Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein

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Karl I
Prince of Liechtenstein
Prince Karl I of Liechtenstein.jpg
Reign 20 December 1608 – 12 February 1627
Predecessor None
Successor Karl Eusebius
Born (1569-07-30)30 July 1569
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Prague
Burial Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno
Spouse Baroness Anna Maria Šemberová of Boskovice and Černá Hora
House Liechtenstein
Father Baron Hartmann II of Liechtenstein
Mother Countess Anna Maria of Ortenburg

Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein (30 July 1569 – 12 February 1627) was the first Liechtenstein to become the Prince of Liechtenstein, thus he was the founder of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein.

Karl was the elder son of Hartmann II, Baron of Liechtenstein (1544–1585) and his wife Countess Anna Maria of Ortenburg (1547–1601). Emperor Rudolf II of the Holy Roman Empire appointed Karl to Chief Intendant, an important position at his court. Karl held this position until 1607. In a dispute over land between the Emperor and heir to the throne, Archduke Mathias, Karl sided with Mathias who made Karl a hereditary prince in thanks for Karl's aid, in 1608. In 1614 Karl joined the regency of the Duchy of Troppau to his possessions. In thanks for further aid at the Battle of White Mountain, Karl was appointed to the positions of proconsul and vice-regent of Bohemia in 1622 and was bestowed with the Order of the Golden Fleece.

He also gained the Duchy of Troppau on 28 December 1613 and the Silesian Duchy of Jägerndorf on 15 March 1622 and much confiscated "rebel property", and he commissioned the Liechtenstein dukedom.[1]

Became a Catholic in 1599. In 1605 Karl established the first branch North of the Alps of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, at Feldsberg in Lower Austria (now Valtice, Czech Republic).

He was the 352nd Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria. He died in Prague.

Marriage and issue

In 1590, Karl married Anna Maria Šemberová, Baroness of Boskovice and Černá Hora and Lady of Aussee (1575–1625).[2] They had at least four children:

  • Princess Anna Maria Franziska (7 December 1597 – 26 April 1640). Married Prince Maximilian of Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg (1596 – 1655).
  • Princess Franziska Barbara (1604–1655). Married Wenzel Werner of T'Serclaes, Count of Tilly (1599 – 1653).[3]
  • Prince Heinrich (died young).
  • Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein (11 April 1611 – 5 April 1684).[4]

Ancestry

Family of Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Baron Georg V of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Baron Hartmann of Liechtenstein, Lord of Valtice
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Baroness Agnes of Eckartsau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Baron Georg Hartmann of Liechtenstein, Lord of Valtice
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Bernard, Lord of Mainburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Johanna, Lady of Mainburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Cunigunde, Lady of Pottendorff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Baron Hartmann II of Liechtenstein, Lord of Valtice, Lednice and Steyregg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Baron Heinrich VII of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Baron Georg VI of Liechtenstein, Lord of Steyregg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Countess Agnes of Starhemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Baroness Susanna of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Wolfgang IV, Baron of Polheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Baroness Magdalena of Polheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Baroness Johanna of Borsselen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Sebastian I, Count of Ortenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Ulrich II, Count of Ortenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Baroness Maria of Rohrbach-Neuburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Karl I, Count of Ortenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Baron Hans of Aichberg-Laberweinting-Söldenau-Reichsdorf
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Baroness Veronika of Aichberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Baroness Siguna of Kraigk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Countess Anna Maria of Ortenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Count Siegmund of Fraunberg-Haag
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Leonhard II of Fraunberg, Count of Haag
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Baroness Margareta of Aichberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Countess Maximiliana of Fraunberg-Haag
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Friedrich V, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Landgravine Amalie of Leuchtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Countess Dorothea of Rieneck
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ Genealogy
  2. ↑ Princely Family of Liechtenstein
  3. ↑ Genealogie on line
  4. ↑ Princely House of Liechtenstein
Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Born: 1569 Died: 12 February 1627
Regnal titles
New title Prince of Liechtenstein
1608–1627		 Succeeded by
Karl Eusebius


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