Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra

Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra
Duchess of Troppau and Jägerndorf
Portrait by Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder
Princess consort of Liechtenstein
Tenure	24 March 1805 – 20 April 1836
Born	(1776-06-21)21 June 1776 Vienna, Austria
Died	23 February 1848(1848-02-23) (aged 71) Vienna
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 Esterházy von Galántha Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein Prince Karl Johann Princess Klothilda Princess Henriette, Countess Hunyady von Kethély Prince Friedrich Adalbert Prince Eduard Franz Prince August Ida, Princess Paar Prince Rudolf
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 Liechtenstein as wife of Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein. By virtue of her birth, she was member of the House of Fürstenberg. Around 1801 Beethoven made a dedication to Josepha, his Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, op.27, no. 1.

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 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 Maria Sophie 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), without issue
• 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 Gräfin Rosalie d'Hemricourt 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 – Pest, 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 Sophie Marie 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 4th Fürst Paar von Hartberg und Krottenstein (Brieg, Silesia, 6 January 1806 – Vienna, 17 January 1881), Hereditary Grand-Master of the Posts of the Imperial Court, and had issue
• Prince Rudolf Maria Franz Placidus (Vienna, 5 October 1816 – Vicenza, 19 June 1848), unmarried and without issue

Notes and sources

• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1968