | | 1453 Son of Cuno, Lord of Westerburg and Matilda of Virneburg | 1470 – February 1522 | County of Dagsburg Renamed County of Westerburg | Anna of Eppenstein-Königstein (d.9 April 1483) 5 February 1456 three children Zymeria of Sayn (13 May 1469 – 2 June 1499) 12 August 1485 five children | February 1522 aged 68–69 | Grandson of Margaret of Dagsburg. Inherited the county and the surname from her. Probably lost Dagsburg for Hardenburg, but he kept the rest of his grandmother's inheritance, including, for example, the main town of Leiningen. |
| Hanneman [Herman] | | 1436 Son of Rudolph and Agnes of Zweibrücken-Bitsch | 1475-1507 | County of Rixingen | Adelaide of Zirk (d.1508) Bef.1457 two children | 1507 aged 70–71 | |
| Emicho IX | | c.1470 Son of Emicho VIII and Anna of Elter-Aspremont | 30 March 1495 – 18 February 1535 | County of Hardenburg | Agnes of Eppstein-Münzenberg (d.28 July 1533) 1470 thirteen children | 18 February 1535 aged 64–65 | |
| Elisabeth | | 1471 First daughter of Hanneman and Adelaide of Zirk | 1507-1529 | County of Rixingen (1/2) | Emicho III, Lord of Daun-Falkenstein 1477 four children | 1529 aged 70–71 | Children of Hanneman, divided their inheritance: Elisabeth and Walpurga received (each) half of the counties of Rixingen and Forbach. |
| Walpurga | | c.1475? Second daughter of Hanneman and Adelaide of Zirk | 1507-1530 | County of Rixingen (1/2) | John I, Lord of Hohenfels-Raipoltskirchen bef.1492 six children | c.1530? aged 54–55? | Children of Hanneman, divided their inheritance: Elisabeth and Walpurga received (each) half of the counties of Rixingen and Forbach. |
| Rixingen inherited by Daun-Oberstein and Hohenfels ||||||||
| Philip (I) | | 1483 Son of Reinhard I and Anna of Eppenstein-Königstein | February 1522 – 1523 | County of Westerburg | Unmarried | 1523 aged 39–40 | Left no heirs. |
| Eva | | 1481 Daughter of Reinhard I and Anna of Eppenstein-Königstein | 1523 – 23 February 1543 | County of Westerburg | Unmarried | 23 February 1543 aged 61–62 | Brother and sister of Philip, ruled jointly. Cuno was severely in debt to his sister, and gave her part of the county for her to rule in her own right. Eva proved to be a popular ruler: she founded a hospital in Grünstadt and became a popular symbol in the Palatinate. |
| Cuno | | 27 September 1487 Son of Reinhard I and Zymeria of Sayn | 1523 – 23 November 1547 | County of Westerburg | Maria of Stolberg-Wernigerode 1523 ten children | 23 November 1547 aged 60 | Brother and sister of Philip, ruled jointly. Cuno was severely in debt to his sister, and gave her part of the county for her to rule in her own right. Eva proved to be a popular ruler: she founded a hospital in Grünstadt and became a popular symbol in the Palatinate. |
| Emicho X | | 1498 Son of Emicho IX and Agnes of Eppstein-Münzenberg | 18 February 1535 – 10 January 1541 | County of Hardenburg | Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken (11 November 1517 – 1 January 1553) 17 July 1537 three children | 10 January 1541 aged 42–43 | |
| Regency of Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1541-1553) | Regency of Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1541-1553) | Regency of Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1541-1553) | Regency of Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1541-1553) | Regency of Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1541-1553) | Regency of Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1541-1553) | Regency of Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1541-1553) | Children of Emicho X, ruled under regency, and then divided the land. It's implied that sometime between 1470 and 1540, Dagsburg was acquired by Waldeck-Hardenburg. |
| John Philip I | | 25 December 1539 First son of Emicho X and Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken | 10 January 1541 – 8 September 1562 | County of Hardenburg | Anna of Mansfeld-Eisleben 15 December 1560 Mansfeld one child | 8 September 1562 aged 22 | Children of Emicho X, ruled under regency, and then divided the land. It's implied that sometime between 1470 and 1540, Dagsburg was acquired by Waldeck-Hardenburg. |
