Barbara Franziska of Welz-Wilmersdorf
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Franziska Barbara of Welz-Wilmersdorf (4 August 1666 – 3 April 1718 in Wilhermsdorf
) was baroness of Wilhermsdorf
. She was the daughter of Francis of Welz-Eberstein (1635–1674), Count of Welz, Baron of Eberstein, and Anna Barbara de Gun (1640 – c. 1681), daughter of William Gunn (born 1600), Freiherr von Ulm.
She married in 1689 the much older Count Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
, widower of Sophie Eleonore of Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. Wolfgang Julius died in 1698 after nine years of marriage at the age of 76. The marriage remained childless. The legacy of her husband fell to his brother, John Frederick I of Hohenlohe-Öhringen; Franziska Barbara only received the Lordships of Wilhermsdorf and Neidhardswinden, which Wolfgang Julius had bough on 4 May 1667.
Three years later, in 1701, she married a 35-year-old second husband, Count Philip Ernest of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (born: 29 December 1663; died: 29 November 1759). Franziska Barbara retained her residence
at Wilhermsdorf. She had renovated the palace considerably. Under her rule Wilhermsdorf experienced its heyday.
She realized the construction of the church Julius Wolfgang had planned in the years between 1706 and 1714. Between 1707 and 1718, she built the school house in Burgmilchlingstraße, the hospital in Spitalstraße, the Consultant House building (now Wilhermsdorf City Hall) and the Gottesacke Church. In Wilhermsdorf she is described as the "benefactress of Wilhermsdorf" even today. On 3 April 1718, she died at the age of 51 years. She was ceremoniously buried in a magnificent sarcophagus in the crypt of the main Protestant church.
From her second marriage to Philip Ernest she had at least one daughter:
After her death Philip Ernest married his second wife, Maria Anna of Oettingen-Wallerstein.
After Philip Ernest's death, was the fiefs
Wilhermsdorf and Neidhardswinden fell to his underage children. In 1733, Philip Ernest's son took up the rule of Wilhermsdorf. He, too, remained childless, so that in 1769 (or earlier), Wilhermsdorf fell to Philip Ferdinand of Limburg-Styrum
, the son of Franziska Barbara's daughter Caroline Juliane.
Wilhermsdorf
Wilhermsdorf is a municipality in the district of Fürth in Bavaria in Germany. As of 2006 it has a population of 5,073. It is twinned with Feld am See in Austria and Jahnsdorf, also in Germany.-Neighboring municipalities:Wilhermsdorf borders*Emskirchen...
) was baroness of Wilhermsdorf
Wilhermsdorf
Wilhermsdorf is a municipality in the district of Fürth in Bavaria in Germany. As of 2006 it has a population of 5,073. It is twinned with Feld am See in Austria and Jahnsdorf, also in Germany.-Neighboring municipalities:Wilhermsdorf borders*Emskirchen...
. She was the daughter of Francis of Welz-Eberstein (1635–1674), Count of Welz, Baron of Eberstein, and Anna Barbara de Gun (1640 – c. 1681), daughter of William Gunn (born 1600), Freiherr von Ulm.
She married in 1689 the much older Count Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
Wolfgang Julius of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein was a German Field Marshal and the last Count of Hohenlohe Neuenstein...
, widower of Sophie Eleonore of Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. Wolfgang Julius died in 1698 after nine years of marriage at the age of 76. The marriage remained childless. The legacy of her husband fell to his brother, John Frederick I of Hohenlohe-Öhringen; Franziska Barbara only received the Lordships of Wilhermsdorf and Neidhardswinden, which Wolfgang Julius had bough on 4 May 1667.
Three years later, in 1701, she married a 35-year-old second husband, Count Philip Ernest of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (born: 29 December 1663; died: 29 November 1759). Franziska Barbara retained her residence
Residence
The term residence may refer to:* House* Home* Nursing home* Residence in English family law, pertaining to where children should live in the case of disputes* Habitual residence, a civil law term dealing with the status of refugees, and child abduction...
at Wilhermsdorf. She had renovated the palace considerably. Under her rule Wilhermsdorf experienced its heyday.
She realized the construction of the church Julius Wolfgang had planned in the years between 1706 and 1714. Between 1707 and 1718, she built the school house in Burgmilchlingstraße, the hospital in Spitalstraße, the Consultant House building (now Wilhermsdorf City Hall) and the Gottesacke Church. In Wilhermsdorf she is described as the "benefactress of Wilhermsdorf" even today. On 3 April 1718, she died at the age of 51 years. She was ceremoniously buried in a magnificent sarcophagus in the crypt of the main Protestant church.
From her second marriage to Philip Ernest she had at least one daughter:
- Caroline Juliane of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1706–1758), married Christian Otto of Limburg-StyrumChristian Otto of LimburgChristian Otto von Limburg Stirum, count of Limburg Bronkhorst and Stirum, was born in 1694 and died in 1749. He was a member of the House of Limburg-Stirum and the third reigning monarch from the branch of Limburg-Styrum-Styrum...
(1694–1749).
After her death Philip Ernest married his second wife, Maria Anna of Oettingen-Wallerstein.
After Philip Ernest's death, was the fiefs
Fiefs
Fiefs may refer to:* Fiefdom* Fiefs, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France...
Wilhermsdorf and Neidhardswinden fell to his underage children. In 1733, Philip Ernest's son took up the rule of Wilhermsdorf. He, too, remained childless, so that in 1769 (or earlier), Wilhermsdorf fell to Philip Ferdinand of Limburg-Styrum
Philipp Ferdinand of Limburg Stirum
Philipp Ferdinand von Limburg Stirum , Count of Limburg, lord of Styrum, was the fourth reigning count from the branch Limburg-Styrum-Styrum. He is known for his very extravagant and fastuous lifestyle, which caused his bankrupcy and for having been the lover of princess Tarakanova.-Life:Philipp...
, the son of Franziska Barbara's daughter Caroline Juliane.