title: Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein
text: # Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein
  
  Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein was a County of southern Hesse, Germany, located to the north of Gelnhausen. Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein was created as a partition of Isenburg-Büdingen in 1511, and was partitioned into Isenburg-Birstein, Isenburg-Büdingen, and Isenburg-Offenbach in 1628.
  
  ## Counts of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (1511–1711)
  
  * John III (1511–1533)
  * Reinhard (1533–1568) with...
  * Philip (1533–1596) with...
  * Louis III (1533– 1588)
  * Wolfgang Ernest I (1596–1633)
  * Wolfgang Henry (1633-1635)
  * Johann Ludwig (1635-1685)
  * Wilhelm Moritz I (1685-1711)
  
  ## Princes of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (1711-present)
  
  * Wolfgang Ernest I (1711-1754)
  * Wolfgang Ernest II (1754-1803)
  * Karl (1803-1820)
  * Wolfgang Ernest III (1820-1866)
  * Karl (1866-1899)
  * Leopold (1899-1933)
  * Franz Joseph (1933-1939)
  * Franz Ferdinand (1939-1956)
  * Franz Alexander (1956–present), is the father of Sophie, Princess of Prussia
     * Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Isenburg (b.1969) his heir apparent
  