Counts of Salm
Counts of Salm (1019–1165)
Divided into Lower Salm and Upper Salm in 1165.
Over the centuries the House of Salm was divided and reunited as shown by the table above. All surviving branches were mediatised to larger states in 1813.
Altgrave (Old Count) was a title used by the counts of Lower Salm to distinguish themselves from the Wild- and Rhinegraves of Upper Salm, since Lower Salm was the senior branch of the family.
Counts of Upper Salm
1165–1475 County of Upper Salm / 1475-1499 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Upper Salm (House of Salm-Dhaun and House of Salm-Kyrburg)
Counts of Upper Salm
1210–1500 County of Salm-Blankenburg (to House of Lorraine)
1431–1627 County of Salm-Badenweiler (to House of Bourbon)
- John IV (c.1405-1485) Count of Salm-Badenweiler, divided in 1485 between Salm-Badenweiler and Salm-Neuburg
1520–1754 County of Salm-Neuburg (to House of Sinzendorf)
Nikolaus II (1503-1550) Count of Salm-Neuburg, Knight of the Golden Fleece
- Nikolaus I (d.1530) Count of Salm-Neuburg
- Nikolaus II (1503-1550) Count of Salm-Neuburg, Knight of the Golden Fleece
- Nikolaus III (d.1580) Count of Salm-Neuburg
- Julius I (d.1595) Count of Salm-Neuburg
- Weichard (d.1617) Count of Salm-Neuburg
- Julius II (d.1654) Count of Salm-Neuburg
- Karl I (d.1662) Count of Salm-Neuburg, sold Neuburg in 1654 to Georg Ludwig, Count of Sinzendorf
Branch extinct in 1784
1499–1748 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Dhaun (House of Salm-Püttlingen)
1697–1750 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Püttlingen
1561–1696 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Neuweiler (House of Salm-Leuze and House of Salm-Hoogstraten)
1574-1738 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Salm
1738–1810 Principality of Salm-Salm (mediatised to Prussia)
1696–1742Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Leuze
1742–1743 Principality of Salm-Leuze (House of Salm-Kyrburg)
1696–1738 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Hoogstraten (later known as House of Salm-Salm)
Wild- and Rhinegraves Salm-Neuweiler/Salm-Salm and Princes of Salm and Salm-Salm (1574–1738)
Friedrich I (1547-1608) Wild- and Rhinegrave Salm-Neuweiler, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Salm.
- Friedrich I (1547-1608) Wild- and Rhinegrave Salm-Neuweiler, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Salm. Married firstly Francisca of Salm-Badenweiler (1545-1587) daughter of John VII Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Badenweiler, secondly Anna Emilia of Nassau-Weilburg (1549-1598) daughter of Philip III Count of Nassau-Weilburg, thirdly Countess Sibilla Juliana von Isenburg-Birstein (1574-1604) daughter of Philip II, Count of Isenburg-Birstein and fourthly Countess Anna Amalia of Erbach (1577-1630) daughter of Georg III, Count of Erbach
Philipp Otto (1576-1634) 1st Prince of Salm
- Philipp Otto (1576-1634) Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Salm, created 1st Prince of Salm in 1623. Married Christiane de Croÿ-Aarschot (1591–1664) daughter of Charles Philippe de Croÿ, Marquis d'Havré
- Ludwig (1618-1636) 2nd Prince of Salm-Salm.
