Franz Karl (Erbach-Schönberg)
Count Franz Karl zu Erbach-Schönberg (born July 28, 1724 in Schönberg ; † September 29, 1788 Ibid) was a Dutch major general and ruling count of the sub-county of Erbach-Schönberg and a knight of the Russian Order of St. Anne .
origin
His parents were Count Georg August zu Erbach-Schönberg (* June 17, 1691; † March 29, 1758) and his wife Countess Ferdinande Henriette zu Stolberg-Gedern (1699–1750).
Life
Franz Karl went into service in Hesse and became Cornet in 1741 . In 1744 he changed to the imperial service as captain. In 1747 he came into service as a lieutenant colonel in the Netherlands, and in 1749 he became a colonel there. In 1772 he was also promoted to major general.
After the death of his brother Georg Ludwig , he returned to the county of Erbach as the ruling count in 1777 and married shortly afterwards. He died of a stroke in 1788. His younger brother Christian succeeded him as the ruling count.
family
In 1778 he married Countess Auguste Karoline zu Ysenburg and Büdingen in Büdingen (* March 15, 1758, † April 22, 1815), a daughter of Count Gustav Friedrich zu Ysenburg and Büdingen . The couple had a daughter:
- Auguste Louise (October 28, 1784 - April 14, 1828), single
literature
- Franz Karl Graf zu Erbach-Schönberg in the Hessian biography
- Gustav Simon : The history of the dynasts and counts of Erbach and their country. Frankfurt am Main 1858, ( p. 475 f. )
- Complete Hoch-Gräflich-Erbachische Stamm-Tafel , p. 198
- Genealogisches Staats-Handbuch, 1827, p. 379
- Description of the wedding digitized
Individual evidence
- ↑ Political Journal, 1788, 1328
- ^ Karl Eduard Vehse , History of the German Courts since the Reformation , Volume 10, p.198
- ^ Johann Philipp Wilhelm Luck, Historical Genealogy of the Imperial Counts House of Erbach , p.89
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franz Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch major general and ruling count in Erbach-Schönberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1724 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schoenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1788 |
| Place of death | Schoenberg |