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Castell-Rüdenhausen was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria. It was created in 1597 as a partition of Castell and was ruled by a branch of the Counts of Castell. In 1806, it was mediatised to Bavaria.

On 7 March 1901, both branches of the family were raised to the hereditary rank of prince in primogeniture with the style of Serene Highness by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. A morganatic branch of this princely house is the comital Faber-Castell family.

Counts of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1597)

• Godfrey (1597–1635)
• George Frederick (1635–1653)
• Philip Godfrey (1653–1681)
• John Frederick (1681–1749)
• Frederick Louis (1749–1803)
• Christian Frederick (previously Count of Castell-Castell) (1803–1806)

(Mediatized) Counts of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1806)

• Christian Frederick (1806–1850)
• Wolfgang (1850–1901)

(Mediatized) Princes of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1901)

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