Franz Christoph Anton, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (16 January 1699 in

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– 23 November 1767 in

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) was a member of the

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. He was canon of several cathedral chapters and also first minister of the Prince-Archbishopric of Cologne under Archbishop Clemens August. From 1750 until his death, he was also the ruling count of

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Life

He was the son of Count

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of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch and his wife Anna Maria Eusebia of Königsegg-Aulendorf. His elder brother Ferdinand Leopold was also at various times canon of several cathedral chapters, first minister of Cologne, and ruling Count of

. In 1717, Franz Christoph Anton became

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. In 1725, he became cathedral chaplain. From 1726, he was also canon in

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and

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. Between 1748 and 1750, he was

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at Cologne and from 1750 to 1763, he was Vice Dean, and also Cathedral Treasurer. In 1763, he succeeded Asseburg as first minister under Prince-Archbishop Clemens August. He also served as Hofmeister, war councillor, governor of the

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and chancellor of the

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. From 1763, he was

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of Cologne cathedral. He died on 23 November 1767 and was buried in the

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References

* F. E. von Mering: ''Clemens August, Herzog von Baiern, Kurfürst und Erzbischof zu Köln. Biographischer Versuch.'' Heberle, Cologne, 1851, p. 88
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* ''Fortgesetzte neue genealogisch-historische Nachrichten von den vornehmsten Begebenheiten, welche sich an den europäischen Höfen zugetragen'', Heinsius, Leipzig 1768, , p. 457.

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Counts of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Franz Christoph House of Hohenzollern 1699 births 1767 deaths 18th-century German people {{Germany-noble-stub