Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

Names
	Maria Josepha Sophie

Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
Princess consort of Liechtenstein
Tenure	24 March 1805 – 20 April 1836
Born	21 June 1776; Vienna, Austria
Died	23 February 1848 (aged 71); Vienna, Austrian Empire
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 Vincenz Esterházy von Galántha ; Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein; Prince Karl Johann; Princess Klothilda; Princess Henriette, Countess Joseph Hunyady von Kethély ; Prince Friedrich Adalbert; Prince Eduard Franz; Prince August; Ida, Princess Paar; Prince Rudolf
Names
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 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), (son of Ludwig August Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra and Countess Maria Anna Josepha Fugger of Kirchberg) and his wife, Countess Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein (1751–1835), (daughter of Philipp Karl, Count of Oettingen-Wallerstein and Countess Charlotte Juliana of Oettingen-Baldern).

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 Josepha Sophia Aemiliana (Vienna, 11 September 1793 – Vienna, 28 July 1808)
Princess Karoline (Vienna, 2 February 1795 – died in infancy)
Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1796–1858)
Princess Sophie Maria Josepha (Vienna, 5 September 1798 – Vienna, 27 June 1869), married in Vienna on 4 August 1817 Vincenz Graf Esterházy von Galántha (Pressburg, 25 October 1787 – Eisgrub, 19 October 1835),^[1] without issue; Empress Elisabeth of Austria's lady in waiting.
Princess Maria Josepha (Vienna, 11 January 1800 – Vienna, 14 June 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 Rosalie d'Hemricourt Gräfin von Grünne and had issue.
Princess Klothilda Leopoldina Josepha (Vienna, 19 August 1804 – Vienna, 27 January 1807)
Princess Henriette (Vienna, 1 April 1806 – Ischl, 15 June 1886), married in Vienna on 1 October 1825 Joseph Graf Hunyady von Kethély (Vienna, 13 January 1801 – Vienna, 9 March 1869), and had issue
Prince Friedrich Adalbert (Vienna, 22 September 1807 – Vienna, 1 May 1885), 1,018th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria, married at Schloss Rosegg on 15 September 1848 Johanna Sophie Christiane Löwe (Oldenburg, 24 May 1815 – Buda, 28 November 1866), without issue
Prince Eduard Franz of Liechtenstein (1809–1864). Married Countess Honoria Choloniowa-Choloniewska and had issue.
Prince August Ludwig Ignaz (Vienna, 22 April 1810 – Vienna, 27 May 1824)
Princess Ida Leopoldine Sophia/e Maria/e Josepha/Josephine Franziska (Eisgrub, Moravia, 12 September 1811 – Vienna, 27 June 1884), Dame of the Imperial Court, Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross, married in Vienna on 30 July 1832 Karl/Carl 4te Fürst Paar Freiherr auf Hartberg und Krottenstein (Brieg, Silesia, 6 January 1806 – Vienna, 17 January 1881), Hereditary Grand-Master of the Posts of the Imperial Court,^[2] and had issue
Prince Rudolf Maria Franz Placidus (Vienna, 5 October 1816 – Vicenza, 19 June 1848), unmarried and without issue

Titles and styles

21 June 1776 – 12 April 1792: Her Serene Highness Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
12 April 1792 – 24 March 1805: Her Serene Highness Princess Josepha of Liechtenstein
24 March 1805 – 20 April 1836: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Liechtenstein
20 April 1836 – 23 February 1848: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Liechtenstein

Ancestry

Family of Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

16. Maximilian Franz, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen

8. Prosper Ferdinand, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen

17. Maria Magdalena von Bernhausen

4. Ludwig August Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra

18. Leopold Wilhelm, Count of Königsegg-Rothenfels

9. Countess Anna Sophie of Königsegg-Rothenfels

19. Countess Maria Polyxena of Schärffenberg

2. Joachim Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra

20. Adam Konstantin, Count Fugger of Kirchberg

10. Maximilian Joseph, Count Fugger of Kirchberg

21. Baroness Maria Elisabeth of Framking

5. Countess Maria Anna Josepha Fugger of Kirchberg

22. Franz Joseph, Count of Törring

11. Countess Maria Judith of Törring

23. Baroness Maria Ursula of Grammont

1. Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

24. Philipp Karl, Count of Oettingen-Wallerstein

12. Anton Karl, Count of Oettingen-Wallerstein

25. Countess Sophie Juliane of Oettingen-Oettingen

6. Philipp Karl, Count of Oettingen-Wallerstein

26. Franz Ernst, Count Fugger of Glött

13. Countess Maria Agnes Fugger of Glött

27. Countess Maria Theresia of Oettingen-Katzenstein

3. Countess Sophia Maria of Oettingen-Wallerstein

28. Kraft Anton, Count of Oettingen and Katzenstein

14. Kraft Anton, Count of Oettingen-Baldern and Katzenstein

29. Baroness Maria Sidonie of Sötern

7. Countess Charlotte Juliana of Oettingen-Baldern

30. Melchior Friedrich, Count of Schönborn-Buchheim

15. Countess Maria Eleonora of Schönborn-Buchheim

31. Baroness Maria Sophie of Boineburg-Lengsfeld

Notes and sources

^ Theroff, Paul. "Princely and Countly House of Esterházy de Galántha". www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/ (Paul Theroff’s Royal Genealogy Site).^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
^ Theroff, Paul. "Princely House of Paar". www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/ (Paul Theroff’s Royal Genealogy Site).^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}

thePeerage.com - Josepha von Fürstenberg-Weitra
Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Landgräfin Josefa von Fürstenberg-Weitra
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1968

Liechtensteiner royalty
Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra House of Fürstenberg-Weitra Cadet branch of the House of Fürstenberg Born: 21 June 1776 Died: 23 February 1848
Preceded by Caroline of Manderscheid-Blankenheim	Princess consort of Liechtenstein 1805–1836	Succeeded by Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

[1] Theroff, Paul. "Princely and Countly House of Esterházy de Galántha". www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/ (Paul Theroff’s Royal Genealogy Site).^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}

[2] Theroff, Paul. "Princely House of Paar". www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/ (Paul Theroff’s Royal Genealogy Site).^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}

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