Principality of Auersperg

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Reichsfreiherrschaft (Grafschaft, Fürstentum) Auersperg Imperial Barony (County, Principality) of Auersperg State of the Holy Roman Empire 1550 – 1806 →   → Capital Not specified Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - Established 1550  - Raised to county 1630  - Raise to principality 1653  - Joined Council of Princes 1654  - Partitioned to create     A-Schönfeldscher     and A-Zweig     1795  - All partitions mediatised     to Bavaria and Austria   1806

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 branch of the House of Pancraz 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. All three territories were mediatised to Austria and Baden in 1806.

[edit] Princes of Auersperg (1653–1806)

• John Weikhard (1653–77, Count of Auersperg, Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg
• John Ferdinand Francis (1677–1707, Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg
• Francis Charles (1707–13, Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg
• Henry Joseph John (1713–83, Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg; with…
• John Adam Joseph (1746–95, with…
• Charles Joseph (1783–1800, Duke of Gottschee, Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg
• William I (1800–06, Duke of Gottschee

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• Karl Adolf (1915– ) 10th Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottshee, Princely Count of Wels; married

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

[edit] Princes of partitions (1795–1806)

Auersperg-Schönfeldscher 

Charles (1795–1806)

Auersperg-Zweig 

Vincent (1795–1806)