Philip Francis, Prince of Leyen

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Philipp Franz Wilhelm Ignaz Peter, Fürst von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck (1 August 1766 – 23 November 1829) was a German nobleman who briefly ruled the Principality of Leyen.

Early life

He was born at Koblenz, the son of Franz Georg Karl Anton von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck and his wife, Baroness Maria Anna Sophia of Dalberg. His mother's brother was Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, who later became Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine. On 26 September 1775 Philipp Franz succeeded his father as Count of Hohengeroldseck.

Career

On the establishment of the Confederation of the Rhine on 12 July 1806, the County of Hohengeroldseck was raised to a Principality, and Philipp Franz became Fürst von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck.

The Confederation was dissolved in 1813 and from 30 May 1814 the Principality of Leyen was under Allied administration. By the Congress of Vienna, it was given to Austria, but was sold to the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1819. Philipp Franz kept the title of Fürst (Prince), though now without a Principality.[1]

Personal life

On 15 May 1788 at

Schönborn-Buchheim. Together, they had two children:[2]

  • Maria Amalia Theodora Maria Antonia Charlotte Friederike Sophie Walpurgis (
    Josephine
    .
  • Karl Eugen Damian Erwein (
    double first cousin
    Sophie Therese of Schönborn-Buchheim.

The Prince of Leyen died on 23 November 1829 at the age of 63 in

Descendants

Through his daughter Amalia, he was a grandfather of Charles, who later became

Duc de Tascher de La Pagerie
.

References

  1. ^ Treitschke, Heinrich von (1917). Treitschke's History of Germany in the Nineteenth Century: The beginnings of the Germanic federation, 1814-1819. McBride, Nast. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ Archivaria. Association of Canadian Archivists. 1978. pp. 134–135. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ The American Almanac, Year-book, Cyclopedia and Atlas ... New York American and Journal. 1903. p. 154. Retrieved 5 January 2023.