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
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
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
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
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
- ^ 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.