Maria Margareta of Dietrichstein (Maria Margareta Josefa; 18 April 1637 – 15 December 1676), was a German noblewoman by birth, member of the
House of Dietrichstein, and by marriage Princess Montecuccoli and Duchess of
Melfi
Melfi (Neapolitan language, Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,7 ...
.
She was tenth child and sixth (but fifth surviving) daughter of
Maximilian
Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name.
The name " Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names.
List of people
Monarchs
*Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459†...
, 2nd Prince of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, and his first wife
Anna Maria, a daughter of
Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein and Duke of
Troppau and
Jägerndorf.
Life
In
Vienna on 21 May 1657, Maria Margareta married with
Raimondo Montecuccoli
Raimondo Montecuccoli (; 21 February 1609 – 16 October 1680) was an Italian-born professional soldier, military theorist, and diplomat, who served the Habsburg monarchy.
Experiencing the Thirty Years' War from scratch as a simple footsoldier ...
, an Italian military commander who also served as General for the Habsburg Monarchy, and for his services he received the titles of
Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Neapolitan Duke of
Melfi
Melfi (Neapolitan language, Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,7 ...
. They had four children:
''Maria Margarethe, Prinzessin von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg'' in: geneall.net
etrieved 26 April 2015
* Anna Carola Catarina Polissena (1658/59 – ?), married to Johann Jakob Bartholomäus Khiesl, Count of Gottschee zu Ganowitz, Kaltenbrunn, Schrattenberg und Weyer.
* Aloysia Luigia Anna (1660/61 – ?), married to Franz Anton, Count Berka von Dub und Leipa.
* Leopoldo Filippo (1662 – 6 January 1698), Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Melfi; married on 1679 to Countess Maria Josepha Antonia of Colloredo. No issue.
* Faustina Barbara (25 May 1663 – 6 May 1703), married firstly on 17 January 1678, to Michael Wenzel Ungnad, Count of Weissenwolff, secondly in February 1680 to Franz Christoph II of Khevenhüller, Count of Frankenburg, and thirdly on 15 January 1688 to Wolfgang Andreas, Count of Orsini-Rosenberg.
Maria Margareta died in Vienna aged 39.
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1637 births
1676 deaths
Dietrichstein family