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| name = Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
| name = Wolfgang Julius
| title = Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
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| caption = Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
| caption = Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
| noble family = [[Hohenlohe]]
| noble family = [[House of Hohenlohe]]
| father = Kraft III of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
| father = Kraft III of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
| mother = Sophie von Birkenfeld
| mother = Sophie von Birkenfeld
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| death_place = [[Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg|Neuenstein]]
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'''Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein''' (3 August 1622, [[Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg|Neuenstein]] – 26 December 1698) was a German [[Field Marshal]] and the last Count of [[Hohenlohe]] Neuenstein. He was the son of Kraft III of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (born: 14 November 1582 in [[Langenburg]]; died: 11 September 1641 in [[Regensburg]]) and Sophie of Birkenfeld (born: 29 March 1593 in [[Ansbach]]; died: 16 November 1676 in [[Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg|Neuenstein]]).
'''Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein''' (3 August 1622, [[Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg|Neuenstein]] – 26 December 1698) was a German [[Field Marshal]] and the last Count of [[Hohenlohe]] Neuenstein. He was the son of Kraft III of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (14 November 1582, [[Langenburg]] - 11 September 1641, [[Regensburg]]) and Sophie of Birkenfeld (29 March 1593, [[Ansbach]] - 16 November 1676, [[Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg|Neuenstein]]).


== Life ==
== Life ==
During the [[Thirty Years' War]] the Hohenlohe family had fled to [[Ohrdruf]]. In 1637, when he was 15 years old, Wolfgang Julius was stopped by a patrol and wounded in the face through a glancing shot. In 1643 he went on his [[Grand Tour]] to France. To earn money, he entered the regiment of the Imperial Marshal [[Josias Rantzau]], where he was involved in a [[cabal]], which earned him seven months imprisonment.
During the [[Thirty Years' War]] the [[Hohenlohe Family]] had fled to [[Ohrdruf]]. In 1637, when he was 15 years old, Wolfgang Julius was stopped by a patrol and wounded in the face through a glancing shot. In 1643 he went on his [[Grand Tour]] to [[France]]. To earn money, he entered the regiment of the Imperial Marshal [[Josias Rantzau]], where he was involved in a [[cabal]], which earned him seven months imprisonment.


He returned home in 1657. There he became lieutenant-general of the troops of the [[League of the Rhine]], which were set up to defend against the Turks in the Balkans. Wolfgang Julius was stationed in [[Styria]]. From 1664, he fought in [[Hungary]] and [[Croatia]]. He distinguished himself at the siege of [[Pécs]] which failed because the army was not unanimous. After the successful [[Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664)|Battle of Mogersdorf]] he became [[field marshal]], and returned to Hohenlohe with 800 men from the original 6500.
He returned home in 1657. There he became [[lieutenant-general]] of the troops of the [[League of the Rhine]], which were set up to defend against the Turks in the [[The Balkans|Balkans]]. Wolfgang Julius was stationed in [[Styria]]. From 1664, he fought in [[Hungary]] and [[Croatia]]. He distinguished himself at the siege of [[Pécs]] which failed because the army was not unanimous. After the successful [[Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664)|Battle of Mogersdorf]] he became [[field marshal]], and returned to Hohenlohe with 800 men from the original 6500.


He bought the lordship of [[Wilhermsdorf]], near [[Nuremberg]] and retired there.
He bought the lordship of [[Wilhermsdorf]], near [[Nuremberg]], and retired there.
Since both his marriages were childless, his inheritance passed to his brother, John Frederick I of Hohenlohe-Oehringen.
Since both his marriages were childless, his inheritance passed to his brother, John Frederick I of Hohenlohe-Oehringen.


== Marriage ==
== Marriage ==
He married twice. On 25 August 1666 he married Sophie Eleanor of Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (born: 1 August 1644 in [[Plön]]; died: 22 January 1689 in [[Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg|Neuenstein]]), daughter of Duke [[Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön|Joachim Ernest of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön]] (1622–1671).
He married twice. On 25 August 1666 he married Sophie Eleanor of Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1 August 1644, [[Plön] - 22 January 1689, [[Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg|Neuenstein]]), daughter of [[Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön]] (1622–1671).


After her death he married on 4 September 1689 in Wilhermsdorf Countess [[Barbara Franziska of Welz-Wilmersdorf]] (born: 4 August 1666; died: 3 April 1718 in Wilhermsdorf).
After her death he married on 4 September 1689 in Wilhermsdorf Countess [[Barbara Franziska of Welz-Wilmersdorf]] (4 August 1666 - 3 April 1718, Wilhermsdorf).


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Revision as of 18:31, 9 May 2013

Wolfgang Julius
Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
Born(1622-08-03)3 August 1622
Neuenstein
Died26 December 1698(1698-12-26) (aged 76)
Neuenstein
Noble familyHouse of Hohenlohe
Spouse(s)Sophie Eleanor of Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
Barbara Franziska of Welz-Wilmersdorf
FatherKraft III of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
MotherSophie von Birkenfeld

Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (3 August 1622, Neuenstein – 26 December 1698) was a German Field Marshal and the last Count of Hohenlohe Neuenstein. He was the son of Kraft III of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein (14 November 1582, Langenburg - 11 September 1641, Regensburg) and Sophie of Birkenfeld (29 March 1593, Ansbach - 16 November 1676, Neuenstein).

Life

During the Thirty Years' War the Hohenlohe Family had fled to Ohrdruf. In 1637, when he was 15 years old, Wolfgang Julius was stopped by a patrol and wounded in the face through a glancing shot. In 1643 he went on his Grand Tour to France. To earn money, he entered the regiment of the Imperial Marshal Josias Rantzau, where he was involved in a cabal, which earned him seven months imprisonment.

He returned home in 1657. There he became lieutenant-general of the troops of the League of the Rhine, which were set up to defend against the Turks in the Balkans. Wolfgang Julius was stationed in Styria. From 1664, he fought in Hungary and Croatia. He distinguished himself at the siege of Pécs which failed because the army was not unanimous. After the successful Battle of Mogersdorf he became field marshal, and returned to Hohenlohe with 800 men from the original 6500.

He bought the lordship of Wilhermsdorf, near Nuremberg, and retired there. Since both his marriages were childless, his inheritance passed to his brother, John Frederick I of Hohenlohe-Oehringen.

Marriage

He married twice. On 25 August 1666 he married Sophie Eleanor of Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1 August 1644, [[Plön] - 22 January 1689, Neuenstein), daughter of Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1622–1671).

After her death he married on 4 September 1689 in Wilhermsdorf Countess Barbara Franziska of Welz-Wilmersdorf (4 August 1666 - 3 April 1718, Wilhermsdorf).

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