The House of Waldburg is a princely family of Upper Swabia

Swabia

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, founded some time previous to the 12th century; the cadet lineages are comital families.

Eberhard von Tanne-Waldburg (? - 1234) was the steward, or seneschal, and adviser of the Staufen

Staufen

Staufen refers to:*Hohenstaufen, a dynasty of German emperors*Staufen im Breisgau, a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany*Staufen, Switzerland, a municipality in Aargau*Staufen , a protein found in the egg of Drosophila...

 dukes of Swabia, and later the adviser of the Emperor Friedrich II

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II , was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous...

. During the anti-Staufen uprising, he and his brother Friedrich von Tanne took opposing sides. Friedrich was killed in 1197 in Montefiascone

Montefiascone

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 and Eberhard became the guardian of his nephew, Heinrich, until 1220. Subsequently, he and his nephew administered Swabia during the absence of the emperors. He was entrusted with the imperial regalia that was kept at Waldburg from 1220–1225, hence the name "seneshal, or steward. Eberhard was the founding "father" of the Waldburg lines, and from him the medieval, early modern, and modern lines descend.

Geographic origin

Notable members

• Georg Truchsess von Waldburg, (25 January 1488 – 29 May 1531), also known as Bauernjörg. He was born in Waldsee, the son of Johannes d. j. v. Waldburg and Helene Countess von Zollern. At Böblingen
  Böblingen
  Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. Physically Sindelfingen and Böblingen are continuous.-History:Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen in 1253. Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles...
  
   12 May 1525 in one of the bloodiest battles of the German Peasants' War
  German Peasants' War
  The German Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt was a widespread popular revolt in the German-speaking areas of Central Europe, 1524–1526. At its height in the spring and summer of 1525, the conflict involved an estimated 300,000 peasants: contemporary estimates put the dead at 100,000...
  
  , Jörg Truchsess von Waldburg attacked a force of 15,000 armed peasants, of which 3,000 were killed. Married Appolonia von Waldburg-Sonnenberg in 1509; and, second, to Maria von Oettingen (11 April 1498 – 18 August 1555). Georg III ("Bauernjörg"), des H.R.R. Erbtruchseß (1519–1531), Field Captain of the Swabian League.

• Otto Truchsess von Waldburg
  Otto Truchsess von Waldburg
  Otto Truchsess von Waldburg was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1543 until his death and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.-Childhood and Education:...
  
  

• Christoph Truchsess von Waldburg (d. 1612)

• Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
  Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
  Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was Archbishop-Elector of Cologne. After pursuing an ecclesiastical career, he won a close election in the Cathedral chapter of Cologne over Ernst of Bavaria. After his election, he fell in love with and later married Agnes von Mansfeld-Eisleben, a Protestant...
  
   (1546–1601). Archbishop and Prince-Elector of Cologne, 1577–1588. See also Cologne War
  Cologne War
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• Karl, Truchsess von Waldburg
  Karl, Truchsess von Waldburg
  Karl, Truchsess von Waldburg , Baron and Steward of Waldburg in Trauchburg , Imperial minister. Karl was born in the Fürstenburg fortress of Heiligenberg, the third son of William, known as the younger, , Freiherr and Seneschal of Waldburg and an Imperial Councilor, and his wife, Johanna v...
  
   (1547–1593)

Comital families

• Waldburg-Waldburg
  Waldburg-Waldburg
  Waldburg-Waldburg was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Waldburg was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil and was divided between the other two parts of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil — Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Zeil — in 1660....
  
  
• Waldburg-Capustigall
  Waldburg-Capustigall
  Waldburg-Capustigall was a Stewardship — later a County — located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Capustigall was a partition of Waldburg-Trauchburg and was raised to a County in 1686, before being annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1745....
  
  
• Waldburg-Wurzach
  Waldburg-Wurzach
  Waldburg-Wurzach was a county located on the southeastern border of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Wurzach . Waldburg-Wurzach was a partition of Waldburg-Zeil...
  
  
• Waldburg-Sonnenburg
  Waldburg-Sonnenburg
  Waldburg-Sonnenburg was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Sonnenburg, Tyrol. Waldburg-Sonnenburg was a partition of Waldburg and was annexed by the Archduchy of Austria in 1511....
  
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• Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer
  Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer
  Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer was a partition of Waldburg-Trauchburg, to which it was restored in 1717....
  
  
• Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil
  Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil
  Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil was a partition of Waldburg and was repartitioned in 1589, to create Waldburg-Waldburg, Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Zeil....
  
  
• Waldburg-Waldsee
  Waldburg-Waldsee
  Waldburg-Waldsee was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Bad Waldsee. Waldburg-Waldsee was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg...
  
  
• Waldburg-Scheer
  Waldburg-Scheer
  Waldburg-Scheer was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Scheer was a partition of Waldburg-Trauchburg, to which it was restored in 1764.- Counts of Waldburg-Scheer :* Joseph William Eusebius, 1717–56...
  
  
• Waldburg-Trauchburg
  Waldburg-Trauchburg
  Waldburg-Trauchburg was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Trauchburg was a partition of Waldburg and was partitioned several times, before being annexed by the County of Waldburg-Zeil in 1772....
  
  
• Waldburg-Wolfegg
  Waldburg-Wolfegg
  Waldburg-Wolfegg was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waldburg-Wolfegg was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil and was repartitioned in 1667, creating Waldburg-Waldsee, which annexed Waldburg-Wolfegg in 1798....
  
  
• Waldburg-Zeil
  Waldburg-Zeil
  Waldburg-Zeil was a County located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Zeil. Waldburg-Zeil was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil...
  
  

Sources

Citations and notes
Bibliography Gollwitzer, Heinz

Heinz Gollwitzer

Heinz Gollwitzer was a German historian. He held the chair of Modern Political and Social History at the University of Münster.- Life :...

, Die Standesherren. Die politische und gesellschaftliche Stellung der Mediatisierten 1815-1918, Stuttgart 1957, Göttingen 1964.