Franz Anton (Hohenzollern-Haigerloch)

Franz Anton von Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (born December 2, 1657 at Sigmaringen Castle , † October 14, 1702 in Friedlingen ) was the ruling Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch .

Life

Commemorative plaque at the cemetery of Weil am Rhein: "Here died on October 14th 1702 in the battle against the French Field Marshal Lieutenant Franz Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen the heroic death - His ancestor was erected by Prince Leopold von Hohenzollern - 1902"

Franz Anton was the youngest son of Prince Meinrad I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1605–1681) from his marriage to Anna Marie (1613–1682), daughter of Baron Ferdinand von Törring zu Seefeld.

In imperial service Franz Anton achieved the rank of Lieutenant Field Marshal . As a result of the provisions of the deed of elevation of the family to the imperial prince, he could only rule as Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch. When the Swabian Hohenzollern was again prince in 1692 by Emperor Leopold I , the Haigerloch line was excluded.

Franz Anton died in the War of the Spanish Succession in the Battle of Friedlingen .

Marriage and offspring

On February 5, 1687, Franz Anton married Maria Anna Eusebia (1670–1716), daughter of Count Anton Eusebius von Königsegg-Aulendorf (1639–1692), with whom he had the following children:

Ferdinand Anton Leopold (1692–1750), clergyman, Prime Minister of the Electorate of Cologne
Maria Anna (1694-1732)

⚭ 1714 Ludwig Xaver Fugger, Count of Kirchberg and Weissenhorn (1688–1746)

Maria Franziska (1697–1767)

⚭ 1720 Count Franz Hugo von Königsegg-Rothenfels (1698–1772)

Franz Christoph Anton (1699–1767), clergyman, Prime Minister of the Electorate of Cologne

Individual evidence

↑ General German real encyclopedia for the educated classes: Conversations-Lexikon , Volume 8, p. 18, Brockhaus, 1853 ( digitized version )

literature

Gustav Schilling: History of the House of Hohenzollern in genealogically continuous biographies of all its rulers from the oldest to the most recent times, according to documents and other authentic sources. Fleischer, Leipzig 1843, p. 228f. , P. 274 .

Web links

Genealogical database on the Internet - Geneall

predecessor	Office	successor
Meinrad I.	Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch 1681–1702	Ferdinand Anton

personal data
SURNAME	Franz Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hohenzollern-Haigerloch, Franz Anton von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ruling Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch
DATE OF BIRTH	December 2, 1657
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Sigmaringen Castle
DATE OF DEATH	October 14, 1702
Place of death	Friedlingen

[1] General German real encyclopedia for the educated classes: Conversations-Lexikon , Volume 8, p. 18, Brockhaus, 1853 ( digitized version )