Wilhelm Wirich von Daun-Falkenstein
Wilhelm Wirich von Daun-Falkenstein (born June 1, 1613 , † August 26, 1682 ) was a German nobleman. He came from the “ Daun-Falkenstein ” line of the Daun family and was, by descent and inheritance, Herr von Broich and Haus Bürgel, and most recently also owner of the County of Falkenstein .
Life
Wilhelm Wirich was a son of Count Johann Adolf von Daun-Falkenstein (1582–1623) and his wife Countess Anna Maria (1589–1620), a daughter of Count Johann VII of Nassau-Siegen and Countess Magdalene von Waldeck .
On October 28, 1634, he married his cousin Elisabeth von Waldeck at Waldeck Castle . In 1636 Wilhelm Wirich received the County of Falkenstein from his 3rd degree uncle Franz Christoph von Daun-Oberstein by will .
His only living son, Carl Alexander, was shot dead by Count Moritz von Limburg-Styrum in an argument on October 7, 1659 . Wilhelm Wirich married Countess Agnes Katharina Limburg-Styrum again in 1663, but since this marriage remained childless, the male family of the counts died with his death .
In 1667 he sold the impoverished county of Falkenstein to Duke Charles IV of Lorraine .
family
Marriage and offspring
On October 28, 1634, he married his cousin Elisabeth (1610–1647), daughter of Count Christian von Waldeck and Countess Elisabeth von Nassau-Siegen, at Waldeck Castle . They had the following offspring:
- Anna Elisabeth (born January 9, 1636; † 1685)
- ⚭ 1658 Georg Wilhelm (1636–1672), son of Emich XIII. von Leiningen-Dagsburg (1612–1658) and Christiane zu Solms-Laubach (1607–1638)
- ⚭ 1673 Georg Friedrich , son of Johann Kasimir von Salm-Kyrburg (1577–1651) and Dorothea zu Solms-Laubach (1579–1631)
- Ferdinand Christian (December 25, 1636 - March 29, 1642)
- Charlotte Auguste (born December 30, 1637, † 1713)
- ⚭ Pastor A. Siebel
- Amalie Sibylle (born January 27, 1639)
- ⚭ August 22, 1664 (denied 1674) Johann Ludwig (1643–1687), son of Emich XIII. von Leiningen-Dagsburg and Dorothea von Waldeck-Wildungen. From the descendants in 1782, after long disputes over inheritance, the Count's houses of Leiningen-Heidesheim (later Leiningen-Neudenau) and Leiningen-Guntersblum (later Leiningen-Billigheim)
- Christine Luise (July 18, 1640 - December 16, 1717)
- ⚭ July 17, 1664 Emich Christian (1642–1702), son of Emich XIII. von Leiningen-Dagsburg and Dorothea von Waldeck-Wildungen
- Carl Alexander (born February 23, 1643 - † October 7, 1659)
- Wilhelm (July 23, 1644 - October 4, 1653)
Another marriage was concluded in 1663 with Agnes Katharina (1629–1686), daughter of Count Bernhard Albrecht von Limburg-Styrum (1597–1637) and Countess Anna Maria von dem Bergh (1600–1653). The marriage remained childless.
Pedigree
Wirich V. von Daun-Falkenstein * around 1473; † late 1546 ⚭ November 14, 1505 |
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Philip II of Daun-Falkenstein * around 1514; † Spring 1554 ⚭ September 28, 1552 |
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Irmgard von Sayn † August 27, 1551 |
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Wirich VI. von Daun-Falkenstein * around 1542; murdered October 11, 1598 ⚭ December 18, 1578 |
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Arnold von Holtey | ||||||||||||||||
Maria Caspara von Holtey * 1520; † January 14, 1558 |
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Hermanna Sobecke | ||||||||||||||||
Johann Adolf von Daun-Falkenstein * June 5, 1582; † March 13, 1623 ⚭ February 3, 1611 |
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Johann I. von Manderscheid-Blankenheim * 1446; † January 9, 1524 ⚭ 1473 |
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Arnold I. von Manderscheid-Blankenheim * November 14, 1500; † May 6, 1548 ⚭ 1534 |
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Margarethe von der Mark-Arenberg * around 1460; † June 27, 1542 |
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Elisabeth von Manderscheid-Blankenheim * April 3, 1544; † September 3, 1586 |
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Johann III. von Wied Runckel * 1485; † May 18, 1533 ⚭ February 1505 |
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Margarethe von Wied * 1516; † August 15, 1571 |
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Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg * December 1, 1488; † June 3, 1559 |
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Wilhelm Wirich von Daun-Falkenstein * June 1, 1613; † August 22, 1682 |
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Wilhelm of Nassau * April 10, 1487; † October 6, 1559 ⚭ September 20, 1531 |
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Johann VI. from Nassau-Dillenburg * November 22, 1536; † October 18, 1606 ⚭ 1559 |
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Juliana zu Stolberg * February 15, 1506; † June 18, 1580 |
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Johann VII of Nassau-Siegen * June 7, 1561; † September 27, 1623 ⚭ December 9, 1581 |
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George III von Leuchtenberg * December 13, 1502; † May 21, 1555 ⚭ July 26, 1528 |
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Elisabeth von Leuchtenberg * March 1537; † July 6, 1579 |
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Barbara von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach * September 24, 1495; † September 23, 1552 |
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Anna Maria von Nassau-Siegen * March 3, 1589; † February 27, 1620 |
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Heinrich VIII von Waldeck * 1465; † May 28, 1513 ⚭ 1492 |
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Philip IV of Waldeck * 1493; † November 30, 1574 ⚭ October 6, 1554 |
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Anastasia von Runkel * 1470; † before 1502 |
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Magdalene von Waldeck * 1558; † August 1599 |
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Salentin VI. from Isenburg-Neumagen * around 1462; † November 14, 1536 ⚭ September 11, 1497 |
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Jutta von Isenburg-Grenzau around 1520; † July 28, 1564 |
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Elisabeth von Hunolstein * around 1475; † November 11, 1536 |
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literature
- Otto Redlich : Mülheim ad Ruhr. Its history from the beginning to the transition to Prussia in 1815 . City of Mülheim an der Ruhr self-published, city of Mülheim an der Ruhr 1939.
Individual evidence
- ^ Homepage of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr , viewed on February 20, 2013
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Johann Adolf von Daun-Falkenstein |
Mr. zu Broich and zu Bürgel 1623–1682 |
Emich Christian von Leiningen-Dagsburg |
Franz Christoph von Daun-Oberstein | Count of Falkenstein 1636–1667 |
Charles IV of Lorraine |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Daun-Falkenstein, Wilhelm Wirich von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1613 |
DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1682 |