| Emicho XI | | 15 December 1540 Second son of Emicho X and Catharina of Nassau-Saarbrücken | 10 January 1541 – 13 March 1593 | County of Falkenburg | Ursula of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl 18 February 1577 Hardenburg two children | 13 March 1593 aged 52 | Children of Emicho X, ruled under regency, and then divided the land. It's implied that sometime between 1470 and 1540, Dagsburg was acquired by Waldeck-Hardenburg. |
| Philip I | | 10 November 1527 First son of Cuno and Maria of Stolberg-Wernigerode | 23 November 1547 – 17 September 1597 | County of Leiningen | Amalia of Zweibrücken-Lichtenberg (1537-11 September 1577) 22 November 1551 Heidelberg six children Amalia of Daun-Falkenstein 16 February 1578 six children | 17 September 1597 aged 69 | Children of Cuno, divided the land. |
| Reinhard II | | 19 November 1530 Third son of Cuno and Maria of Stolberg-Wernigerode | 23 November 1547 – 17 September 1584 | County of Westerburg | Ottilia of Manderscheid-Blankenheim-Keil 14 July 1561 eight children | 17 September 1584 aged 53 | Children of Cuno, divided the land. |
| George I | | 23 April 1533 Fifth son of Cuno and Maria of Stolberg-Wernigerode | 23 November 1547 – 9 April 1586 | County of Schaumburg | Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein 24 May 1570 Büdingen five children | 9 April 1586 aged 32 | Children of Cuno, divided the land. |
| Regency of Anna of Mansfeld-Eisleben (1562-1576) | Regency of Anna of Mansfeld-Eisleben (1562-1576) | Regency of Anna of Mansfeld-Eisleben (1562-1576) | Regency of Anna of Mansfeld-Eisleben (1562-1576) | Regency of Anna of Mansfeld-Eisleben (1562-1576) | Regency of Anna of Mansfeld-Eisleben (1562-1576) | Regency of Anna of Mansfeld-Eisleben (1562-1576) | Published in 1580 the Book of Confessions |
| Emicho XII | | 4 November 1562 Hardenburg Son of John Philip I and Anna of Mansfeld-Eisleben | 8 September 1562 – 24 November 1607 | County of Hardenburg | Maria Elisabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken 7 November 1585 Hardenburg six children | 24 November 1607 Darmstadt aged 45 | Published in 1580 the Book of Confessions |
| Albert Philip | | 1567 First son of Reinhard II and Ottilia of Manderscheid-Blankenheim-Keil | 17 September 1584 – 1597 | County of Westerburg | Unmarried | 1597 aged 29–30 | Children of Reinhard II, ruled jointly. |
| John Louis | | 1572 Third son of Reinhard II and Ottilia of Manderscheid-Blankenheim-Keil | 17 September 1584 – 1597 | County of Westerburg | Unmarried | 1597 aged 24–25 | Children of Reinhard II, ruled jointly. |
| Westerburg annexed to Schaumburg ||||||||
| Regency of Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein (1586-1588) | Regency of Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein (1586-1588) | Regency of Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein (1586-1588) | Regency of Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein (1586-1588) | Regency of Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein (1586-1588) | Regency of Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein (1586-1588) | Regency of Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein (1586-1588) | Children of George I, ruled jointly. After the death of his brother, Reinhard III associated his eldest nephew (and son-in-law) to the co-rulership. |
| Reinhard III | | 24 October 1574 Third son of George I and Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein | 9 April 1586 – 14 October 1655 | County of Schaumburg | Anna of Solms-Lich 1 January 1615 Lich three children | 14 October 1655 aged 80 | Children of George I, ruled jointly. After the death of his brother, Reinhard III associated his eldest nephew (and son-in-law) to the co-rulership. |
| Christoph | | 30 September 1575 Fourth son of George I and Margaret of Isenburg-Birstein | 9 April 1586 – 1635 | County of Schaumburg | Anna Maria Ungnad (29 September 1573 – 1606) 25 August 1601 one child Philippa Catherine of Wied (1595–1647) 1611 twelve children | 1635 aged 59–60 | Children of George I, ruled jointly. After the death of his brother, Reinhard III associated his eldest nephew (and son-in-law) to the co-rulership. |
| Philip Louis | | 1617 First son of Christoph and Philippa Catherine of Wied | 1635-1637 | County of Schaumburg | Maria Juliana of Leiningen-Schaumburg 11 October 1636 no children | 1637 aged 19–20 | Children of George I, ruled jointly. After the death of his brother, Reinhard III associated his eldest nephew (and son-in-law) to the co-rulership. |
| John Louis | | 8 May 1579 First son of Emicho XI and Ursula of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl | 13 March 1593 – 19 June 1625 | County of Falkenburg | Maria Barbara of Sulz (13 December 1588 – 1 March 1625) 1 June 1611 five children | 19 June 1625 aged 46 | Children of Emicho XI, ruled jointly. |
| Philip George | | 26 July 1582 Second son of Emicho XI and Ursula of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl | 13 March 1593 – 6 February 1627 | County of Falkenburg | Anna of Erbach 4 July 1614 Fürstenau five children | 6 February 1627 aged 44 | Children of Emicho XI, ruled jointly. |
| Louis | | 10 August 1557 Son of Philip I and Amalia of Zweibrücken-Lichtenberg | 17 September 1597 – 22 August 1622 | County of Leiningen | Bernardine of Lippe 1578 nine children | 22 August 1622 aged 65 | |
| John Philip II | | 26 April 1588 Hardenburg First son of Emicho XII and Maria Elisabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken | 24 November 1607 – 25 May 1643 | County of Hardenburg | Elisabeth of Leiningen-Falkenburg 1 January 1620 Hardenburg three children Anna Juliana of Salm-Mörchingen 23 February 1626 one child Anna Elisabeth of Oettingen-Oettingen 11 June 1642 no children | 25 May 1643 Hardenburg aged 55 | Children of Emicho XII, ruled jointly. |
| Frederick X | | 8 February 1593 Hardenburg Third son of Emicho XII and Maria Elisabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken | 24 November 1607 – 29 April 1631 | County of Hardenburg | Maria Elisabeth of Nassau-Saarbrücken (21 August 1602 – 9 December 1626) 22 August 1624 Saarbrücken no children Anna of Nassau-Weilburg (6 January 1597 – 7 January 1645) 18 (28) November 1628 Ottweiler six children | 29 April 1631 aged 38 | Children of Emicho XII, ruled jointly. |
| John Casimir | | 1 February 1587 Third son of Louis and Bernardine of Lippe | 22 August 1622 – 30 September 1635 | County of Leiningen | Martha of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (29 April 1575 – 19 December 1638) 23 January 1617 Langenburg no children | 30 September 1635 aged 48 | Children of Louis, divided the land. John Casimir left no heirs, and after his death his share of the inheritance was split between the other two. |
| Philip II | | 5 January 1591 Fourth son of Louis and Bernardine of Lippe | 22 August 1622 – 9 February 1668 | County of Rixingen | Agatha Catherine Schenk of Limpurg (30 July 1595 – 30 January 1664) 20 August 1618 two children | 9 February 1668 aged 77 | Children of Louis, divided the land. John Casimir left no heirs, and after his death his share of the inheritance was split between the other two. |
| Louis Emicho | | 14 August 1595 Fifth son of Louis and Bernardine of Lippe | 22 August 1622 – 1 June 1635 | County of Oberbronn | Esther of Eberstein (11 April 1603 – 10 October 1682) 21 August 1624 five children | 1 June 1635 Oberbronn aged 39 | Children of Louis, divided the land. John Casimir left no heirs, and after his death his share of the inheritance was split between the other two. |
| Leiningen annexed to Rixingen and Oberbronn ||||||||
| Emicho XIII | | 12 June 1612 Heidesheim am Rhein Son of John Louis and Maria Barbara of Sulz | 6 February 1627 – 1 March 1657 | County of Falkenburg | Christiana of Solms-Laubach 24 May 1632 Laubach two children Dorothea of Waldeck-Wildungen 24 May 1632 Falkenstein seven children | 1 March 1657 Speyer aged 44 | |
| Regency of Esther of Eberstein (1635-1639) | Regency of Esther of Eberstein (1635-1639) | Regency of Esther of Eberstein (1635-1639) | Regency of Esther of Eberstein (1635-1639) | Regency of Esther of Eberstein (1635-1639) | Regency of Esther of Eberstein (1635-1639) | Regency of Esther of Eberstein (1635-1639) | |
| John Louis | | 1625 Son of Louis Emicho and Esther of Eberstein | 1 June 1635 – 18 April 1665 | County of Oberbronn | Sybilla Christina of Wied 1651 seven children | 18 April 1665 Oberbronn aged 39–40 | |
| Frederick Emicho | | 9 February 1621 Hardenburg First son of John Philip II and Elisabeth of Leiningen-Falkenburg | 25 May 1643 – 26 July 1698 | County of Hardenburg | Sybilla of Waldeck-Wildungen 15 June 1644 Hardenburg nine children | 26 July 1698 Hardenburg aged 77 | Children of John Philip II, ruled jointly. |
| John Philip III | | 19 February 1622 Hardenburg Second son of John Philip II and Elisabeth of Leiningen-Falkenburg | 25 May 1643 – 19 February 1666 | County of Hardenburg | Agnes of Waldeck-Wildungen 5 February 1551 Waldeck one child Elisabeth Charlotte of Solms-Sonnenwalde 1658 one child | 19 February 1666 Hardenburg aged 44 | Children of John Philip II, ruled jointly. |
| George William | | 10 February 1619 Second son of Christoph and Philippa Catherine of Wied | 14 October 1655 – 22 November 1695 | County of Schaumburg | Sophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold 7 May 1644 Schwalenberg nineteen children | 22 November 1695 aged 76 | |
| George William | | 8 March 1632 Heidesheim am Rhein Son of Emicho XIII and Christiana of Solms-Laubach | 1 March 1657 – 19 July 1672 | County of Falkenburg | Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein 24 March 1658 five children | 19 July 1672 Idar-Oberstein aged 40 | Children of Emicho XIII, divided their inheritance. Emicho Christian left no surviving sons; while Broich was reannexed to Falkenburg, Oberstein was inherited by his daughter. |
| Emicho Christian | | 29 March 1642 First son of Emicho XIII and Dorothea of Waldeck-Wildungen | 1 March 1657 – 27 April 1702 | County of Broich-Oberstein | Christiane Louise of Daun-Falkenstein (18 July 1640 – 27 April 1702) 17 July 1664 Falkenstein twelve children (bg) | 27 April 1702 aged 60 | Children of Emicho XIII, divided their inheritance. Emicho Christian left no surviving sons; while Broich was reannexed to Falkenburg, Oberstein was inherited by his daughter. |
| John Louis I | | 26 February 1643 Heidesheim am Rhein First son of Emicho XIII and Dorothea of Waldeck-Wildungen | 1 March 1657 – 2 March 1687 | County of Guntersblum | Amalia Sybilla of Daun-Falkenstein (27 June 1639-?) 22 August 1664 two children Sophia Sybilla, Countess of Leiningen-Oberbronn 1678 two children | 2 March 1687 aged 44 | Children of Emicho XIII, divided their inheritance. Emicho Christian left no surviving sons; while Broich was reannexed to Falkenburg, Oberstein was inherited by his daughter. |
| Broich reabsorbed by Falkenstein ||||||||
| Regency of Sybilla Christina of Wied (1665-1668) | Regency of Sybilla Christina of Wied (1665-1668) | Regency of Sybilla Christina of Wied (1665-1668) | Regency of Sybilla Christina of Wied (1665-1668) | Regency of Sybilla Christina of Wied (1665-1668) | Regency of Sybilla Christina of Wied (1665-1668) | Regency of Sybilla Christina of Wied (1665-1668) | Daughters of John Louis, ruled jointly. The estate eventually passed to the children of Sophia Sibylla's first marriage, which meant an annexation to Leiningen-Guntersblum. |
| Esther Juliana | | c.1655 Oberbronn First daughter of John Louis and Sybilla Christina of Wied | 18 April 1665 – 1709 | County of Oberbronn (1/3) | Louis, Baron of Sinclair (d.1738) no children | 1709 Oberbronn aged 53–54 | Daughters of John Louis, ruled jointly. The estate eventually passed to the children of Sophia Sibylla's first marriage, which meant an annexation to Leiningen-Guntersblum. |
| Sophia Sibylla | | 14 July 1656 Oberbronn Second daughter of John Louis and Sybilla Christina of Wied | 18 April 1665 – 13 April 1724 | County of Oberbronn (2/3) | John Louis I, Count of Leiningen-Guntersblum (26 February 1643 – 2 March 1687) 1678 two children Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg 15 November 1691 Bad Homburg three children | 13 April 1724 Oberbronn aged 67 | Daughters of John Louis, ruled jointly. The estate eventually passed to the children of Sophia Sibylla's first marriage, which meant an annexation to Leiningen-Guntersblum. |
| Oberbronn annexed to Guntersblum ||||||||
| Louis Eberhard | | 18 July 1624 Son of Philip II and Agatha Catherine Schenk of Limpurg | 9 February 1668 – 14 November 1688 | County of Rixingen | Charlotte of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1 December 1619 – 13 November 1687) 6/16 January 1650 Altleiningen seven children | | 14 November 1688 aged 64 |
