Biography
Ernst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg was born 29 March 1599 to Georg II. zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1565-1631) and Elisabeth von Nassau-Saarbrücken (1572-1607) and died 20 March 1649 of unspecified causes. He married Elisabeth zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein (1605-1641) 1635 . He married Christine von Waldeck-Wildungen (1614-1679) 11 September 1642 .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Georg Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1637-1661) | |||
| Katharina Elisabeth zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1639-1671) | 23 June 1639 Wittgenstein | 13 December 1671 Wertheim | Ludwig Ernst von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg (1627-1681) |
| Wilhelm Friedrich zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1640-1698) | |||
| Anna Amalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1641-1685) | 6 December 1641 Homburg Castle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 17 March 1685 Brake, Lippe-Detmold, Germany | Kasimir zur Lippe-Brake (1627-1700) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Christiane Elisabeth zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1646-1678) | 27 August 1646 Schloß Wittgenstein | 19 April 1678 | Friedrich von Nassau-Weilburg (1640-1675) |
| Philipp Ernst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1645-1673) | |||
| Josias zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (c1646-. 16) | |||
| Christian zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1647-1704) | |||
| Karl Otto zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (c1648-1709) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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