STOLBERG-WERNIGERODE

'Stolberg-Wernigerode' was a German County located in western Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in the Harz region around Wernigerode. The Counts of Wernigerode had become extinct in 1429 and their lands were inherited by the Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode. In 1538, Stolberg-Stolberg was created as a partition of Stolberg-Wernigerode. It was partitioned several times: between itself and Stolberg-Ortenberg in 1572; between itself and Stolberg-Stolberg in 1638; between itself and Stolberg-Islenburg in 1672; and between itself, Stolberg-Gedern, and Stolberg-Schwarza in 1710.
The children of Fürsten and Erbprinzen zu Stolberg-Wernigerode bear the title Prince[ss] zu Stolberg- Wernigerode (Serene Highness). Other members of this line bear the title Graf/Gräfin zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (Illustrious Highness).
In 1714, Count Christian Ernest surrendered his military and the fiscal independence of Stolberg-Wernigerode to the King of Prussia, although he still maintained rulership over his territories. In 1815, Stolberg-Wernigerode was mediatised to Prussia, although successive counts retained sovereign rights until 1876.

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Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1231 - 1815)

Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode (after 1815)

Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1231 - 1815)

★ Henry II (1231 - 1282) ''with...''

★ Henry III (1270 - 1303)

★ Henry V (1303 - 1347) ''with...''

★ Henry VI (1344 - 1368) ''with...''

★ Henry VII (1347 - 1390)

★ Henry VIII (1390 - 1403)

★ Botho I the Elder (1403 - 1455)

★ Henry IX (1455 - 1511)

★ Botho II the Lucky (1511 - 1538)
★ Henry X (1538 - 1572)

★ Botho X (1572 - 1583)

★ Christian II (1583 - 1638) ''(Count of Stolberg-Schwarza)''

★ Henry Ernest I (1638 - 1672)

★ Louis Christian (1672 - 1710)

★ Christian Ernest (1710 - 1771)

★ Henry Ernest II (1771 - 1778)

★ Christian Frederick (1778 - 1815)

Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode (after 1815)

★ Otto

★ Christian Ernst

★ Botho (died 1989)

★ Christian-Henrich (died 2001)

★ Philipp Konstantin