| Regency of Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein (1672-1676) | Regency of Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein (1672-1676) | Regency of Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein (1672-1676) | Regency of Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein (1672-1676) | Regency of Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein (1672-1676) | Regency of Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein (1672-1676) | Regency of Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein (1672-1676) | |
| John Charles August | | 19 March 1662 Son of George William and Anna Elisabeth of Daun-Falkenstein | 19 July 1672 – 13 November 1698 | County of Falkenburg | Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg 13 December 1685 Babenhausen seven children | 13 November 1698 aged 36 | |
| John Louis II | | 29 July 1673 Son of John Louis I and Amalia Sybilla of Daun-Falkenstein | 2 March 1687 – 1699 | County of Guntersblum | Anna Ernestina of Vehlen-Megen (12 April 1650 – 23 February 1729) 1694 four children | 1699 aged 25–26 | Children of John Louis I, ruled jointly. |
| Emicho Leopold | | 6 November 1685 Son of John Louis I and Amalia Sybilla of Daun-Falkenstein | 2 March 1687 – 2 January 1719 | County of Guntersblum | Charlotte Amalia of Leiningen-Falkenburg (1682–1729) 5 March 1709 six children | 2 January 1719 aged 33 | Children of John Louis I, ruled jointly. |
| Philip Louis | | February 1652 Réchicourt-le-Château Son of Louis Eberhard and Charlotte of Nassau-Saarbrücken | 14 November 1688 – 16 August 1705 | County of Rixingen | Louise Gabrielle de Rouse (d.24 December 1698) 26 December 1673 Paris five children Sidonia Theresa of Ibiswald (d.April 1720) 1699 no children | Left no heirs. His county was annexed to Leiningen-Schaumburg. | 16 August 1705 Cassano aged 53 |
| Rixingen annexed to Schaumburg ||||||||
| John Anton | | 15 January 1655 Fifth son of George William and Sophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold | 2 November 1695 – 2 October 1698 | County of Schaumburg | Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1673-25 February 1745) 13 February 1692 two children | 2 October 1698 Wetzlar aged 43 | Children of George William, ruled jointly. |
| Henry Christian | | 1 February 1665 Ninth son of George William and Sophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold | 2 November 1695 – 2 February 1702 | County of Schaumburg | Albertina Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein (20 July 1661 – 26 November 1716) 20 July 1681 two children | 2 February 1702 Cremona aged 37 | Children of George William, ruled jointly. |
| Christoph Christian | | 11 March 1656 Sixth son of George William and Sophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold | 2 November 1695 – 17 May 1728 | County of Altleiningen | Juliana Elisabeth of Lippe-Biesterfeld 6/8 June 1678 three children | 17 May 1728 Bad Dürkheim aged 72 | Children of George William, ruled jointly. |
| George II | | 2 March 1666 Tenth son of George William and Sophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold | 2 November 1695 – 4 May 1726 | County of Neuleiningen | Anna Elisabeth Wilhelmina of Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1641-26 May 1696) 27 May 1684 no children Anna Magdalena of Bodenhausen (6 October 1660 – 6 September 1709) 1697 one child Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig 2 (23) February 1711 Augustenburg nine children | 4 May 1726 Westerburg aged 60 | Children of George William, ruled jointly. |
| John Frederick | | 18 March 1661 Hardenburg Son of Frederick Emicho and Sybilla of Waldeck-Wildungen | 26 July 1698 – 9 February 1722 | County of Hardenburg | Dorothea Friederike of Allefeld-Rixingen (16 December 1661 – 16 November 1698) September 1686 two children Catherine of Baden-Durlach 19 June 1701 Karlsburg Castle six children | 9 February 1722 Hardenburg aged 60 | |
| Regency of Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1698-1709) | Regency of Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1698-1709) | Regency of Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1698-1709) | Regency of Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1698-1709) | Regency of Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1698-1709) | Regency of Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1698-1709) | Regency of Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1698-1709) | Children of John Charles August. Christian Charles inherited Broich, and John William Louis the rest of Dagsburg-Falkenburg. It's possible that Falkenburg reverted to Hardenburg after John William's death. |
