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Oettingen / Öttingen
The House of Oettingen descended from the ancient
Swabian family that by the 12th century had possessed the Imperial immediate
County of Oettingen [10: Neue Folge; Band XVI (1995); t.98] [9: 1944;
p.253].
Ulrich (+1477) and Wilhelm I (+1467), sons of
Count Friedrich of Oettingen (+1423), founded two branches of the House of
Oettingen [10: Neue Folge; Band XVI (1995); t.99]. The branch of Ulrich (+1477)
became extinct in the male line with the death of Count Martin in 1549 [4: tome
III; chapitre VIII; t.150].
Ludwig XVI (+1569) and Friedrich (+1579), sons of
Count Ludwig XV of Oettingen (+1557) from the branch of Wilhelm I (+1467),
founded, respectively, the sub-branches of Oettingen and Wallerstein [4: tome
III; chapitre VIII; t.150].
In Oct 1674, the Roman Emperor granted the title
of Prince to Count Albrecht-Ernst I of Oettingen-Oettingen (+1683) [10: Neue
Folge; Band XVI (1995); t.101] [4: tome III; chapitre VIII; t.150]. The branch
of Oettingen-Oettingen became extinct in the male line with the death of Prince
Albrecht-Ernst II in 1731 [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.262] [4: tome III;
chapitre VIII; t.150], and its possessions passed to the branch of Wallerstein
[7: p.52].
Wilhelm III (+1600), Wolfgang (+1598), and Ernst
(+1626), sons of Count Wilhelm II of Oettingen-Wallerstein (+1602), founded,
respectively, the sub-branches of Spielberg, Wallerstein and Baldern [4: tome
III; chapitre VIII; t.150].
In July 1806, the King of Bavaria mediatized all
of the Imperial immediate possessions of the House of Oettingen by the Act of
the Confederation of the Rhine [2: p.96; 156] [7: p.111].
1. Spielberg
Wilhelm III (+1600), son of Count Wilhelm II of
Oettingen-Wallerstein (+1602), founded the sub-branch of Spielberg [9: 1944;
p.253].
In July 1734, the Roman Emperor granted
the title of Prince (primogeniture) to Count Franz-Albrecht of
Oettingen-Spielberg (+1737) [9: 1944; p.253] [10: Neue Folge; Band XVI (1995);
t.102].
In Dec 1765, the Roman Emperor granted the
title of Prince to all descendants of Prince Anton-Ernst-Joseph of
Oettingen-Spielberg (+1768) [9: 1944; p.253] [10: Neue Folge; Band XVI (1995);
t.103].
In 1781, the Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg took
the title of "Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg" [9: 1944;
p.253].
In 1803, the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation gave the Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg an individual voice in the
Council of Princes of the Imperial Assembly / Diet [5: tome I; p.323-324]
[9: 1944; p.253].
In July 1806, the Prince of
Oettingen-Spielberg lost the status of Imperial immediate ruler when his
Imperial immediate possessions were mediatized by the Act of the Confederation
of the Rhine [2: p.96; 156] [3: Abtheilung II; Band II; p.182].
List of the Rulers
Johann-Aloys II (1758-1797) [1780-1797]
Johann-Aloys III (1788-1855) [1797-1806]
Titles
1781-1806 [21: Band I; Heft I; p.83; Doc.#
6]
HRE Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and
Oettingen-Spielberg;
Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in
1789 [15: p.608] [2: p.14]
Swabia:
= The Bench of the Secular
Princes:
- Oettingen-Oettingen (Note 1);
Notes.
1. The voice was not used in the second half of
the 18th century ("ruhte" [6: p.685]; "Beim Schwäbischen Kreise hingegen
war der fürstlichen Linie 1675 auf der weltlichen Fürstenbank eine
Stelle und Stimme eingeräumt worden, die aber wie bereits oben angemerkt
wurde in der zweiten Hälfte des 18 Jahrhunderts ruhte" [3: Abtheilung I;
Band I; p.262]).
