Ludwig Wilhelm Zelking

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Ludwig Wilhelm von Zelking (* 1606 ; † April 10, 1634 Zelking ) was Ferdinand II's chamberlain .

Ludwig Wilhelm was the only son of Christoph Wilhelm von Zelking (1575–1631), who in 1629 was forced to sell the dominions of Weinberg and Leonstein . In 1631 Ludwig Wilhelm married the sister of his second mother-in-law, the young Maximiliana von Zinzendorf and Pottendorf . However, Ludwig died at the age of 28 without male descendants and was buried next to his father in the parish church of Zelking . Ludwig was the last Zelkinger , with him this family died out in 1634. Even if his sister Susanna Regina lived at Zelking Castle until 1644, the castle began to fall into disrepair.

literature

  • Edith Frimmel: The noble family of the Lords of Zelking. Provincial Library, Weitra 2011, pp. 128–131.