Wilhelm Wirich von Daun-Falkenstein

Count Wilhelm Wirich von Daun-Falkenstein

Coat of arms v. Wilhelm Wirich above the entrance to the high castle of Broich Castle , forerunner of the Mülheim coat of arms

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

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

1. ^ Homepage of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr , viewed on February 20, 2013

predecessor	Office	successor
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