List of Famous people with last name Sayn-wittgenstein
Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn is a German-born Danish entrepreneur.
Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein was a Polish noblewoman (szlachcianka) who is best known for her 40-year relationship with musician Franz Liszt. She was also an amateur journalist and essayist, and it is conjectured that she did much of the actual writing of several of Liszt's publications, especially his 1852 Life of Chopin. She maintained an enormous correspondence with Liszt and many others, which is of vital historical interest. She admired and encouraged Hector Berlioz, as is clear from their extensive correspondence, and Berlioz dedicated his Les Troyens to her.
Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein
Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein, nicknamed "the Elder", formally "Louis I of Sayn, Count at Wittgenstein" ruled the County of Wittgenstein, on the upper reaches of the rivers Lahn and Eder, from 1558 until his death. He converted his county to Calvinism and was an influential politician in the service to the Electoral Palatinate.
Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein
Johanetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein was German countesses of the house of Sayn-Wittgenstein, who became the third wife of Count John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg.