Wied

The County of Wied was an imperial territory on the Wied in the Westerwald. In 1337 it belonged to the Isenburg-Wied family, who had inherited it through Theodora.

In 1462 the county passed to Frederick of Runkel. Neuwied, founded in 1653, sheltered persecuted religious minorities; in 1698 the lands split into Wied-Neuwied and Wied-Runkel. Wied was incorporated into Nassau in 1806 and passed to Prussia in 1815.