| Christian Charles Reinhard | | 7 July 1695 Mülheim an der Ruhr Second son of John Charles August and Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg | 13 November 1698 – 17 November 1766 | County of Falkenburg (at Broich) | Catherine Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim (30 January 1702 – 29 March 1765) 27 November 1726 Mettenheim six children | 17 November 1766 Heidesheim am Rhein aged 71 | Children of John Charles August. Christian Charles inherited Broich, and John William Louis the rest of Dagsburg-Falkenburg. It's possible that Falkenburg reverted to Hardenburg after John William's death. |
| John William Louis | | 5 April 1697 Third son of John Charles August and Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg | 13 November 1698 – November 1742 | County of Falkenburg | Sophia Eleonore of Leiningen-Guntersblum (1710-19 June 1768) 1730 two children | November 1742 aged 45 | Children of John Charles August. Christian Charles inherited Broich, and John William Louis the rest of Dagsburg-Falkenburg. It's possible that Falkenburg reverted to Hardenburg after John William's death. |
| Dagsburg-Falkenburg (except Broich) annexed to Hardenburg ||||||||
| Elisabeth Dorothea | | 11 June 1665 Daughter of Emicho Christian and Christiane Louise of Daun-Falkenstein | 27 April 1702 – 1722 | County of Broich-Oberstein (at Oberstein only) | Maurice Herman, Count of Limburg-Stirum 19 October 1692 six children | 1722 aged 56–57 | Inherited Oberstein, and may have passed it to her descendants. |
| Oberstein inherited by Limburg-Stirum ||||||||
| Regency of Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1702-1707) | Regency of Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1702-1707) | Regency of Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1702-1707) | Regency of Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1702-1707) | Regency of Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1702-1707) | Regency of Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1702-1707) | Regency of Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1702-1707) | Son of John Anton, left no heirs. |
| George Frederick | | 1693 Son of John Anton and Christina Louise of Sayn-Wittgenstein | 2 February 1702 – 1708 | County of Schaumburg | Unmarried | 1708 aged 14–15 | Son of John Anton, left no heirs. |
| Schaumburg was divided between Altleiningen and Neuleiningen ||||||||
| John Francis | | 22 May 1698 Son of John Louis II and Anna Ernestina of Vehlen-Megen | 2 January 1719 – 1750 | County of Guntersblum | Charlotte of Walderode (24 September 1703 – 1745) 6 July 1736 three children | 1750 aged 51–52 | Cousins, ruled jointly. |
| Emicho Louis | | 22 December 1709 Emicho Leopold and Charlotte Amalia of Leiningen-Falkenburg | 2 January 1719 – 23 September 1766 | County of Guntersblum | Polyxena Wilhelmina of Leiningen-Falkenburg (8 October 1730 – 21 March 1800) 27 March 1752 two children | 23 September 1766 aged 56 | Cousins, ruled jointly. |
| Frederick Magnus | | 27 March 1703 Worms First son of John Frederick and Catherine of Baden-Durlach | 9 February 1722 – 28 October 1756 | County of Hardenburg | Anna Christiana Eleonora of Wurmbrand-Stupach (13 March 1698 – 4 January 1763) 26 November 1723 five children | 28 October 1756 aged 53 | Children of John Frederick, divided the land. |
| Charles Louis | | 16 February 1704 Hardenburg Second son of John Frederick and Catherine of Baden-Durlach | 9 February 1722 – 20 March 1747 | County of Hardenburg (at Bockenheim) | Caroline of Salm-Daun (7 January 1706 – 26 May 1786) 27 November 1726 three children | 20 March 1747 Battenberg aged 43 | Children of John Frederick, divided the land. |
| Bockenheim reabsorbed in Hardenburg ||||||||
