Karl, Truchsess von Waldburg (7 August 1548 – 18 June 1593), Baron and Steward of Waldburg in Trauchburg (1580), Imperial minister. Karl was born in the Fürstenburg fortress of

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, the third son of William, known as the Younger, (6 March 1518 – 17 January 1566), Baron and Seneschal of Waldburg and an Imperial Councilor, and his wife, Johanna v.

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(1529–1589). His family was an old

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n house and he was descended from the Jacobin line of the House. After 1580, he also bore the title ''Truchseß'' von Waldburg in Trauchburg (1580) and president of the Imperial Judicial Chambers. He served his brother,

Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg (10 November 1547 – 31 May 1601) was Archbishop-Elector of Cologne. After pursuing an ecclesiastical career, he won a close election in the cathedral chapter of Cologne over Ernst of Bavaria. After his e ...

, as steward and ''

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'' of Bonn after 1582, and as his brother's general in the

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(1582–1589). He migrated with his brother to Strasbourg at the conclusion of the war in 1589, and died there in 1593. He is buried in the Strasbourg Minister. On 6 May 1572, he married Countess Leonore of

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(15 February 1551 – after 2 April 1605), daughter of

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and

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Anna of

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Family tree

;Notes and references :# Michaela Waldburger
Waldburg und Waldburger - Ein Geschlecht steigt auf in den Hochadel des Alten Reiches
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References and notes

;Bibliography * *Waldburg, Michaela
Waldburg und Waldburger – Ein Geschlecht steigt auf in den Hochadel des Alten Reiches
2009, Accessed 15 October 2009 *Vochezer, Joseph, ''Geschichte des fürstlichen hauses Waldburg in Schwaben'', v. 3 (1907), Kempten, Kösel, 1888–1907. {{DEFAULTSORT:Karl, Truchsess Von Waldburg House of Waldburg 1548 births 1593 deaths