Ferdinand (Schwarzenberg)
Ferdinand Wilhelm Eusebius Prince of Schwarzenberg (born May 23, 1652 in Brussels ; † October 22, 1703 ) was a German-Bohemian nobleman from the Schwarzenberg family .
Life
Ferdinand was born the son of Count Johann Adolph von Schwarzenberg (raised to the rank of prince in 1670) and Maria Justina Countess von Starhemberg . Study trips took him to Besançon , Rome and Prague . Due to his father's relationship with the imperial court, Ferdinand received the office of imperial chamberlain as early as 1668.
In 1679 he acquired the name “Pestkönig” in Vienna because he was responsible on the one hand for maintaining order and on the other hand for organizing the care of the sick and also contributed his own financial resources. Even during the siege of Vienna by the Turks in 1683, Ferdinand took care of the population. In 1685 he was appointed Oberhofmarschall by the Emperor and in 1688 he was accepted into the Order of the Golden Fleece . In 1692 he finally became the Empress's chief steward.
Despite his many social works, Ferdinand increased the fortune of his house through effective administration. Through his marriage to the heiress of the Counts of Sulz, he won the Landgraviate of Klettgau for his successors , which, in addition to economic advantages, also brought about an improvement in status, since it was an imperial rule.
Marriage and offspring
Ferdinand married Maria Anna Countess von Sulz in 1674 and had ten children with her, four of whom died in childhood:
- Adolph Ludwig (1676–1690)
- Adam Franz Karl (1680–1732)
- Maria Franziska Justina (1677–1737) ∞ Egon Landgrave von Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
- Maria Anna Philippine (* 1688) ∞ Count Franz Karl von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky
- Maria Elisabeth Luise (1689–1739) ∞ Ferdinand August Prince of Lobkowitz
- Maria Johanna Nothburga (* 1692) ∞ Franz Leopold Count von Sternberg
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Schwarzenberg, Ferdinand Wilhelm Euseb Prince . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 33. Part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1877, p. 19 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Schmidt Periodicals, Bad Feilnbach 2001 (reprint), p. 19 f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann Ludwig II of Sulz |
Landgrave in Klettgau 1687 - 1703 |
Adam Franz Karl Prince of Schwarzenberg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferdinand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwarzenberg, Ferdinand Wilhelm Eusebius Prince of; Plague king |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince von Schwarzenberg, German-Bohemian nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1652 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1703 |