| Regency of Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig (1726-1740) | Regency of Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig (1726-1740) | Regency of Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig (1726-1740) | Regency of Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig (1726-1740) | Regency of Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig (1726-1740) | Regency of Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig (1726-1740) | Regency of Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig (1726-1740) | Children of George II, ruled jointly. |
| George Charles | | 17 February 1717 Second son of George II and Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig | 4 May 1726 – 19 March 1787 | County of Neuleiningen | Johanna Elisabeth Amalia of Isenburg-Philippseich (19 March 1720 – 29 December 1780) 7 May 1741 Dreieich eight children | 19 March 1787 Grünstadt aged 70 | Children of George II, ruled jointly. |
| George Ernest | | 3 May 1718 Third son of George II and Margaretha Christiana Augusta of Gildevnlöw-Daneskiold-Laurwig | 4 May 1726 – 24 December 1765 | County of Neuleiningen | Maria Louise of Wieser (10 April 1710 – 7 May 1773) 1738 eight children | 24 December 1765 aged 47 | Children of George II, ruled jointly. |
| George Herman | | 21 March 1679 Son of Christoph Christian and Juliana Elisabeth of Lippe-Biesterfeld | 17 May 1728 – 4 February 1751 | County of Altleiningen | Augusta Wilhelmina Philippina of Schaumburg-Lippe (15 June 1693 – 29 April 1721) 26 February 1712 Detmold no children Charlotte Wilhelmina of Pappenheim (15 June 1693 – 29 April 1721) 24 December 1724 five children | 4 February 1751 Grünstadt aged 71 | |
| Christian John | | 31 August 1730 Son of George Herman and Charlotte Wilhelmina of Pappenheim | 4 February 1751 – 20 February 1770 | County of Altleiningen | Christiana Franziska Eleonora of Salm-Grumbach (10 August 1735 – 29 November 1809) 5 December 1754 eleven children | 20 February 1770 aged 40 | |
| Charles Frederick William | | 14 August 1724 Hardenburg Son of Frederick Magnus and Anna Christiana Eleonora of Wurmbrand-Stupach | 28 October 1756 – 12 July 1806 | County of Hardenburg (until 1779) Principality of Leiningen (from 1779; in 1803–06 in Amorbach Abbey only) | Christiane Wilhelmine of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim (24 April 1736 – 6 January 1803) 24 June 1749 four children | 9 January 1807 Amorbach aged 82 | Elevated to Prince in 1779. In 1801 he lost his possessions on the Left Bank of the Rhine to France, but was given Amorbach Abbey and its lands in compensation. In 1806, he was completely stripped of his functions as ruler of the already diminished principality, following the German mediatisation of 1806. From then on, he and his descendants kept only the title. |
| Leiningen mediatiased to the Grand Duchy of Baden ||||||||
| William Charles | | 5 July 1737 First son of John Francis and Charlotte of Walderode | 23 September 1766 – 1774 17 January 1787 – 12 July 1806 | County of Guntersblum (at Billigheim) | Eleonora of Bretzenheim 21 November 1787 (annulled 1801) four children | 26 January 1809 aged 71 | Children of John Francis, divided their inheritance. They were both deposed in 1774, and Guntersblum was briefly annexed to Hardenburg. However, their possession were restored in 1787, to be definitely taken from them in 1806. |
| Wenceslaus Joseph | | 27 September 1738 Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein Second son of John Francis and Charlotte of Walderode | 23 September 1766 – 1774 17 January 1787 – 12 July 1806 | County of Guntersblum (at Neudenau) | Maria Margaretha of Sickingen (1744–1795) 11 June 1772 no children Maria Victoria of Grünberg (d.1838) 24 October 1803 no children | 15 January 1825 aged 86 | Children of John Francis, divided their inheritance. They were both deposed in 1774, and Guntersblum was briefly annexed to Hardenburg. However, their possession were restored in 1787, to be definitely taken from them in 1806. |
| Guntersblum annexed to Hardenburg (1774-87); Guntersblum mediatized to the Grand Duchy of Baden ||||||||
| Maria Louise | | 16 March 1729 Daughter of Christian Charles Reinhard and Catherine Polyxena of Solms-Rödelheim | 17 November 1766 – 12 July 1806 | County of Falkenburg (at Broich) | Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 March 1748 Heidesheim am Rhein nine children | 11 March 1818 aged 88 | Daughter of Christian Charles Reinhard, Maria Louise inherited her father's domains. In 1806, following the German mediatisation, Maria Louise lost her county. |
