Editing House of Sponheim-Sayn

Cadet branch of the [[House of Sponheim]]

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Sponheim.svg|House of Sponheim<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Sponheim and Starkenburg<br>Counts of Sponheim and Mörsberg</span>
Sayn.svg|House of Sponheim-Sayn<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Sayn and Hachenburg<br>Counts of Sayn<br>Adopted the name and arms from [[House of Sayn]] as their successors</span>
Sayn-Sayn.svg|House of Sayn-Sayn<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Sayn, Hachenburg and Freusburg<br>Counts of Sayn-Sayn</span>
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Vianden Ancient.svg|[[House of Vianden]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Stewards of Prüm Abbey<br>Lords of Schöneken<br>Counts of Vianden<br>Issued from Gerhard, 2nd son of Stefan, Count of Sponheim</span><!-- Line issued from 2nd son of Stefan who is progenitor of this (Rhenish branch) of Sponheim family.  -->
Heinsberg Ancient.svg|[[House of Heinsberg]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Blankenburg, Löwenburg, Dalenbroich, Heinsberg and Saffenburg<br>Counts of Chiny and Loon<br>Issued from Heinrich, 3rd son of Gottfried III of Sponheim</span><!-- Line issued from 3rd son of Gottfried III who married Agnes, heiress of Heinsberg, their great grandson became Count of Loon and Chiny  -->
Sponheim-Kreuznac.svg|[[House of Sponheim-Kreuznach]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Kreuznach, Kastellaun, Tannenfels and Dannenfels<br>Counts of Sponheim-Kreuznach<br>Issued from Simon, 4th son of Gottfried III, Count of Sponheim</span>
Sponheim.svg|[[House of Sponheim-Starkenburg]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Sponheim, Dill, Starkenburg and Allenbach<br>Counts of Sponheim-Starkenburg<br>Younger line issued from Heinrich, 2nd son of Johann I, Count of Sponheim-Starkenburg and younger brother of Gottfried I, Count of Sayn</span>
Sayn-Wittgenstein.svg|[[House of Sayn-Wittgenstein]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Wittgenstein, Homburg and Vallendar<br>Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein<br>Issued from Engelbert, 2nd son of Gottfried I, Count of Sayn</span>
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FW69 Sayn.svg|Gottfried I von Sponheim<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Sayn<br>1266-1284<br>Arms in ''Herald's Roll''</span>
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<!-- The line starts with Stefan (see main page of Sponheim) and continues until Gottfried III who married Adelheid, sister and heiress of Heinrich III, Count of Sayn. After Gottfried III's death in 1223 his sons divided their posessions. Eldest son Gottfied became a priest and later Abbot of Sponheim. His 2nd son Johann inherited Sayn, Hachenburg and Starkenburg, thus his line continuing as main line of Counts of Sayn and a junior line of the Counts of Sponheim-Starkenburg. Heinrich the 3rd son inherited Blankenburg and Lowenberg and also married Agnes of Heinsberg, heiress of Heinsberg and his descendants were Lords of Heinsberg and also at one point Counts of Loon and Chiny. Third son Simon inherited Kreuznach and Neef and started the line known as Sponheim-Kreuznach -->