Charles I, Count of Hohenzollern

Charles I of Hohenzollern (* 1516 in Brussels, † March 18, 1576 Schloss Sigmaringen ) was 1525-1575 Count of Hohenzollern from the House of Hohenzollern. He was Reichserbkämmerer and Reichshofrat President of the Holy Roman Empire.

Life

Karl was the eldest son of Count Eitel Friedrich III. of Hohenzollern (1494-1525) from his marriage to Johanna van Witthem († 1544), daughter of Philip, Lord of Beersel and Bautershem.

Emperor Charles V was a personal friend of his father and his godfather, so he was named Karl. Also was Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Spain Portugal respectively his godmother. The good relations with Charles V. enabled Karl early to hold high positions in the kingdom later. Charles V. financed Karl from his 12 years of life training in Madrid.

The count was Reichserbkämmerer and later Reichshofrat President. The Reichshofrat in Vienna was one of the two highest courts in the Holy Roman Empire. The place of the President became Karl shortly after he came of age. He received in 1534 by Emperor Charles V, the county and the county Sigmaringen Veringen to the regency and in 1535 as an imperial fief. Sigmaringen previously belonged to the Counts of Berg. In Pfullendorfer Agreement dated February 15 1540 Karl compared with Count Friedrich von Furstenberg, the heirs of the Allodialbesitzes who sold him in Sigmaringen, Laiz and Inzigkofen parts of Allods.

Karl still had the undivided possessions. The family possessions was located since 1558 with the death of Hohenberger cousin Jobst Nicholas II undivided in his hand. The possessions included the counties Zollern, Sigmaringen, Veringen, Böhringen, Haigerloch and also Wehrstein. After Charles' death in 1576 the property was divided among his sons, and there arose four lines.

The 1st House Zollerische Act of 1575 determined the introduction of primogeniture. The eldest son Eitel Frederick IV received Hohenzollern - Hechingen, the ancestral homeland of the family. Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen with Böhringen fell to Charles II, Hohenzollern - Haigerloch to Christoph. The disinherited son of Joachim Zollern founded a fourth line. Hohenzollern - Haigerloch went out in 1634, and the possessions were pooled according to the House Act of 1575 with Hohenzollern - Sigmaringen. The line of Joachim von Zollern went out with his son Joachim Georg 1622 again already.

Marriage and children

Karl married in 1537 Princess Anne ( 1512-1579 ), daughter of Margrave Ernst of Baden-Durlach, with whom he had the following children:

  • Ferfried (1538-1556),
  • Marie (1544-1611), wife of Schweikhard of Helfenstein (1539-1599), President of the Imperial Chamber Court, imperial governor of Tyrol, author, publicist and promoter of Catholic Reform
  • Eitel Frederick IV (1545-1605), Count of Hohenzollern- Hechingen,
  • Charles II (1547-1606), Count of Hohenzollern -Sigmaringen
  • Johanna (1548-1604)
  • Jacqueline Marie (1549-1578), wife of Leonhard v. Harrach (1542-1597)
  • Eleonore (1551-1598)
  • Christoph (1552-1592), Count of Hohenzollern- Haigerloch
  • Magdalena (1553-1571), a nun in wood
  • Joachim (1554-1587), Count Zollern
  • Cunegonde (1558-1595), a nun in Inzigkofen
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