Johann Ferdinand of Auersperg

Johann Ferdinand of Auersperg
Spouse(s) Anna Maria of Herberstein
Noble family Auersperg
Father Johann Weikhard of Auersperg
Mother Maria Catherine of Losenstein
Born (1655-09-29)29 September 1655
Vienna
Died 6 August 1705(1705-08-06) (aged 49)
Ziębice

Prince Johann Ferdinand of Auersperg (29 September 1655 in Vienna – 6 August 1705 in Ziębice in Silesia) was the second Prince of Auersperg and was Duke of Silesia-Münsterberg from 1677 until his death.

His father was Johann Weikhard of Auersperg (1615–1677) was a hereditary Imperial Prince and in 1653 or 1654, Emperor Ferdinand III, in his capacity as King of Bohemia, had enfeoffed him with the Duchy of Münsterberg.[1]

In 1678, Johann Ferdinand married Countess Anna Maria of Herberstein (1660–1726). They had a daughter, Maria Theresa of Auersperg (1686–1756), who married Count Georg Siegmund of Auersperg-Kirchberg.

Johann Ferdinand died in 1705. As he had no sons, he was succeeded by his brother Franz Karl of Auersperg.

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  1. Herbert Schmidt: Der Silbererzbergbau in der Grafschaft Glatz und im Fürstentum Münsterberg-Oels. Von den mittelalterlichen Anfängen bis zum Niedergang, Tectum-Verlag, Marburg 2003, ISBN 3-8288-8500-4, p. 18.


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