Johann Christoph (Hohenzollern-Haigerloch)
Johann Christoph von Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (* 1586 in Haigerloch ; † 1620 there ) was the second Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch .
Life
Johann Christoph was the eldest son of Count Christoph von Hohenzollern-Haigerloch from his marriage to Katharina († after 1608), daughter of Baron Christoph von Welsperg. When his father died as a minor, his uncles Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Karl von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen took over the guardianship.
In the imperial military service he lived primarily in Vienna . Johann Christoph married Marie (1592–1658) in Sigmaringen in 1608 , daughter of Count Karl II of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen . The marriage remained childless. Johann Christoph acquired the Haag-Schlössle in Haigerloch in 1612, where his widow later lived. The construction of the castle church and the high altar, which his father had begun, was completed under his reign; the consecration took place in 1609.
At the beginning of the Thirty Years War in 1618 he was elected commander of Hohenzollern Castle . His brother Karl followed him as Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch .
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.haigerloch.de
- ↑ www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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 , F. Fleischer, 1843, p. 311 ff.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Christoph |
Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch 1592–1620 |
Karl |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1586 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haigerloch |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1620 |
| Place of death | Haigerloch |