Sayn-Homburg Explained

Native Name:Grafschaft Sayn-Homburg
Conventional Long Name:County of Sayn-Homburg
Common Name:Sayn-Homburg
Era:Middle Ages
Status:Vassal
Empire:Holy Roman Empire
Government Type:Principality
Year Start:1283
Year End:1384
Event Start:Partitioned from
    Sponheim-Sayn
Date Start: 
1283
Event1:Count marries heiress
    to Wittgenstein
Date Event1: 
1345
Event End:Counties merged
P1:Sponheim-Sayn
S1:Sayn-Wittgenstein
Capital:Homburg

Sayn-Homburg (not to be confused with the later state of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg) was a medieval county of Germany with its seat at Homburg Castle. It was created as a partition of Sponheim-Sayn in 1283. In 1345, Salentin, the son of Count Godfrey, married the heiress of Wittgenstein and the Counties were united and, on his death, merged to form the County of Sayn-Wittgenstein.

Counts of Sayn-Homburg (1283–1384)

To County of Sayn-Wittgenstein