Principality of Auersperg

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—Auersperg was a German Princely family, which held estates in Austria and Thengen (located in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, north of Schaffhausen, Switzerland.) The Principality of Auersperg emerged from the earlier County of Auersperg of the Junior Line of the Junior Line of the Pancrazische Branch in 1653. The Princes of Auersperg also held at various times the Duchies of Silesia-Münsterberg and Gottschee. Auersperg was partitioned in 1795 between itself, Auersperg-Schönfeldscher and Auersperg-Zweig, and it was mediatised to Austria and Baden in 1806.

[edit] Princes of Auersperg (1653 - 1806)

John Weikhard (1653 - 1677) (Count of Auersperg, Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg)
John Ferdinand Francis (1677 - 1707) (Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg)
Francis Charles (1707 - 1713) (Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg)
Henry Joseph John (1713 - 1783) (Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg) with...
John Adam Joseph (1746 - 1795) with...
Charles Joseph (1783 - 1800) (Duke of Gottschee, Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg)
William I (1800 - 1806) (Duke of Gottschee)
Karl Adolf (1915- ) 10th Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottshee, Princely Count of Wels

             mar.(1) 1937 Countess Margit Batthyany-Strattmann (1914-59)
    *Adolf Karl (1937)
    *Ferdinand (1939)
    *Gabrielle (1941)
    *Johanna (1942)
             mar.(2) 1961 (as second husband)Countess Feodora von Solms-Baruth (1920-  )
    *Karoline (1962)