Leiningen

Leiningen, a mediatised princely House of Germany, dating back to 1096. In 1779 the head of one of the branches into which it had become divided, the Count of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Hardenburg, was raised to the rank of a prince of the empire; but the peace of Lunéville deprived him of his ancient possessions, about 252 square miles in extent, on the left bank of the Rhine. Though no longer an independent prince, the head of the House retains his rank and wealth, and owns extensive possessions in Bavaria and Hesse. The mother of Queen Victoria had for her first husband the Prince of Leiningen.