Leopold Philipp Karl (1620-1663) 3rd Prince of Salm-Salm
- Leopold Philipp Karl (1620-1663) 3rd Prince of Salm-Salm. Married Maria Anna von Bronckhorst-Batenburg (1624-1661) daughter of Dietrich IV von Bronckhorst-Batenburg
Karl Theodor (1645-1710) 4th Prince of Salm-Salm
- Karl Theodor (1645-1710) 4th Prince of Salm-Salm. Married Louise Marie of Simmern (1647-1679) daughter of Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern
Ludwig Otto (1674-1738) 5th Prince of Salm-Salm
- Ludwig Otto (1674-1738) 5th Prince of Salm-Salm. Princess Albertine Johannette of Nassau-Hadamar (1679-1716) daughter of Maurice Henry, Prince of Nassau-Hadamar
Sovereign Princes of Salm-Salm (1739–1813)
Nikolaus Leopold of Salm-Hoogstraten (1701-1770) Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Hoogstraten, Duke of Hoogstraten, 1st Prince of Salm-Salm
- Nikolaus Leopold of Salm-Hoogstraten (1701-1770) Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Hoogstraten, Duke of Hoogstraten, created 1st Prince of Salm-Salm in 1739. Great-grandson of Friedrich I Magnus. Knight of the Golden Fleece. Married Princess Dorothea Agnes of Salm (1702-1751) daughter of Ludwig Otto, Prince of Salm-Neufville, himself grandson of Karl Theodor, 4th Prince of Salm-Salm
Ludwig Karl Otto (1721-1778) 2nd Prince of Salm-Salm
- Ludwig Karl Otto (1721-1778) 2nd Prince of Salm-Salm, Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert. Married Maria Anna Felicitas Countess of Horion (1743-1800) daughter of Gerhard, Graf von Horion
Prince Maximilian Friedrich Ernst of Salm-Salm (1732-1773) Duke of Hoogstraten
- Prince Maximilian Friedrich Ernst of Salm-Salm (1732-1773) Duke of Hoogstraten, Knight of the Golden Fleece. Married Maria Ludovika Eleonore von Hessen-Rotenburg (1729-1800) daughter of Joseph Landgrave of Hessen-Rheinfels
Konstantin Alexander (1762-1828) 3rd Prince of Salm-Salm
Counts of Salm-Hoogstraten
- Konstantin Alexander (1762-1828) 3rd Prince of Salm-Salm, Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert, mediatized in 1813. Married firstly Viktoria Felizitas, Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1769–1789) daughter of Theodor Alexander von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, secondly Maria Walburga Countess von Sternberg-Manderscheid (1770–1806) daughter of f František Kristián, Count von Sternberg-Manderscheid and thirdly married morganatically Catherina Bender (1791–1831) from 1830 Baroness Salm de Loon, her children became Counts of Salm-Hoogstraten
1668-1819 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Rheingrafenstein-Grenzweiler (branch became extinct in 1819)
1499–1681 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Kyrburg (House of Salm-Mörchingen)
1561–1803 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Grumbach (mediatised to Prussia)
1607-1637 Wild and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Tronecken (branch became extinct in 1637)
1607–1688 Wild- and Rhinegraviate Salm-Mörchingen (branch became extinct in 1688)
1743–1810 Principality of Salm-Kyrburg (mediatised to Prussia)
1561–1803 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Grumbach (mediatised to Prussia)
1803–1813 Principality of Salm-Horstmar (mediatised to Prussia, branch still extant)
Johann VI (1469-1499) Wild- and Rhinegrave in Dhaun und Kyrburg
- Johann VI (1469-1499) Wild- and Rhinegrave in Dhaun und Kyrburg, Knight of the Order of the Crescent. Married Countess Johanna of Moers and Saarwerden (1465-1513) daughter of Nicolaus Count of Moers and Saarwerden
Wild- and Rhinegraves of Salm-Kyrburg (1499–1681)
Sovereign Princes of Salm-Kyrburg (1743–1813)
Philip Joseph (1709–1779) 1st Prince of Salm-Kyrburg
- Philip Joseph (1709–1779) Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Leuze, 1st Prince of Salm-Kyrburg in 1739. Married Princess Maria Theresa de Hornes (1725-1783) daughter of Maximilien Emmanuel III Prince de Hornes
Frederick III (1744– ex.1794) 2nd Prince of Salm-Kyrburg
- Frederick III (1744– ex.1794) 2nd Prince of Salm-Kyrburg. Married Princess Johanna Francesca of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1765-1790) daughter of Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Frederick IV (1789–1859) 3rd Prince of Salm-Kyrburg
- Frederick IV (1789–1859) 3rd Prince of Salm-Kyrburg, mediatized 1813. Married Cécile Rosalie Prévôt, Baroness of Bordeaux (1783–1866) daughter of Gabriel Prévost de Bordeaux.
Barons of Rennenberg
- Frederick VI (1845–1905) 6th Prince of Salm-Kyrburg. Married morganatically, Louisa le Grand, created Baroness of Rennenberg, with their descendants bearing the title Barons of Rennenberg
1561–1803 Wild- and Rhinegraviate of Salm-Grumbach (mediatised to Prussia)
1803–1813 Principality of Salm-Horstmar (mediatised to Prussia, branch still extant)
Wild- and Rhinegraves and Princes of Salm-Horstmar (1803–present)
Wilhelm Friedrich (1799-1865) 1st Prince of Salm-Horstmar
- Wilhelm Friedrich (1799-1865) Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Horstmar, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Grumbach, created 1st Prince of Salm-Horstmar in 1816, mediatized 1811. Married Elisabeth Anna Caroline Julie Amalie zu Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim (1806–1886) daughter of Volrath zu Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim
Counts of Upper Salm
Counts of Lower Salm
1165–1416 County of Lower Salm / 1416–1628 County of Salm-Reifferscheid / 1628-1639 Altgraviate of Salm-Reifferscheid
1639–1803 Altgraviate of Salm-Reifferscheid-Bedburg
1803–1804 Altgraviate of Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim
1804–1806 Principality of Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim (mediatised to Prussia, branch became extinct in 1893)
Altgraves of Salm-Reifferscheid
Altgraves and Princes of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg (1639–1958)
Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg
- Erich Adolf (1619–1673) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg
- Franz Wilhelm (1672–1734) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg
- Siegmund (1735–1798) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg
Franz Wilhelm (1772–1837) Prince of Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim
- Franz Wilhelm (1772–1837) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg, created Prince of Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim in 1803, Knight of Order of Saint Joseph and Knight of Order of the Württemberg Crown, mediatized in 1803. Married firstly Franziska Princess von Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (1770–1812) daughter of Ludwig Carl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein and secondly Marianne Dorothea Princess Galitzin (1769–1823) daughter of Prince Dimitri Galitzin
Hugo (1803–1888) Prince of Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim
- Hugo (1803–1888) Prince of Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim, Knight of the Golden Fleece. Married Leopoldine Josephine, Altgräfine of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim (1805-1878) daughter of Franz Wilhelm,Prince of Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim
1639–1806 Altgraviate of Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck (mediatised to Prussia, branch became extinct in 1888)
Altgraves and Princes of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck (1639–1888)
- Ernest Salentin (1621–1684) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, second son of Ernst Friedrich, Count of Salm-Reifferscheidt
- Francis Ernest (1659-1727) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck
- Augustus Eugene Bernard (1706–1767) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck
- Johann Franz Wilhelm (1714–1775) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck
Joseph Franz (1773–1861) 1st Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck
- Joseph Franz (1773–1861) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck and 1st Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour, mediatized 1806. Married firstly Countess Maria Theresia von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg (1776–1838) daughter of Count Klemens von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg and secondly Constance-Marie de Théis (1767-1845) daughter of Alexandre Marie de Théis
1734–1790 Altgraviate of Salm-Reifferscheid-Raitz
1790–1811 Principality of of Salm-Reifferscheid-Raitz (mediatised to Austria, branch still extant)
1734–1811 Altgraviate of Salm-Reifferscheid-Hainsbach (mediatised to Prussia, branch became extinct in 1897)
Altgraves and Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz (1734–1811)
Anton Joseph Franz (1720-1769) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz
- Anton Joseph Franz (1720-1769) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz, fourth surviving son of Franz Wilhelm I, Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg. Knight of the Golden Fleece. Married Maria Rafaela von Rogendorf (1718-1807) daughter of Christian Jacob, Count von Rogendorf
Karl Joseph (1750-1838) Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz
- Karl Joseph (1750-1838) Altgrave Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz, created Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz in 1790, mediatized 1811. Married firstly Princess Marie Franziska von Auersperg (1752-1791) daughter of Charles Joseph, Prince of Auersperg and secondly Countess Antonie Paar (1768-1838) daughter of Wenceslas, Prince Paar
Altgraves of Salm-Reifferscheid-Hainsbach (1734–1897)
- Leopold Anthony (1699-1769) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheid-Hainsbach
- Johann Franz Wenzel (1747-1802) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheid-Hainsbach
Francis Wenceslaus (1780-1847) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheid-Hainsbach
- Francis Wenceslaus (1780-1847) Altgrave of Salm-Reifferscheid-Hainsbach, mediatized 1811. Married Countess Maria Rosina von Nostitz-Rokitnitz (1795-1847) daughter of Josef Count of Nostitz-Rokinitz