- Löwenstein-Wertheim
Löwenstein-Wertheim was a county of the
Holy Roman Empire , part of theFranconian Circle . It was formed from the counties of Löwenstein (based in the townLöwenstein ) and Wertheim (based in the townWertheim am Main ).The county of Löwenstein belonged to a branch of the family of the counts of
Calw before 1281, when it was purchased by the German king Rudolph I ofHabsburg , who presented it to his natural son Albert. In1441 Henry, one of Albert's descendants, sold it to theFrederick I, Count Palatine of the Rhine , and later it served as a portion for Louis (d. 1524), a son of the elector by a morganatic marriage, who became a count of the Empire in1494 . The county was disbanded in1806 .Rulers of Löwenstein
Counts of Lowenstein (
1494 –1571 )*Louis I, Count of Löwenstein 1494–1524.
*Louis II, Count of Löwenstein 1524–1536. Eldest son of predecessor.
*Frederick I, Count of Löwenstein 1536–1541. Younger brother of predecessor.
*Wolfgang I, Count of Löwenstein 1541–1571. Son of predecessor.Counts of Löwenstein-Scharffeneck (1571–1633)
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Wolfgang II, Count of Löwenstein-Scharffeneck 1571–1596. Eldest son of Wolfgang I.
*George Louis, Count of Löwenstein-Scharffeneck 1596–1633. Eldest son of predecessor.George Louis survived his only son. His daughter and heiress Maria Christina of Löwenstein-Scharffeneck (1625–1673) married Gabriel
Oxenstierna , Count ofKorsholm andVaasa (1619–1673). The further Counts ofKorsholm andVaasa were their descendants.Counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim (1571–1636)
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Louis III, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim 1571–1611. Second surviving son of Wolfgang I. Became ruler ofWertheim am Main through marriage to its heiress.*
Louis IV, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim 1611–1635. Second son of predecessor, co-heir with his brothers. Succeeded by his brothers.
*Wolfgang Ernest, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim 1611–1636. Third son of predecessor, co-heir with his brothers. Succeeded by his brothers.Louis IV had no known descendants. Wolfgang Ernest only had one daughter, Dorothea Walpurga of Löwenstein-Wertheim (1628–1634) who predeceased him. Their lines were extinct with their own deaths.
Counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg (1611–1812)
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Christopher Louis, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1611–1618. Eldest son of Louis III, co-heir with his brothers. Became ruler of Virneburg through marriage with its heiress.*
Frederick Louis , Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1618–1657. Eldest son of predecessor.*
Louis Ernest, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1657–1681. Eldest son of predecessor.*
Joachim Frederick, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1681–1689. Eldest son of predecessor.*
Eucharius Kasimir, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1689–1698. Younger brother of predecessor.*
Henry Frederick, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1698–1721. Paternal first cousin of predecessor.*
John Louis Vollrath, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1721–1790. Eldest son of predecessor.*
John Karl Louis, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 1790–1812. Title changed to Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.Counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1611–1712)
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John Dietrich, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1611–1644. Fourth son of Louis III, co-heir with his brothers.*
Ferdinand Karl, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1644–1672. Eldest surviving son of predecessor.*
Maximilian Karl Albert, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1672–1712Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1712–1803)
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Maximilian Karl Albert, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1712–1718. The last Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort following a change of title.*
Dominick Marquard, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1718–1735. Eldest surviving son of predecessor.*
Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1735–1789. Eldest son of predecessor.*
Dominick Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort 1789–1803. Nephew of predecessor.Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1803–Present)
* Dominick Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1803–1814. The last Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort following a change of title.
* Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1814–1849. Eldest son of predecessor.
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Karl I, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1849–1918/1921. Grandson of predecessor. Title effectively abolished with the collapse of theGerman Empire . Titular use continues.*
Alois, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1921–1952. Son of predecessor, titular use only.*
Karl II, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1952–1990. Son of predecessor, titular use only.*
Alois Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1990– . Son of predecessor, current claimant.Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1812–Present)
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John Karl Louis, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 1812–1816. The last Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg following a change of title.*
George, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 1816–1855. Eldest son of predecessor.*
Adolf Karl, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 1855–1861. Eldest son of predecessor.*
William, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 1861–1887. First cousin of predecessor.*
Ernest Alban Louis, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 1887–1918/1931. Eldest son of predecessor. Title effectively abolished with the collapse of theGerman Empire but titular use continues.*
Hubertus, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1906–1984) not in direct line of succession*
Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 1931–1980. Nephew of predecessor. Titular use only.*
Alfred Ernest, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 1980– . Eldest son of predecessor, current claimant.References
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External links
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/wittel/wittel15.html#JD A listing of descedants of the Löwenstein family]
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