August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein


Graf August David of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein was a Prussian politician. He was a member of the Cabinet of Three Counts, with Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg and Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben, also known due to their heavy taxation as "the great W of Prussia.

First marriage

He married firstly in 1703 in Weilburg to Countess Concordia zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallendar. He had following children:
1. His first daughter was Charlotte Sophie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, married in 1726 Count Christian Nikolaus Johann :de:Bar_|von Bar : no issue
2. His second child was son Count Friedrich Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, who married firstly in 1738 Princess Auguste Amalie Albertine Henriette Elisabeth von Nassau-Siegen. After her death he married for the second time her sister Princess Elisabeth Hedwig von Nassau-Siegen. He had issue from both marriages.
3. His second daughter Sophie Polyxena Concórdia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein married Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, on 23 September 1728, and had five daughters:
After the death of his first wife, he married for the second time Countess Albertine Amalie zu Leiningen-Westerburg. With her he had a son:
1. Count Heinrich Ernst August zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, who married his cousin Countess Friederike Louise Wilhelmine zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn ; had issue