Wratislaw I. von Fürstenberg
Wratislaw I. Graf von Fürstenberg (called the Elder ) (also Wratislaus ) (born January 31, 1584 in Prague , † July 10, 1631 in Vienna ) was an officer in Spanish and Austrian services, as well as a diplomat and most recently President of the Court Council.
family
Count Wratislaw came from the line from the Kinzig valley of the southern German family von Fürstenberg . He was a son of Count Albrecht I and Countess Elisabeth, b. Baroness of Pernstein . His older brother was Christoph II von Fürstenberg. After the father's death, he agreed with him to divide the estate. Wratislaw received the rule Möhringen , after which he named himself.
He himself was married three times. In 1608 he married Margarethe von Croy . This marriage remained childless. After her death, he married Katharina Livia de la Verdetierra (or de la Vierda Tiera) in 1615. She brought a large dowry into the marriage and died on July 1, 1627 in Brussels.
His third marriage was 1628 with Lavinia Gonzaga, Countess of Novellara. Children of these connections were: Franz Wratislaus (1631–1641) and Eleonora Katharina (1630–1676).
He was the first of his family to introduce the birthright . This was confirmed to him by the emperor. The only son from his second marriage, Albrecht II (* 1619), died as a lieutenant colonel during the siege of Hohentwiel on October 8, 1640. The commander of this fortress, Konrad Widerholt , demanded a ransom of 300 ducats for his body Albrecht's relatives also received.
With Albrecht's death, the Fürstenberger line in Möhringen became extinct.
Life
Count Wratislaw received his education in Prague. He later began a military career and learned the craft of war in the Netherlands. He served under Ambrosio Spinola on the Spanish side in the war against the Netherlands . He received offices and awards at the court of Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain . King Philip III of Spain accepted him into the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1617 and subordinated him to ten pennons of infantry. He rose to the rank of colonel.
Count Wratislaw transferred to the imperial service and recruited five pennants for the war against rebellious Bohemia for Emperor Matthias . In 1619 he served the emperor as envoy in Paris . He contributed to the fact that France still stayed out of the beginning Thirty Years' War . A memorandum he wrote on political issues appeared in print. He later made a successful diplomatic trip to Spain , which ended in 1621. As a thank you for the services rendered, he received the confiscated lordship of the Kornhaus in Bohemia. Ferdinand II appointed him a secret council. Most recently he was President of the Reichshof Council .
literature
- Carl Borromeo Alois Fickler : Heiligenberg in Swabia. Karlsruhe, 1853 p. 50
- Franz Karl Wißgrill: scene of the rural Lower Austrian nobility. Vol. 3 Vienna, 1797 p. 172
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Fürstenberg, Wratislav I. Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 5th part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Institution (L. C. Zamarski & C. Dittmarsch.), Vienna 1859, p. 19 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Diary of Abbot Michael Gaisser of Sankt Georgen zu Villingen, Volume 1, Villingen City Archives 1984 (p. 60).
- ^ History of the house and country of Fürstenberg: From documents and other supplements, Volume 2, by Dr. Ernst Münch, Aachen and Leipzig 1830 (p. 221).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fürstenberg, Wratislaw I. von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Officer and President of the Reichshofrat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1584 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1631 |
| Place of death | Vienna |