Charles, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch

Karl of Hohenzollern- Haigerloch (* 1588 in Haigerloch, † March 9, 1634 in Lingen ) was the third Count of Hohenzollern- Haigerloch.

Life

Charles was the second son of Count Christoph von Hohenzollern - Haigerloch from his marriage to Catherine ( † after 1608), daughter of barons Christoph von Welsperg. After the early death of his father, he was raised by his uncles Eitel Frederick I of Hohenzollern- Hechingen and Karl of Hohenzollern- Sigmaringen and initially embarked on a military career. He married on 25 March 1618 Haigerloch Countess of Rosamunde Ortenbourg († 1636). The marriage remained childless.

Charles succeeded his brother Johann Christoph 1620 as Count of Hohenzollern -Sigmaringen to Haigerloch. In January 1633 Charles fled from his castle in Haigerloch before the riots of the Thirty Years' War, with an entourage of 21 people to the Hohenzollern Castle, which was soon filled out by the Swedes. Count Karl were given free trigger and he went to the imperial camp to Überlingen to seek in vain for aid to the relief of the castle. He died on March 9, 1634 at the local Gasthaus zur Krone.

As he was left without heirs, went out with him the line of Hohenzollern - Haigerloch. According to the stipulations of the Erbvereinigung of 1575 his country fell to Prince Johann of Hohenzollern- Sigmaringen.