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789
[2: p.8, 50] [6: p.685] [15: p.602]
Curial voices in the Council of Princes:
= the Counts of Swabia =
- Oettingen-Spielberg;
Territorial Possessions in 1789 [2: p.8,
50] [11: Heft II; p.128] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.263, 274] [7:
p.51-52]
The Imperial Circle of
Swabia:
- % Oettingen;
The Knightly Circle of Swabia:
- Schwendi [3: Abtheilung I; Band II; p.231] [7:
p.51-52];
- Hochaltingen [3: Abtheilung I; Band II; p.237]
[7: p.51-52];
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1803
[5: tome I; p.323-324]
(Changes by the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation)
Individual voices in the Council of
Princes:
- Oettingen-Spielberg;
Territorial Acquisitions and Losses since
1789
- In 1796, the Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg
exchanged territories with the King of Prussia [2: p.64] [7: p.13,
99].
2. Wallerstein
Wolfgang (+1598), son of Count Wilhelm II of
Oettingen-Wallerstein (+1602), continued the branch of Wallerstein [9: 1944;
p.254] [20: Jahrgang LXIV (1811); p.352].
In Mar 1774, the Roman Emperor granted the
title of Prince to Count Kraft-Ernst of Oettingen-Wallerstein (+1802) [9:
1944; p.253] [10: Neue Folge; Band XVI (1995); t.106].
In 1781, the Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg took
the title of "Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Wallerstein" [9: 1944;
p.254].
In 1803, the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation gave the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein an individual voice in
the Council of Princes of the Imperial Assembly / Diet [5: tome I;
p.323-324] [9: 1944; p.254].
In July 1806, the Prince of
Oettingen-Wallerstein lost the status of Imperial immediate ruler when
his Imperial immediate possessions were mediatized by the Act of the
Confederation of the Rhine [2: p.96; 156] [3: Abtheilung II; Band II;
p.182].
List of the Rulers
Kraft-Ernst (1748-1802) [1766-1802]
Ludwig-Kraft-Ernst-Karl (1791-1870) [1802-1806]
// under Guardianship of Wilhelmine-Friederike
of Württemberg (+1817)
Titles
1781-1798 [21: Band I; Heft I; p.80; Doc.#
5]
HRE Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and
Oettingen-Wallerstein;
1798-1806
HRE Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and
Oettingen-Wallerstein, Hohenbaldern, Sötern;
Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in
1789 [2: p.14] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.262] [6:
p.685]
Swabia:
= The Bench of Counts &
Lords:
- Oettingen-Wallerstein;
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789
[2: p.8, 50] [6: p.685] [15: p.602]
Curial voices in the Council of Princes:
= the Counts of Swabia =
- Oettingen-Wallerstein;
Territorial Possessions in 1789 [2: p.8,
50] [11: Heft II; p.128] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.263, 274] [7:
p.51-52]
The Imperial Circle of
Swabia:
- % Oettingen;
The Knightly Circle of Swabia:
- Diemantstein [3: Abtheilung I; Band II; p.236]
[7: p.51-52];
Non-immediate:
The Imperial Circle of Austria:
= under the Territorial Supremacy of Austria [7:
p.4, 51] [1: Theil III; p.507] =
- Seyfriedsberg / Seifriedsberg;
Territorial Acquisitions and Losses since
1789
- In 1798, the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein
inherited Baldern and Katzenstein after the extinction of the branch of Baldern
[10: Neue Folge; Band XVI (1995); t.106] [7: p.52, 99] [2: p.67].
In 1799, the Baron of Syrgenstein sold the
Imperial immediate Lordship of Altenberg (in the Imperial Knightly Circle of
Swabia) to the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein [7: p.62].
- In 1803, the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation compensated the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein for Dachstuhl with
the territories of the secularized non-immediate monasteries of Heiligkreuz in
Donauwörth, St. Mangus in Füssen, Deggingen, Maihing, and Kirchheim
[4: tome III; p.375] [7: p.110]
3. Baldern +1798
Ernst (+1626), son of Count Wilhelm II of
Oettingen-Wallerstein (+1602), founded the sub-branch of Baldern [4: tome III;
chapitre VIII; t.150] [20: Jahrgang LXIV (1811); p.354]. Ernst's possessions
included Baldern and Katzenstein [10: Neue Folge; Band XVI (1995);
t.102].
