Eitel Friedrich III, Count of Hohenzollern

Eitel Friedrich III, Count of Hohenzollern

Portrait Eitel Friedrich III by Joseph Weiß, on display in the Museum of Sigmaringen
Spouse(s) Johanna of Witthem
Noble family House of Hohenzollern
Father Eitel Friedrich II, Count of Hohenzollern
Mother Magdalena of Brandenburg
Born 1494
Died 15 January 1525(1525-01-15)
Pavia
Buried Cathedral of Pavia

Eitel Friedrich III, Count of Hohenzollern (1494 15 January 1525 in Pavia) was Count of County of Hohenzollern from 1512 until his death.

Life

Eitel Friedrich was a son of Count Eitel Friedrich II (1452–1512) from his marriage to Magdalena (1460 -1496), the daughter of Margrave Friedrich of Altmark. Eitel Friedrich succeeded his father as Count of Hohenzollern in 1512.

In 1515, he married Johanna of Witthem (d. 1544), the daughter of Philip, Lord of Beersel and Boutersem.

Eitel Friedrich III was top councillor and great chamberlain to Emperor Maximilian I, which demonstrates that he, like his father before him, had excellent relations with the Habsburgs. He was also Imperial Archchamberlain and captain of the Lordship of Hohenberg.

He died in Pavia in 1525; he may have been poisoned. He was in Pavia to serve as captain of the Landsknecht regiment. He was buried in the Cathedral of Pavia.

Issue

His marriage Eitel Friedrich had the following children:

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Eitel Friedrich III, Count of Hohenzollern
Born: 1494
Preceded by
Eitel Friedrich II
Count of Hohenzollern
1512–1525
Succeeded by
Karl I


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