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Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was a county in northeastern
*Ludwig Gustav 1688-1697
*Philip Ernest 1697-1744 (became 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst)
European Heraldry page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst Counties of the Holy Roman Empire
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was a county in northeastern Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
, Germany. The name Hohenlohe
The House of Hohenlohe () is a German princely dynasty. It ruled an immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire which was divided between several branches. The Hohenlohes became imperial counts in 1450. The county was divided numerous time ...
derives from the castle of Hohenloch near Uffenheim
Uffenheim () is a city in the Middle Franconian district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Bad Windsheim, and 36 km southeast of Würzburg.
Town structure
Uffenheim consists of 13 d ...
in Mittelfranken
Middle Franconia (german: Mittelfranken, ) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the west of Bavaria and borders the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach; however, ...
, which came into the possession of the descendants of Conrad of Weikersheim by 1178.''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XV. "Hohenlohe". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 227-229, 252-255, 265. .
History
Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was partitioned from the lands held by the descendants of Kraft von Hohenlohe, who was made anImperial count
Imperial Count (german: Reichsgraf) was a title in the Holy Roman Empire. In the medieval era, it was used exclusively to designate the holder of an imperial county, that is, a fief held directly ( immediately) from the emperor, rather than from ...
in 1450. The Hohenlohe territories were divided between the brothers Count Ludwig Kasimir (1517-1568) (of the senior Neuenstein line, progenitors of the Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Hohenlohe-Langenburg () was a German county and later principality in the Holy Roman Empire. It was located in the current northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Langenburg. Since the medieval times this small state was ruled by the Hous ...
and Hohenlohe-Oehringen branches) and Count Eberhard (1535-1570), founder of the various Hohenlohe
The House of Hohenlohe () is a German princely dynasty. It ruled an immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire which was divided between several branches. The Hohenlohes became imperial counts in 1450. The county was divided numerous time ...
-Waldenburg branches.
The Schillingsfürst line descends from Count Ludwig Gustav (1634-1697), whose descendant Philip Ernest obtained the erection of his fief
A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an Lord, overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a for ...
s into a principality
A principality (or sometimes princedom) can either be a monarchical feudatory or a sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a regnant-monarch with the title of prince and/or princess, or by a monarch with another title considered to fall under ...
within the Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...
, enjoying Imperial immediacy
Imperial immediacy (german: Reichsfreiheit or ') was a privileged constitutional and political status rooted in German feudal law under which the Imperial estates of the Holy Roman Empire such as Imperial cities, prince-bishoprics and secular pri ...
, in 1744. The county of Waldenburg was added to the principality in 1757. It was mediatised to the Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg (german: Königreich Württemberg ) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which exist ...
in 1806.
Three branches are extant – those of Waldenburg, Ratibor und Corvey, and Schillingsfürst. The members of the house bear the style of "Prince/Princess of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst" or "Prince/Princess von Ratibor und Corvey, Prince/Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst" or "Prince/Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, von Ratibor und Corvey" or "Prince/Princess von Ratibor und Corvey" or "Prince/Princess of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, von Ratibor und Corvey", depending upon which of the four sub-lines of the Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst branch they belong to.
Counts (1688–1744)
*Ludwig Gustav 1688-1697
*Philip Ernest 1697-1744 (became 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst)
Princes (1744–present)
The following are the princes from 1744 until the present: * Philip Ernest, 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1744-1750 (1663-1759) ** Charles Albert I, 2nd Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1750-1793 (1719-1793) *** Charles Albert II, 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1793–1796 (1742-1796) **** Charles Albert III, 4th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1796–1843 (1776-1843) ***** Friedrich Karl I, 5th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1843-1884 (1814-1884) ****** Nikolaus, 6th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1884–1886 (1841-1886) ****** Friedrich Karl II, 7th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1886–1924 (1846-1924) ******* Friedrich Karl III, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1924–1982 (1908-1982) ******** Friedrich Karl IV, 9th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 1982–2017 (1933-2017) ******** Hubertus zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (b. 1935) ********* Felix zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, 10th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst 2017–present (b. 1963) ********** Prince Konrad zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (b. 1995)heir presumptive
An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question.
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********** Prince Albrecht zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (b. 2002)
********* Prince Franz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (b. 1965)
********* Prince Maximilian zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (b. 1967)
**** Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
Prince Alexander Leopold Franz Emmerich of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (17 August 1794 – 17 November 1849) was a German priest and reputed miracle-worker.
Early life and education
Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst wa ...
(1794-1849)
**** ''Franz Joseph, 5th Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Franz may refer to:
People
* Franz (given name)
* Franz (surname)
Places
* Franz (crater), a lunar crater
* Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada
* Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...
(1787-1841), founder of the Ratibor and Corvey lines''
See also
*Hohenlohe
The House of Hohenlohe () is a German princely dynasty. It ruled an immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire which was divided between several branches. The Hohenlohes became imperial counts in 1450. The county was divided numerous time ...
*Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg
Waldenburg is a hilltop town in south central Germany, eastwards of Heilbronn in the Hohenlohe (district) of Baden-Württemberg. The town is the site of Waldenburg Castle and some hilltop churches. Records first mention Waldenburg in the year 12 ...
References
External links
European Heraldry page
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