Noble family House of Hohenzollern Name Franz Count Place of burial Weil am Rhein, Germany | Buried Weil am Rhein Died October 14, 1702 | |
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Spouse(s) Anna Maria Eusebia of Konigsegg-Aulendorf Father Meinrad I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Mother Anna Marie of Torring at Seefeld Born 2 December 1657
Sigmaringen Castle ( 1657-12-02 ) Parents Meinrad I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Children Franz Christoph Anton, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Grandparents Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Great-grandparents Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||
Franz Anton, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (2 December 1657 at Sigmaringen Castle – 14 October 1702 in Friedlingen), was a reigning Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch.
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Life
Franz Anton was the youngest son of Prince Meinrad I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1605-1681) from his marriage to Anna Marie (1613-1682), the daughter of Baron Ferdinand of Torring at Seefeld.
He served in the imperial army and reached the rank of Field Marshal-Lieutenant. Under the terms of the family's elevation to the rank of Prince, his eldest brother inherited the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Franz Anton only inherited the County of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch. In 1692, Emperor Leopold I again confirmed that the Princes of Swabina branch of the House of Hohenzollern held the rank of Imperial Princes, he explicitly made an exception for the Haigerloch line.
Franz Anton fell in the Battle of Friedlingen, during the War of the Spanish Succession.
Marriage and issue
Franz Anton married on 5 February 1687 to Anna Maria Eusebia (1670-1716), the daughter of Count Anton Eusebius of Konigsegg-Aulendorf. The couple had the following children: