Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

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), 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, and had issue
• Prince Rudolf (1816 – 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

Notes and sources

• thePeerage.com - Josepha von Fürstenberg-Weitra
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1968