Johann Ferdinand of Auersperg

Johann Ferdinand of Auersperg
Born (1655-09-29)29 September 1655
Vienna
Died 6 August 1705(1705-08-06) (aged 49)
Ziębice
Noble family Auersperg
Spouse(s) Anna Maria of Herberstein
Father Johann Weikhard of Auersperg
Mother Maria Catherine of Losenstein

Prince Johann Ferdinand of Auersperg (29 September 1655 in Vienna – 6 August 1705 in Ziębice in Silesia) was the second Prince of Auersperg and was Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg from 1677 until his death.

His father was Johann Weikhard of Auersperg (1615–1677) was a hereditary Imperial Prince and in 1653 or 1654, Emperor Ferdinand III, in his capacity as King of Bohemia, had enfeoffed him with the Duchy of Münsterberg.[1]

In 1678, Johann Ferdinand married Countess Anna Maria of Herberstein (1660–1726). They had a daughter, Maria Theresa of Auersperg (1686–1756), who married Count Georg Siegmund of Auersperg-Kirchberg.

Johann Ferdinand died in 1705. As he had no sons, he was succeeded by his brother Franz Karl of Auersperg.

  • Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Auersperg". Genealogy.EU.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Herbert Schmidt: Der Silbererzbergbau in der Grafschaft Glatz und im Fürstentum Münsterberg-Oels. Von den mittelalterlichen Anfängen bis zum Niedergang, Tectum-Verlag, Marburg 2003, ISBN 3-8288-8500-4, p. 18.


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