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Waldburg-Waldsee was a
Waldburg-Waldsee was a County
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
and later Principality within Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...
, ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern 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
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, around Bad Waldsee
Bad Waldsee () is a town in Upper Swabia in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is part of the district of Ravensburg. It is situated 20 km south of Biberach an der Riß, and 20 km northeast of Ravensburg. The town is known for its histo ...
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Waldburg-Waldsee was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg
Waldburg-Wolfegg was a County ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Wolfegg was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil and was repartitioned in 1667, creating Waldburg-Waldsee
Waldburg-Wal ...
. When the Wolfegg branch extinguished in 1798, the Waldsee branch inherited Wolfegg. Waldburg-Waldsee was a county prior to 1803, when it was raised to a principality shortly before being mediatised to Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
in 1806. The castle of the princes of Waldburg-Waldsee lies in the town of Kißlegg
Kißlegg (''Kisslegg'') is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Kißlegg is not far from the village of Vogt. It has a beautiful church, rich in culture and beauty.
Culture and attractions
* Castle ''Altes Schlo ...
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Rulers of Waldburg-Waldsee
The Waldburg-Waldsee are one of five branches of the Waldburg family, the others being Waldburg-Waldburg, Walsdburg-Zei, Waldburg-Wolfeck, and Waldburg-Wurzach. By 1872, Waldburg, Wolfeck, and Waldsee merged into a single Waldburg-Waldsee branch. Zeil and Wurzach merged into a second branch.Wilhelm Obermüller, ''Deutsch-Keltisches, geschichtlichgeographisches Wörterbuch'', Berlin: Denicke's Verlag Link & Reinke, 1872 .Counts of Waldburg-Waldsee (1667–1803)
* John (1667–1724) * Maximilian (1724–48) ** Francis Joseph (1724–29) * Gebhard John (1748–90) * Joseph Anthony (1790–1803)Prince of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee (1803–06)
* Joseph Anthony (1803–06)Princes of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee (mediatized)
* Joseph Anthony, 1st Prince 1803-1833 (1766-1833) ** Friedrich, 2nd Prince 1833-1871 (1808-1871) *** Franz, 3rd Prince 1871-1906 (1833-1906) **** Maximilian, 4th Prince 1906-1950 (1863-1950) ***** Franz Ludwig, 5th Prince 1950-1989 (1892-1989) ****** Max Willibald, 6th Prince 1989-1998 (1924-1998) ******* Johannes, 7th Prince since 1998 (b.1957) ******** Ludwig,Hereditary Prince
A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess, which may refer either to an heiress apparent or, especially in earlier times, to the wife ...
of Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldsee (b.1990)
******** Count Leonardo (b.1995)
References
Further reading
* Marquis of Ruvigny, ''The Titled Nobility of Europe'', London: Harrison & Sons, 1914, reprinted by Burke's Peerage, 1980 . 1667 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-hist-stub