Isenburg-Arnfels

Isenburg-Arnfels was the name of a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Bad Hönningen area in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Isenburg-Arnfels
1286–1379

Capital
Circle
Bench		 Arnfels
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Partitioned from Isenburg-Grenzau 1286
Annexed to Isenburg-Wied 1379

Isenburg-Arnfels was created upon the partition in 1286 of the lands of Count Henry II between his sons, the youngest Gerlach receiving his territories in and around Bad Hönningen. The castle of Arenfels, from which the name of the state is derived, was built by Count Henry II in 1258/9. In 1379 after the death of the last count, Isenburg-Arnfels was inherited by Count Gerlach of Isenburg-Wied.

Name

Reign

Gerlach I1286–1303
Theodoric1303–1333
John1305–1319
Gerlach II1333–1379

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