Meinrad I. (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)

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Meinrad I. von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Meinrad I. von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (* 1605 in Munich ; † January 30, 1681 in Sigmaringen ) was Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen from 1638 to 1681 .

Life

Meinrad was the son of Prince Johann von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578-1638) and his wife Johanna, born Countess von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1581-1634). The prince was born in Munich, where his father was the president of the privy council of the Bavarian Duke Maximilian I and, for this reason, rarely stayed in Sigmaringen. In his youth, Meinrad noticed the events of the Thirty Years War . The Crown Prince decided on a career in the military and served in the Bavarian army at the age of 17. He was under the command of Johann t'Serclaes von Tilly , the general on the Catholic side. Among other things, he took part in the Battle of Lutter on August 27, 1626 , in which the Danes were defeated. He also fought against Protestant insurgents in Austria under Gottfried Heinrich zu Pappenheim . Meinrad later became an influential advisor to Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria.

When he took office in 1638, Meinrad took over a country that had been devastated and bled by war. In 1646 the French invaded Swabia and Bavaria under Henri de Turenne and the Swedes under Carl Gustav Wrangel . The war was only ended in 1648 with the Peace of Westphalia . Meinrad had inherited a large private fortune from his father, and his wife was also well off economically. The destruction threw the country back economically, but the reconstruction efforts were easier with the available means. Despite the long reign of the prince, the negative economic effects of the war could not be completely eliminated. He had the castles in Sigmaringen and Haigerloch rebuilt and modernized by the well-known Vorarlberg architect Michael Beer . After 1632 the Swedes occupied the castle Sigmaringen and 1633 in recapturing under General Gustav Horn came through fire to the destruction of the eastern part, Meinrad left the burnt parts in 1658 and 1659 to rebuild and the two are bergischen connect Ostbauten under one roof.

When Meinrad died on January 30, 1681, his son Maximilian I took over the Sigmaringer part of the principality. The Haigerloch area , which was co-ruled by Meinrad up to this point, was taken over by his son Franz Anton , according to the will .

Marriage and offspring

Meinrad married Anna Marie (1613–1682) on May 7, 1635, daughter of Baron Ferdinand von Törring zu Seefeld, with whom he had the following children:

  • Maximilian I (1636–1689), Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
⚭ 1666 Countess Maria Clara von Berg-s'Heerenberg (1635–1715)
  • Johann Karl (* / † 1637)
  • Marie Anna (* / † 1638)
  • Ferdinand Franz (1639–1662), killed in a hunting accident
  • Marie Johanna (1640–1707), prioress at Inzigkofen Abbey
  • Meinrad (1641–1642)
  • Christoph (* / † 1642)
  • Ignatz (* / † 1643)
  • Maria Magdalena (1643–1663)
  • Maria Menodora (1644–1664), nun
  • Maria Katharina (* / † 1645)
  • Maria Theresa (* / † 1647)
  • Johann Meinrad (* / † 1648)
  • Maria Franziska (1649–1712), prioress at Inzigkofen Abbey
  • Johann Felix (* / † 1651)
  • Anna Maria (1654–1678)
⚭ 1672 Count Anton Eusebius von Königsegg-Aulendorf (1639–1692)
⚭ 1687 Countess Maria Anna Eusebia von Königsegg-Aulendorf (1670–1716)

See also

literature

  • Otto Hintze : The Hohenzollern and their work 1415-1915. Verlag A. Steiger, Solingen 1982, ISBN 3-921564-18-2 .
  • EG Johler: History, geography and local history of the sovereign German principalities of Hohenzollern, Hechingen and Sigmaringen. Stettin'sche Buchhandlung, Ulm 1824, p. 66 .
  • 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. Fleischer, Leipzig 1843, p. 270ff.
  • Günter Schmitt : Sigmaringen . In: Günter Schmitt: Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb. Volume 3: Danube Valley. Hiking and discovering between Sigmaringen and Tuttlingen. Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach 1990, ISBN 3-924489-50-5 , pp. 41-62.
predecessor Office successor
Johann Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1638–1681 		Maximilian
Johann Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch
1638–1681 		Franz Anton
personal data
SURNAME Meinrad I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meinhard I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1638–1681)
DATE OF BIRTH 1605
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1681
Place of death Sigmaringen