In 1682, Count Notger-Wilhelm of
Oettingen-Baldern (+1693), grandson of Ernst, married Maria-Sidonia of
Sötern (+1691), heiress of the Imperial immediate Lordship of Dachstuhl [4:
tome III; p.298] [10: Neue Folge; Band XVI (1995); t.108].
In 1798, the sub-branch of Baldern became extinct
in the male line with the death of Count Franz-Wilhelm [20: Jahrgang LXIV
(1811); p.354].
List of the Rulers
Franz-Wilhelm (1725-1798) [1778-1798] [20:
Jahrgang LXIV (1811); p.354]
Philippine-Karoline (1776-1842) [1778-1793/1801]
(Note 1, 2)
// in Dachstuhl
Note.
1. Philippine-Karoline (+1842), daughter of Count
Joseph Anton of Oettingen-Wallerstein (+1778), was to succeed her father in the
Imperial immediate Lordship of Dachstuhl. Philippine-Karoline's succession was
challenged by her uncle, Franz-Wilhelm (+1798), and after his death (in 1798),
by the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein. By the agreement of 1802, the rights to
Dachstuhl, which was occupied by the French armies, passed to the Princes of
Oettingen-Wallerstein who were compensated by the Final Recess of the Imperial
Deputation (1803) with the territories of secularized monasteries. In 1794,
Countess Philippine-Karoline of Oettingen-Wallerstein married Rudolf-Joseph
(1776-1843), who succeeded as Prince of Colloredo-Mansfeld in 1807 [4: tome III;
p.375].
"Hieran knüpfte nun der Vortragende
Erläuterungen über den Erwerb der Herrschaft Dachstuhl durch das
gräfliche Haus Öttingen Baldern und über den Erbschaftsstreit der
Gräfin Philippine Karoline mit ihrem Onkel dem Grafen Franz Wilhelm von
Baldern und nach des Letztem Tode mit dem Erben der Grafschaft Baldern dem
Fürsten Kraft Ernst von Öttingen Wallerstein. Die genannte Gräfin
welche sich 1794 mit dem Grafen Rudolf Joseph von Colloredo Mannsfeld
vermählt hatte, schloß sch ießlich mit dem Fürsten Kraft
Ernst am 3 Oktober 1802 einen Vertrag, der vou Kaiser Franz II am 28 Oktober
bestätigt wurde laut, dessen die Gräfin dem Fürsten die
Herrschaft Dachstuhl samt Appertinenzien, unter welchen die dafür zu
erhaltenden Entschädigungen begriffen waren gegen Entrichtung von 200 000
fl. abtrat." [22: Jahrgang XXIV (1903); p.532].
2. Dachstuhl occupied by the French armies in
1793 was annexed to France by the Treaty of Lunéville in 1801 [4: tome
III; p.298].
Titles
>-1806 [21: Band I; Heft I; p.75; Doc.#
4]
HRE Ruling Count of Oettingen, Hohenbaldern,
Katzenstein, Sötern;
Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in
1789 [2: 13] [15: p.610] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I;
p.295] [1: Theil III; p.1399-1400] [6: p.698]
The Upper Rhine:
= The Bench of the Counts and
Lords:
- Dachstuhl;
Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789
[2: p.8, 50]
Curial voices in the Council of Princes:
= the Counts of Swabia =
- Oettingen-Baldern;
Territorial Possessions in 1789 [2:
p.50] [3: Abtheilung I; Band I; p.274, 353] [1: Theil III; p.1399-1400]
[7: p.51-52]
The Imperial Circle of
Swabia:
- % Oettingen, Baldern;
The Imperial Circle of Upper
Rhine:
- Dachstuhl / Dachstul;
The Knightly Circle of Swabia:
- Katzenstein [7: p.63];
Territorial Acquisitions and Losses since
1789
- In 1793, the French armies occupied Dachstuhl
that was annexed to France by the Treaty of Lunéville in 1801 [4: tome
III; p.298].
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