Eleonore Barbara von Thun and Hohenstein
Eleonore Barbara Catharina Countess of Thun and Hohenstein (born May 4, 1661 in Prague , † February 8, 1723 in Vienna ) was Princess of Liechtenstein.
biography
She was born as the daughter of Michael Oswald Graf von Thun und Hohenstein , imperial chamberlain and advisor, and his wife Elisabeth Countess von Lodron. On October 15, 1679, she married Prince Anton Florian , later Prince of Liechtenstein, in Graupen . The couple had ten children, with one daughter after her becoming Princess of Liechtenstein:
- Prince Franz Augustin (1680–1681)
- Princess Eleonore (1681–1685)
- Princess Marie Antonie (1683–1715) ∞ Johann Adam Graf von Lamberg (1677–1708) ∞² God of Honor Maximilian Graf von Kuefstein († 1728)
- Prince Anton Ignaz (1689–1690)
- Prince Josef Johann Adam (1690–1732), 1721 Prince von und zu Liechtenstein ∞ Gabriele von Liechtenstein (1692–1713); ∞ ² Maria Anna Countess of Thun and Hohenstein (1698–1716); ∞³ Countess Maria Anna von Oettingen-Spielberg (1693–1729) ∞4 Countess Maria Anna von Kottulinsky (1707–1788)
- Prince Innocent Anton (1693–1707)
- Princess Marie Karoline (1694–1735) ∞ Franz Wilhelm Graf von Salm-Reifferscheidt (1670–1734)
- Prince Karl Josef (1697–1704)
- Princess Anna Maria (1699–1753) ∞ Johann Ernst Graf von Thun and Hohenstein (1694–1717); ∞² Prince Josef Wenzel I (1696–1772)
- Princess Eleonore (1705–1752) ∞ Count Friedrich August von Harrach (1696–1749)
In 1721 her husband died in Vienna. After two years of widowhood, she died in Vienna in 1723. She was not buried in the Liechtenstein crypt in Wranau , but in the Paulanerkirche in Vienna-Wieden, where her daughter, Princess Anna Maria, later found her final resting place. However, the crypt was closed at the beginning of the 19th century and both graves have since been considered lost.
literature
- Cercle d'Études des Dynasties Royales Européenes: La Principauté de Liechtenstein, Lamorlaye.
- Herbert Haupt: Thun and Hohenstein, Eleonore Barbara Countess von. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Edmunda Maria von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg | Princess of Liechtenstein 1718–1721 |
Maria Anna von Oettingen-Spielberg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thun and Hohenstein, Eleonore Barbara von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thun-Hohenstein, Eleonore Barbara Countess of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Liechtenstein |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1661 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1723 |
| Place of death | Vienna |