Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra (; 21 June 177623 February 1848) was princess consort of Liechtenstein as wife of Johann I Joseph,

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. By virtue of her birth, she was member of the

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. Around 1801

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made a dedication to Josepha, his Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, op.27, no. 1.

Early life

Josepha was born at

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, the first daughter of Joachim Egon,

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(1749–1828) and his wife, Countess Sophia Maria of

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(1751–1835).

Personal life

On 12 April 1792 in Vienna, she married Prince Johann Joseph of Liechtenstein (1776–1848), the fourth son of

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and Countess Leopoldine von Sternberg. After his elder brother Aloys's death in 1805, Prince Johann Joseph became heir apparent to the

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. Together, they had fourteen children: * Princess Maria Leopoldine Josepha Sophia Aemiliana (1793–1808), who died young. * Princess Karoline (1795–1795), who died in infancy. *

Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein Aloys II (Aloys Maria Josef Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius; 25/26 May 1796 – 12 November 1858) was the sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein from 20 April 1836 until his death in 1858. He was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtens ...

(1796–1858), who married

Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Countess Franziska de Paula Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (8 August 1813, Vienna – 5 February 1881, Vienna) was princess consort of Liechtenstein from 1836 to 1858 as the wife of Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and her son's regent from 1 ...

in 1831. * Princess Maria Sophie Josepha (1798–1869), who married Count Vincenz Esterházy von Galántha in Vienna in 1817. * Princess Maria Josepha (1800–1884), who died unmarried and without issue. *

Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein Prince Franz de Paula Joachim Joseph of Liechtenstein (25 February 1802 – 31 March 1887) was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and his princess consort, Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra. Prince Franz de Paula was a nep ...

(1802–1887), who married

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and had issue; his great-grandson would eventually become

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. *

Prince Karl Johann of Liechtenstein Prince Karl Johann of Liechtenstein (Karl Borromäus Johann Nepomuk Anton; 14 June 1803, in Vienna – 12 October 1871, in Ischl) was the third and youngest son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760–1836) and wife Landgravine Josep ...

(1803–1871), who married Countess Rosalie d'Hemricourt von Grünne and had issue. * Princess Klothilda Leopoldina Josepha (1804–1807), who died young. * Princess Henriette (1806–1886), who married Count Joseph Hunyady von Kethély in Vienna in 1825. * Prince Friedrich Adalbert (1807–1885), 1,018th

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of the

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; he married Johanna Sophie Christiane Löwe in 1848 at

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. *

Prince Eduard Franz of Liechtenstein Prince Eduard Franz of Liechtenstein (Eduard Franz Ludwig; 22 February 1809 – 27 June 1864) was a son of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760–1836) and wife Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra, nephew of Aloys I, brother of ...

(1809–1864), who married Countess Honoria Choloniowa-Choloniewska. * Prince August Ludwig Ignaz (1810–1824), who died unmarried. * Princess Ida Leopoldine Sophie Marie Josephine Franziska (1811–1884), a

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of the Imperial Court,

of the

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; she married Karl, 4th

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Paar von Hartberg und Krottenstein in Vienna in 1832. * Prince Rudolf Maria Franz Placidus (1816–1848), who unmarried and without issue. Princess Josepha died in Vienna on 23 February 1848.

References

External links

*Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1968 {{DEFAULTSORT:Furstenberg-Weitra, Landgravine Josepha Of 1776 births 1848 deaths

Josepha Josepha is a given name that works as the feminine variant of the name Joseph. People with the given name * Josepha Abiertas (1894–1929), Filipino lawyer and feminist, first woman to obtain a degree from the Philippine Law School * Josepha ...

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