 In 1796, fighting in Runkel's streets broke out as troops of the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt drove French revolutionary occupying soldiers out of town.In 1806, the Runkel holdings on the Lahn's right bank, and thereby the part of the town of Runkel lying there, passed to the Duchy of Berg.In 1824, the Wied-Runkel line died out with Prince Friedrich Ludwig's death, putting the lordly domain, along with the town of Runkel, in Wied-Neuwied's hands.