Johann Ferdinand of Auersperg

Prince Johann Ferdinand of Auersperg (29 September 1655, in Vienna – 6 August 1705, in Ziębice, in Silesia) was the second Prince of Auersperg and Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg from 1677 until his death.

Johann Ferdinand
Prince of Auersperg
Period11 November 1677 – 6 August 1705
PredecessorJohann Weikhard
SuccessorFranz Karl
Born(1655-09-29)29 September 1655
Vienna, Austria
Died6 August 1705(1705-08-06) (aged 49)
Ziębice, Duchy of Münsterberg
SpouseCountess Maria Anna of Herberstein
HouseAuersperg
FatherJohann Weikhard, Prince of Auersperg
MotherCountess Marie Katharine of Losenstein

His father Johann Weikhard of Auersperg (1615–1677) was a hereditary Imperial Prince and in 1654, Emperor Ferdinand III, in his capacity as King of Bohemia, had enfeoffed him with the Duchy of Münsterberg and City of Frankenstein.[1]

In 1678, Johann Ferdinand married Countess Anna Maria of Herberstein (1660–1726). They had a daughter, Maria Theresa of Auersperg (1686–1756), who married Count Georg Siegmund of Auersperg-Kirchberg.

Johann Ferdinand died in 1705. As he had no sons, he was succeeded by his brother Franz Karl of Auersperg.

  • Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Auersperg". Genealogy.EU.

Footnotes

  1. Herbert Schmidt: Der Silbererzbergbau in der Grafschaft Glatz und im Fürstentum Münsterberg-Oels. Von den mittelalterlichen Anfängen bis zum Niedergang, Tectum-Verlag, Marburg 2003, ISBN 3-8288-8500-4, p. 18.


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