| Eitel Frederick IV of Hohenzollern | |
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| Ubi thesaurus meus, ibi cor meum, bronze grave plate in the monastery church of St. Luzen | |
| Spouse(s) | Veronica of Ortenburg Sibylle of Zimmern Johanna of Eberstein |
| Noble family | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | Charles I, Count of Hohenzollern |
| Mother | Anna of Baden-Durlach |
| Born | 7 September 1545 Sigmaringen |
| Died | 16 January 1605 (aged 59) Hechingen |
| Burial | Church of the St. Luzen monastery |
Count Eitel Frederick IV of Hohenzollern (7 September 1545 in Sigmaringen – 16 January 1605 in Hechingen) was the founder and first Count of the line Hohenzollern-Hechingen as Eitel Frederick I.
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Eitel Friedrich was the eldest surviving son of Count Charles I of Hohenzollern] (1516–1576) from his marriage to Anna (1512–1579) , daughter of the Margrave Ernest of Baden-Durlach.
After his father's death in 1576, Hohenzollern was divided. Eitel Frederick became the founder of the Hohenzollern-Hechingen line; his brother Charles founded the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen line, and his brother Christopher founded the Hohenzollern-Haigerloch line. Hohenzollern-Hechingen included the original County of Zollern, with the town of Hechingen and monasteries at Rangendingen, St. Luzen and Stetten.[1]
Eitel Frederick reorganized the administration of the county, which his predecessors had neglected. He issued strict hunting and forestry regulation, which led to several uprisings.
In Hechingen, he built a Renaissance style residence, from which the New Castle later evolved. In 1585, he and his wife founded the Franciscan monastery of St. Luke in Hechingen.[2] He iniatiated other construction pjrect as well, incuding the St. Lucerne abbey church, che hospital and the lower tower. His residence became a center of culture and music, earning him the nickname the Magnificent.
He died in 1605 and was buried in the church of the St. Luzen monastery. In 1609 a bronze grave plate was added to his grave, covering his heart. It bears the inscription Ubi thesaurus meus, ibi cor meum, "Where my treasure lies, there lies my heart" (compare Luke 12).
Eitel Frederick married three times. He married his first wife on 22 June 1568. She was Veronica († 1573), the daughter of Count Charles I of Ortenburg. The marriage remained childless.
He married his second wife on 14 November 1574 in Meßkirch. She was Sibylle (1558–1599), daughter of Count Froben Christopher of Zimmern. They had the following children:
He married his third wife on 1 March 1601. She was Johanna (d. 1633), the daughter of Count Philip of Eberstein. this marriage also remained childless
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Eitel Frederick IV, Count of Hohenzollern
Born: 7 September 1545 Died: 16 January 1605 |
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| Preceded by Charles as Count of Hohenzollern |
Count of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 1576-1605 |
Succeeded by John George as Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen |