Johann Weikhard of Auersperg

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Johann Weikhard
Auersperg
FatherDietrich II of Auersperg
MotherSidonia Gall von Gallenstein

Prince Johann Weikhard of Auersperg (also spelled Johann Weichard von Auersperg; 11 March 1615 at

Imperial Prince of Tengen and Duke of Münsterberg
.

Life

Žužemberk Castle

He was a descendant of the elder line of the

Auersperg family from Carniola.[1] His parents were Dietrich II of Auersperg and Sidonia Gall von Gallenstein
.

Johann Weikhard held several positions at the Austrian court. From 1640, he was

Imperial Prince and in 1654, in his capacity as King of Bohemia, enfeofed him with the Duchy of Münsterberg and the City of Frankenstein. He then styled himself Duke of Münsterberg.[3]

He held great political influence during the first decade of the rule of Emperor

Cardinal
and was suddenly relieved of his duties on 10 December 1669 and banished from the court. He was sentenced to death, however, this sentence was never effectuated. He lived the rest of his life on his estates in Carniola.

In 1673, he inherited the Lordships of Gottschee and Žužemberk from his elder brother Wolf Engelbrecht, Count of Auersperg.

Marriage

Johann Weikhard married Countess Marie Katharine of Losenstein (1635–1691). They had three sons and five daughters. He was succeeded as Duke of Münsterberg by his sons Johann Ferdinand and Franz Karl.

References

  • Gustav Adolf Metnitz (1953), "Auersperg, Johann Weikhard Fürst (seit 17.9.1653)", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 437–438
  • Grete Mecenseffy: Im Dienste dreier Habsburger. Leben und Wirken des Fürsten Johann Weikhard Auersperg (1615–1677). in: Archiv für österreichische Geschichte, vol. 114, 1938, p. 295–509.
  • Adam Wolf (1875), "Johann Weichard Graf v. Auersperg", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 640

Footnotes

  1. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Auersperg". Genealogy.EU.
  2. ^ Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Johann Weikhart, Prince Von Auersperg.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 9 Nov. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Johann-Weikhart-Prince-von-Auersperg.
  3. ISBN 3-8288-8500-4
    , p. 18
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