Erdmuthe Maria Theresia of Dietrichstein

Erdmuthe Maria Theresia of Dietrichstein (17 April 1662 – 16 March 1737), was a German noblewoman, by birth a member of the princely Dietrichstein family and by marriage Princess of Liechtenstein.

Born in Nikolsburg, she was the fifth child and second (but eldest surviving) daughter of Ferdinand Joseph, 3rd Prince of Dietrichstein, and Marie Elisabeth, a daughter of Johann Anton I, Prince of Eggenberg, Duke of Český Krumlov and Princely Count (gefürsteter Graf) of Gradisca d'Isonzo.

Life

In Vienna on 16 February 1681, Erdmuthe married with her first cousin, Hans-Adam, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (16 August 1662 – 16 June 1712). They had eleven children:[1][2][3]

After the death of her father-in-law in 1684, Erdmuthe became in Princess consort of Liechtenstein. She died in Viena aged 84 and was buried in the Liechtenstein family crypt in Vranov.

Notes

  1. ↑ LIECHTENSTEIN in. angelfire.com [retrieved 28 April 2015].
  2. ↑ Note: some children are not listed. Genealogy of the House of Liechtenstein in: genealogy.euweb.cz [retrieved 28 April 2015].
  3. ↑ Note: some children are not listed. Erdmuthe Maria Theresia, Prinzessin von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg in. geneall.net [retrieved 28 April 2015].

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