Biography
Eitel Friedrich was the eldest son of Prince Johann Georg,Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1577–1623) and Countess Franziska von Salm-Neufville (d. 1619). His father placed particular emphasis on a good education and the prince was sent to the universities of Vienna and Ingolstadt for this purpose. Educational trips to Italy and France also followed.
Eitel Friedrich succeeded his father as Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen in 1623. He also commanded an infantry regiment in the service of Emperor Ferdinand II. Eitel Friedrich was loyal to the Catholic Church and therefore supported the Habsburg during the Thirty Years' War.
His power base,the Hohenzollern Castle,was strategically highly significant. The principality was surrounded by Protestant neighbors. In the war,the fortress developed into a focal point and was besieged and devastated by the Swedes and Württembergers in 1634. The castle was recaptured by Imperial troops the next year,and remained under Habsburg control until 1798 against a payment of 5,000 guilders annually.
The Thirty Years' War had impoverished the people in Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Eitel Friedrich was also faced with serious financial problems,forcing him to sell several attractive fiefs.
In 1653,Eitel Friedrich became a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and was admitted to the Imperial Diet in Regensburg.
In 1661,Eitel Friedrich was wounded in ČeskéBudějovice and died shortly after. He left no male heirs and was succeeded as a Prince by his brother Philipp.
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Hohenzollern-Hechingen was a small principality in southwestern Germany. Its rulers belonged to the Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty.
Sigmaringen Castle was the princely castle and seat of government for the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Situated in the Swabian Alb region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, this castle dominates the skyline of the town of Sigmaringen. The castle was rebuilt following a fire in 1893, and only the towers of the earlier medieval fortress remain. Schloss Sigmaringen was a family estate of the Swabian Hohenzollern family, a cadet branch of the Hohenzollern family, from which the German Emperors and kings of Prussia came. During the closing months of World War II, Schloss Sigmaringen was briefly the seat of the Vichy French Government after France was liberated by the Allies. The castle and museums may be visited throughout the year, but only on guided tours. It is still owned by the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family, although they no longer reside there.
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Eitel Friedrich may refer to:
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