| Broich mediatiased to the Grand Duchy of Hesse ||||||||
| Christian Charles | | 18 September 1757 First son of Christian John and Christiana Franziska Eleonora of Salm-Grumbach | 20 February 1770 – 1793 1803 – 12 July 1806 | County of Altleiningen (in Ilbenstadt and Engelthal Abbeys since 1803) | Unmarried | 1 December 1811 aged 54 | In the aftermath of the French Revolution (1793), the county was annexed to France. They were given as compensation, in 1803, the abbeys of Ilbenstadt and Engelthal, possessions that in 1806 were mediatised. |
| Frederick Louis | | 2 November 1761 Altleiningen Fourth son of Christian John and Christiana Franziska Eleonora of Salm-Grumbach | 20 February 1770 – 1793 1803 – 12 July 1806 | County of Altleiningen (in Ilbenstadt and Engelthal Abbeys since 1803) | Charlotte Bernhardina of Zech-Rautenburg (1777–1814) 1792 (annulled 1798) no children Eleonora Maria Breitwieser (2 January 1781 – 24 November 1841) 1813 eight children | 9 August 1839 aged 77 | In the aftermath of the French Revolution (1793), the county was annexed to France. They were given as compensation, in 1803, the abbeys of Ilbenstadt and Engelthal, possessions that in 1806 were mediatised. |
| Altleiningen annexed to France (1793-1806); Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse, and the Nassau Principalities of Weilburg and Usingen (from 1806) ||||||||
| Charles Gustav | | 28 June 1747 Son of George Charles and Johanna Elisabeth Amalia of Isenburg-Philippseich | 19 March 1787 – 1793 | County of Neuleiningen | Unmarried | 7 June 1798 aged 50 | Cousins, ruled jointly. In the aftermath of the French Revolution (1793), the county was annexed to France. |
| Charles Joseph | | 13 August 1739 Son of George Ernest and Maria Louise of Wieser | 19 March 1787 – 1793 | County of Neuleiningen | Maria Friederika Wilhelmina Elisabeth Schmittener (22 May 1753 – 29 April 1828) 1782 six children | 27 July 1797 aged 56 | Cousins, ruled jointly. In the aftermath of the French Revolution (1793), the county was annexed to France. |
| Altleiningen annexed to France (1793-1806); Mediatised to the Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse, and the Nassau Principalities of Weilburg and Usingen (from 1806) ||||||||

### The post-mediatization
#### Succession in the Principality of Leiningen

* Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, 1st Prince of Leiningen (1724–1807)
* Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen (1763–1814)
* Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen (1804–1856)
* Ernst, 4th Prince of Leiningen (1830–1904)
* Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen (1866–1939)
* Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen (1898–1946)
* Emich, 7th Prince of Leiningen (1926–1991)
* Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen [de] (born 1955)
** his heir-apparent, Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen (born 1982)

#### Succession in the County of Altleiningen

* Christian Karl, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (18 September 1757 – 1 December 1811)
* Friedrich I Ludwig Christian, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (2 November 1761 – 9 August 1839)
* Friedrich II Eduard, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (20 May 1806 – 5 June 1868)
* Friedrich III Wipprecht Franz, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (30 December 1852 – 7 February 1916), nephew
* Gustav Friedrich Oskar, Count of Leiningen-Altleiningen (8 February 1876 – 23 July 1929)

#### Succession in the County of Neuleiningen

* Ferdinand Karl III, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (8 September 1767 – 26 November 1813)
* August George Gustav, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (19 February 1770 – 9 October 1849)
* Christian Franz Seraph Vincenz, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (1810 – 1856)
* George Karl August, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (27 August 1789 – 17 March 1865), cousin of the previous
* Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Neuleiningen (16 February 1824 – 29 April 1887) - Inherited by Altleiningen