Joachim von Zollern
Joachim von Hohenzollern (born June 21, 1554 in Sigmaringen , † July 7, 1587 in Cölln on the Spree ) was a count's son from the Swabian line of the House of Hohenzollern .
Life
Joachim was the fourth surviving son of Count Karl I von Hohenzollern (1516–1576) from his marriage to Anna (1512–1579), daughter of Margrave Ernst von Baden-Durlach .
As a younger son, Joachim was to embark on a spiritual career and become a canon. In order to avoid this, he was the only member of the Swabian Hohenzollern to accept the Lutheran faith . He renounced his Catholic family and moved to the Protestant court of the Brandenburg Elector in Berlin. His conversion resulted in disinheritance from his father. Joachim married Anna († 1620), daughter of Count Volkmar Wolf von Hohnstein, in Lohra on July 6, 1578 .
Joachim was buried in the Berlin Cathedral .
progeny
Joachim had a son from his marriage:
- Johann Georg (1580–1622), Count of Zollern, Lord of Königsberg-Kynau
- ⚭ 1. 1606 Freiin Eleonore von Promnitz (1576–1611)
- ⚭ 2. 1613 Freiin Katharina Berka von Duba and Leipa († 1633)
literature
- Gustav Schilling: History of the House of Hohenzollern, in genealogical continuous biographies of all its rulers from the oldest to the most recent times, according to documents and other authentic sources. F. Fleischer, Leipzig 1843, p. 72
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joachim von Zollern |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joachim von Hohenzollern |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Titular Count of Zollern |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1554 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sigmaringen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1587 |
| Place of death | Cölln on the Spree |