Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra (German: Landgräfin Josefa zu Fürstenberg-Weitra; 21 June 1776  23 February 1848) was princess consort of Liechtenstein as wife of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein.

Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
Princess consort of Liechtenstein
Tenure24 March 1805 – 20 April 1836
Born(1776-06-21)21 June 1776
Vienna, Austria
Died23 February 1848(1848-02-23) (aged 71)
Vienna
Burial
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno
SpouseJohann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
IssuePrincess Maria Leopoldine
Princess Karoline
Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Princess Maria, Countess Esterházy von Galántha
Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
Prince Karl Johann
Princess Klothilda
Princess Henriette, Countess Hunyady von Kethély
Prince Friedrich Adalbert
Prince Eduard Franz
Prince August
Ida, Princess Paar
Prince Rudolf
Full name
Maria Josepha Sophie
HouseHouse of Fürstenberg-Weitra
FatherJoachim Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra
MotherCountess Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein

Early life

Josepha was born at Vienna, Austria, the first daughter of Joachim Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra (1749–1828) and his wife, Countess Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein (1751–1835).

Marriage and issue

On 12 April 1792 in Vienna, she married Prince Johann Joseph of Liechtenstein (1776–1848). They had 14 children:

  • Princess Maria Leopoldine (1793 – 1808)
  • Princess Karoline (1795 – died in infancy)
  • Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1796–1858)
  • Princess Sophie (1798 – 1869), married in Vienna 4 August 1817 Count Vincenz Esterházy von Galántha (1787 – 1835), without issue; Empress Elisabeth of Austria's lady in waiting.
  • Princess Maria Josepha (1800 – 1884), unmarried and without issue;
  • Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein (1802–1887), married Countess Julia Potocka and had issue. His great-grandson would eventually become Prince Franz Joseph II.
  • Prince Karl Johann of Liechtenstein (1803–1871). Married Countess Rosalie d'Hemricourt von Grünne and had issue.
  • Princess Klothilda (1804 – 1807)
  • Princess Henriette (1806 – 1886), married in Vienna 1 October 1825 Count Joseph Hunyady von Kethély (1801 – 1869), and had issue
  • Prince Friedrich Adalbert (1807 – 1885), 1,018th Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria, wed at Schloss Rosegg 15 September 1848 Sophie Löwe (1815 – 1866), without issue
  • Prince Eduard Franz of Liechtenstein (1809–1864), wed Countess Honoria Choloniowa-Choloniewska and had issue.
  • Prince August Ludwig (1810 – 1824)
  • Princess Ida Leopoldine (1811 – 1884), Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross, wed 30 July 1832 Carl 4th Prince Paar (1806 – 1881), Hereditary Grand-Master of the Posts of the Imperial Court, and had issue
  • Prince Rudolf (1816 – 1848), unmarried and without issue

Titles and styles

  • 21 June 1776 – 12 April 1792: Her Serene Highness Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
  • 12 April 1792 – 24 March 1805: Her Serene Highness Princess Josepha of Liechtenstein
  • 24 March 1805 – 20 April 1836: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Liechtenstein
  • 20 April 1836 – 23 February 1848: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Liechtenstein

Ancestry

Notes and sources

    Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
    Cadet branch of the House of Fürstenberg
    Born: 21 June 1776 Died: 23 February 1848
    Liechtensteiner royalty
    Preceded by
    Caroline von Manderscheid-Blankenheim
    Princess consort of Liechtenstein
    1805–1836
    Succeeded by
    Franziska Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
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