Eberhard, 1st Prince of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach
| Eberhard I | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach | |
| Reign | 1803–1807 (mediatized in 1806) |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Leopold |
| Born | 20 December 1730 |
| Died | 23 September 1807 (aged 76) |
| Spouse |
Countess Maria Katharina Fugger von Glött
(m. 1767; died 1796) |
| Issue | Count Leopold von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach Countess Maria Antonia von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach |
| House | House of Waldburg |
| Father | Count Francis Ernest von Waldburg-Wurzach |
| Mother | Countess Maria Eleonora von Königsegg-Rothenfels |
Eberhard, 1st Prince of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (20 December 1730 – 23 September 1807) was a German prince.
Early life
[edit]He was the son of Count Francis Ernest von Waldburg-Wurzach (1704–1781) and Countess Maria Eleonora von Königsegg-Rothenfels. Among his siblings were Countess Eleonore Wallburgis von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (wife of Count Siegmund of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Bedburg); Countess Maria Karolina Antonia Johanna von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (wife of Count Ferdinand Maria von Waldburg-Wolfegg); Countess Maria Crescentia von Waldburg-Zeil (wife of Count Franz Fidelis von Königsegg-Rothenfels); and Countess Maria Antonia von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (wife of Count Johann Anton of Oettingen-Baldern-Katzenstein and Hermann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen).[1]
His paternal grandparents were Count Ernest James von Waldburg-Wurzach and Anna Ludovika von Waldburg-Wolfegg. His maternal grandparents were Count Albrecht Eusebius von Königsegg-Rothenfels, and Klara Philippina von Manderscheid (a daughter of Count Salentin Ernst von Manderscheid-Blankenheim).[1]
Career
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Upon the death of his father in 1781, he succeeded as the 4th Count of Waldburg-Wurzach, a County located on the southeastern border of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Wurzach. Waldburg-Wurzach had been partitioned from Waldburg-Zeil. In 1803, the County of Waldburg-Wurzach was raised to a Principality within Holy Roman Empire.[2] Prince Eberhard's reign, however, was short-lived as the territory was mediatised to the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1806.[1]
Personal life
[edit]On 6 May 1767, then Count Waldburg was married to Countess Maria Katharina Fugger von Kirchberg-Weißenhorn (1744–1796), a daughter of Count Sebastian Fugger von Kirchberg-Glött, and Countess Elisabeth Aloisia Gabriele von Firmian. Together, they were the parents of:[1]
- Hereditary Count Leopold von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1769–1800), who married Countess Maria Walburga Franziska Josepha Crescentia Aloysia Raphaela von Kirchberg-Weissenhorn.[3]
- Countess Maria Antonia von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1774–1814), who married Anselm, 1st Prince Fugger von Babenhausen, the eldest son of Count Anselm Viktorian Fugger and Countess Maria Walburga von Waldburg-Wolfegg-Wolfegg.[4]
His wife died in Wurzach on 4 April 1796. Prince Eberhard died on 23 September 1807. As he was predeceased by his only son, the title passed to his grandson, Leopold.
Descendants
[edit]Through his only son Leopold, he was a grandfather of Leopold, 2nd Prince of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1795–1861), who married his cousin, Countess Maria Josepha Fugger von Babenhausen (a daughter of Anselm, 1st Prince Fugger von Babenhausen).[3]
Through his Maria Antonia, he was a grandfather of Countess Maria Josepha Fugger von Babenhausen (1798–1831), who married her cousin, Leopold, 2nd Prince of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach; and Anton, 2nd Prince Fugger von Babenhausen (1800–1836), who married Princess Franziska of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagtsberg (a daughter of Charles Joseph, 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kuhn, Elmar L.; Kultur, Gesellschaft Oberschwaben für Geschichte und (2006). Adel im Wandel: Oberschwaben von der Frühen Neuzeit bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Thorbecke. pp. 4, 268. ISBN 978-3-7995-0216-0. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Thiele, Andreas (1991). Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte: Europäische Kaiser-, Königs- und Fürstenhäuser, Ergänzungsband (in German). R.G. Fischer. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-3-89501-129-0. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b Gothaischer genealogischer Hofkalender nebst diplomatisch-statistischem Jahrbuch (in German). Perthes. 1877. p. 207. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b Jandausch, Kathleen; Wiese, René (14 August 2023). Schwestern im Geiste: Briefwechsel zwischen Großherzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin und Königin Elisabeth von Preußen. Teil 2: 1851–1873 (in German). Böhlau Köln. p. 299. ISBN 978-3-412-52868-3. Retrieved 21 March 2025.