Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

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Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
Painting of Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra by Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder
Princess consort of Liechtenstein
Tenure	24 March 1805 – 20 April 1836
Born	(1776-06-21)21 June 1776 Vienna, Austria
Died	23 February 1848(1848-02-23) (aged 71) Vienna
Burial	Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Brno
Spouse	Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
Issue	Princess Maria Leopoldine Princess Karoline Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein Princess Maria, Countess Esterházy von Galántha Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein Prince Karl Johann Princess Klothilda Princess Henriette, Countess Hunyady von Kethély Prince Friedrich Adalbert Prince Eduard Franz Prince August Ida, Princess Paar Prince Rudolf
Names Maria Josepha Sophie
House	House of Fürstenberg-Weitra
Father	Joachim Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra
Mother	Countess Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein

Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra (German: Landgräfin Josefa zu Fürstenberg-Weitra; 21 June 1776 – 23 February 1848) was princess consort of Liechtenstein as wife of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein.

Early life[]

Josepha was born at Vienna, Austria, the first daughter of Joachim Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra (1749–1828) and his wife, Countess Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein (1751–1835).

Marriage and issue[]

On 12 April 1792 in Vienna, she married Prince Johann Joseph of Liechtenstein (1776–1848). They had 14 children:

• Princess Maria Leopoldine (1793 – 1808)
• Princess Karoline (1795 – died in infancy)
• Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1796–1858)
• Princess Sophie (1798 – 1869), married in Vienna 4 August 1817 Count Vincenz Esterházy von Galántha (1787 – 1835),^{[citation needed]} without issue; Empress Elisabeth of Austria's lady in waiting.
• Princess Maria Josepha (1800 – 1884), unmarried and without issue;
• Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein (1802–1887), married Countess Julia Potocka and had issue. His great-grandson would eventually become Prince Franz Joseph II.
• Prince Karl Johann of Liechtenstein (1803–1871). Married Countess Rosalie d'Hemricourt von Grünne and had issue.
• Princess Klothilda (1804 – 1807)
• Princess Henriette (1806 – 1886), married in Vienna 1 October 1825 Count Joseph Hunyady von Kethély (1801 – 1869), and had issue
• Prince Friedrich Adalbert (1807 – 1885), 1,018th Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria, wed at Schloss Rosegg 15 September 1848 Sophie Löwe (1815 – 1866), without issue
• Prince Eduard Franz of Liechtenstein (1809–1864), wed Countess Honoria Choloniowa-Choloniewska and had issue.
• Prince August Ludwig (1810 – 1824)
• Princess Ida Leopoldine (1811 – 1884), Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross, wed 30 July 1832 Carl 4th Prince Paar (1806 – 1881), Hereditary Grand-Master of the Posts of the Imperial Court,^{[citation needed]} and had issue
• Prince Rudolf (1816 – 1848), unmarried and without issue

Notes and sources[]

• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1968