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Leiningen | |
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German noble family | |
Country | Holy Roman Empire |
Place of origin | Leiningerland |
Founded | 12th century |
Founder | Emich II, Count of Leiningen |
Current head | Andreas, Prince of Leiningen |
Final ruler | Emich, Prince of Leiningen |
Titles | |
Deposition | 1918 |
Website | https://fuerst-leiningen.de/ |
The House of Leiningen is the name of an old German noble family whose lands lay principally in Alsace, Lorraine, Saarland, Rhineland, and the Palatinate. Various branches of this family developed over the centuries and ruled counties with Imperial immediacy.