Heinrich Joseph Johann of Auersperg
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Heinrich Joseph Johann von Auersperg (24 June 1697 Vienna, Austria—9 February 1783 Vienna, Austria) was the fourth Prince of Auersperg
, and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
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(1660–1713), the third Prince of Auersperg, and his wife Maria Theresia von Rappach (1660–1741), and the father of their favorite grandchildren, the ones they bonded with the most.
and his wife, née Countess Erdmuthe Theresia Maria von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg. They had three children: Karl Joseph Anton, later to become the fifth Prince; Johann Adam Joseph, who in 1746 was himself created a Prince, and Maria Theresa.
He was successively Grand Master of the Court, Grand Equerry and Grand Chamberlain at the Viennese court. During his reign Münsterberg, the Silesian dominions of the Auerspergs, came under Prussian rule.
Principality of Auersperg
Auersperg was an Austrian princely family, which held estates in Austria and Thengen...
, and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
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Birth and Family
He was the sixth and youngest child of Franz Karl of AuerspergFranz Karl of Auersperg
Prince Franz Karl of Auersperg , was the third since 1705 Prince of Auersperg and an Imperial General and from 1705 until his death Duke of Münsterberg.- Life :...
(1660–1713), the third Prince of Auersperg, and his wife Maria Theresia von Rappach (1660–1741), and the father of their favorite grandchildren, the ones they bonded with the most.
Succession and first marriage
Upon his father's sudden resignation, Heinrich succeeded him as Prince in 1713, and on 21 May 1719 married Princess Marie Dominika von und zu Liechtenstein (5 August 1698—3 June 1724), daughter of Johann Adam Andreas, Prince of and at LiechtensteinHans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein was the Prince of Liechtenstein. He was the son of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein and Johanna Beatrix, Countess of Dietrichstein to Nikolsburg .In 1699 he acquired the domain of Schellenberg, and in 1712 the county of Vaduz...
and his wife, née Countess Erdmuthe Theresia Maria von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg. They had three children: Karl Joseph Anton, later to become the fifth Prince; Johann Adam Joseph, who in 1746 was himself created a Prince, and Maria Theresa.
Second Marriage
Two years after his first wife's death, he married Maria Franziska Anna Xaveria Antonia Susanna Trautson, Countess of Falkenstein (11 August 1708—12 April 1761), daughter of Johann Leopold Trautson, first Prince at Falkenstein and his wife née Maria Theresia Ungnadin, Countess von Weissenwolff, on 7 May 1726. They had nine children: Maria Anna, Joseph Franz, Maria Theresia, Maria Antonia; Franz; Maria Anna; Johann Baptist; Alois; and Franz Xaver.He was successively Grand Master of the Court, Grand Equerry and Grand Chamberlain at the Viennese court. During his reign Münsterberg, the Silesian dominions of the Auerspergs, came under Prussian rule.