Count William Wirich of Daun-Falkenstein (1 June 1613 – 26 August 1682) was a German nobleman. By descent, he was a Count of

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; by inheritance, he was Lord of Broich and Bürgel.

Life

Born into an old

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, which ruled the County of Falkenstein, William Wirich was a third child and second son of Count John Adolph (1582–1623) and his wife, Countess Anna Maria of

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(1589–1620), a daughter of Count John VII of Nassau-Siegen and Countess

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(1558-1599). On 28 October 1634, he married at Waldeck Castle to his cousin Elisabeth of Waldeck-Wildungen (1610-1647), the daughter of Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen (1585.-1637) and his wife, Countess Elisabeth of

(1584-1661). In 1636, he inherited the County of Falkenstein from his third cousin once removed, Count Francis Christopher of Daun-Falkenstein-Oberstein (1603-1636), who was killed during the

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. Charles Alexander was his only son who survived into adulthood. However, he was shot by Count Moritz of Limburg-Stirum during a fight on 7 October 1659. William Wirich remarried to Countess Agnes Catherine of Limburg-Styrum (1629-1686), the daughter of Count Bernhard Albrech of Limburg-Bronckhorst (1597-1637) and his wife, Countess Anna Maria of

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(d. 1653).https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00049766&tree=LEO However, this marriage remained childless, so when he died, the Daun-Falkenstein branch died out in the male line. The impoverished count sold the county of Falkenstein to the Duke Charles IV of Lorraine in 1667. The Lordships of Broich and Bürgel were inherited by his third cousin once removed, Count Emich Christian of Leiningen-Dagsburg.

Marriage and issue

On 28 November 1634 at Waldeck Castle, he married his cousin Elizabeth (1610–1647), the daughter of Count Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen. They had the following children: * Anna Elizabeth (9 January 1636 – 1685), married: :# in 1658 to George William (1636-1672), the son of Count Emich XIII of

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(1612-1658) and Christiane of Solms-Laubach (1607-1638) :# in 1673 to George Frederick, the son of Wild- and Rhinegrave John Casimir of

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(1577-1651) and Dorothea of

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(1579-1631) * Ferdinand Christian (25 December 1636 – 29 March 1642) * Charlotte Auguste (30 December 1637 – 1713) : married Rev. A. Siebel * Amalie Sibylle (b. 27 January 1639) : married on 22 August 1664 (renounced 1674), John Louis (1643-1687), the son of Count Emich XIII of Leiningen-Dagsburg and Dorothea of Waldeck-Wildungen * Christine Louise (18 July 1640 – December 1717) : married on 17 July 1664 to Count Emich Christian (1642-1702), another son of Count Emich XIII of Leiningen-Dagsburg and Dorothea of Waldeck-Wildungen * Charles Alexander (23 February 1643 – 7 October 1659) * William (23 July 1644 – 4 October 1653) In 1663, he remarried, to Agnes Catherine (1629–1686), the daughter of Count Bernard Albert of Limburg-Styrum (1597–1637) and Countess Maria Anna of

(1600–1653). This marriage remained childless.

Ancestors

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:William Wirich of Daun-Falkenstein Lords of Broich 1613 births 1682 deaths Counts of Falkenstein 17th-century German people