Principality of Auersperg

Auersperg was an Austrian princely family, which held estates in Austria and Thengen (located in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, north of Schaffhausen, Switzerland.)

The princely family of Auersperg was a junior branch of the house of Counts of Auersperg from Carniola, one of the hereditary Habsburg duchies and what is now in Slovenia. It was elevated to princely rank in 1653 and after their purchase of Tengen they became immediate Princes of the Holy Roman Empire.

The princes of Auersperg also held at various times the duchies of Silesia-Münsterberg and Gottschee.

Their territories was mediatised to Austria and Baden in 1806.

Princes of Auersperg (1653–1806)

1. John Weikhard (1653–77), Count of Auersperg, Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg
2. John Ferdinand Francis (1677–1707), Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg
3. Francis Charles (1707–13), Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg
4. Henry Joseph John (1713–83), Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg
5. Charles Joseph (1783–1800), Duke of Gottschee, Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg
6. William I (1800–06), Duke of Gottschee
7. William II (1815–1827), Duke of Gottschee
8. Charles William (1827–1890), prime-minister of Austria.
9. Charles (1890–1915)
10. Karl Adolf (1915– ) 10th Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottshee, Princely Count of Wels; married

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