Jump to content

Frederick Rudolf of Fürstenberg

From Catholicism Wiki
Frederick Rudolf
Count of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
Predecessor Christoph II of Fürstenberg
Successor Maximilian Franz of Fürstenberg
Years active 1615–1650
Born Frederick Rudolf
April 23, 1602
Blumberg
Died October 25, 1655 (aged 53)
Datschitz
Wars and battles Thirty Years' War
Parents Christoph II of Fürstenberg and Dorothea of Sternberg

Frederick Rudolf of Fürstenberg was a Count of Fürstenberg. He fought in the Thirty Years' War. He died near Datschitz in the modern-day Czech Republic.[1]

Marriages and issue

Frederick Rudolf married firstly to Maria of Pappenheim († 1635), they had a son:

  • Maximilian Franz (1634–1681)[2]

Frederick Rudolf married secondly to Anna Magdalena of Hanau-Lichtenberg. They had five children:

  • Francis (1636–1636)
  • Ferdinand Anselm (1637–1637)
  • Maria Franziska (1638–1680)
  • Adam Leopold (1642–1643)
  • Catherine Elizabeth (1643–1643)

References

  1. Back to citation Johann Christian von Stramberg: Fürstenberg – Die Linie in Stühlingen. In: Johann Samuel Ersch, Johann Gottfried Gruber (Hrsg.): Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste, 1. Sektion, Teil 51, 1850, (Fulcher – Fyzabad. Nachträge), S. 510–511 online
  2. Back to citation Eintrag Fürstenberg, Maximilian Franz bei der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München