Karl Kasper Franz von der Leyen

Karl Kasper Franz von der Leyen and Hohengeroldseck - also Karl Kasper IV. Von der Leyen - (born July 19, 1655 in Adendorf ; † November 30, 1739 in Koblenz ) was a German Imperial Count and Imperial Real Privy Councilor .

Life

Karl Kasper was born the son of the baron Hugo Ernst von der Leyen zu Adendorf († 1665) and Sophia Maria Quad von Buschfeld. Karl Kaspar von der Leyen , Elector of Trier, was his uncle.

In 1687 he became master of Forbach and Blieskastel . In 1692 he was enfeoffed with the rule Hohengeroldseck and on November 22, 1711 he was raised to the status of imperial count. In 1716 he also became a member of the Austrian hereditary counts. As early as 1733 he renounced the lords of Blieskastel, Münchweiler and Burrweiler in favor of his son .

progeny

On December 28, 1687, he married Countess Sophie Maria von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (1670–1742) in Mainz with whom he had seven children.

Hugo Franz Anton (* 23 September 1694; † 1703)
Sophie Marianna (born September 13, 1695 - † October 15, 1775)
Anna Eva Charlotte Elisabeth (born November 30, 1697; † April 24, 1778)
Maria Anna (born January 30, 1700; † July 25, 1723); ⚭ September 22, 1722 Christian Franz Dietrich Freiherr von Fürstenberg-Herdringen († August 24, 1755)
Karoline (June 24, 1701 - March 30, 1726)
Klara Elisabeth Katharina (* August 30, 1706 - April 19, 1780)
Friedrich Ferdinand Franz Anton (7 January 1709 - 16 February 1760); ⚭ October 18, 1733 Eva Charlotte Auguste Countess von Hatzfeldt (August 6, 1715; † July 26, 1774)

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predecessor	Office	successor
he himself as imperial baron	Imperial Count of Hohengeroldseck 1711–1739	Friedrich Ferdinand Franz Anton

personal data
SURNAME	Leyen, Karl Kasper Franz von der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Leyen and to Hohengeroldseck, Karl Kasper IV. Reichsgraf von der
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Imperial Real Privy Council
DATE OF BIRTH	July 19, 1655
PLACE OF BIRTH	Adendorf
DATE OF DEATH	November 30, 1739
Place of death	Koblenz