Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

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Franz Xaver von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (born July 18, 1720 in Bayreuth , † March 14, 1765 in Mouffrin , Province of Namur ) was a Count of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Imperial Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal .

Life

Franz Xaver was a son of the Imperial Field Marshal Hermann Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1665-1733) from his marriage to Josepha (1694-1738), daughter of Count Franz Albrecht von Oettingen zu Spielberg . His older brother Josef Friedrich Wilhelm had been Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen since 1750.

In Austrian service he became an imperial field marshal lieutenant in the cavalry . Through his wife, he lived mainly in the Netherlands, now Belgium.

Marriage and offspring

Franz Xaver married Anna (1729–1798), daughter of Count Hermann Otto von und zu Hoensbroech , on January 21, 1748 at Geulle Castle near Maastricht . Through his wife he received the county Geulle and the lordships of Mouffrin and Baillonville. From his marriage he had the following children:

  • Hermann (* / † 1748)
  • Hermann (1751–1810), Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
⚭ 1. 1773 Countess Luise de Merode-Westerloo (1747–1774)
⚭ 2. 1775 Princess Maximiliane de Gavre (1753–1778)
⚭ 3. 1779 Countess Maria Antonia von Waldburg zu Zeil and Wurzach (1753–1814)
⚭ 1787 Countess Therese von Wildenstein (1763–1865)
  • Felizitas Theresia Caroline (1763–1834)
⚭ 1782 Count Maximilian Heinrich de Hoen-Neufchâteau († 1823)
  • Maria Anna Juliana (* / † 1755)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fidelis Baur: History of the Hechingen and Sigmaringen Hohenzollern States , Bucher and Liener, 1834, p. 74
  2. ^ Anton Joseph Weidenbach: Memorable and Useful Rhenish Antiquarius , Volume 13, Part 3, RF Hergt, 1867, p. 7
personal data
SURNAME Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1720
PLACE OF BIRTH Bayreuth
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 1765
Place of death Mouffrin