Maria Theresia Ludowica von Waldburg, Gräfin von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach

The House of Waldburg…

is a princely family of Upper Swabia, founded some time previous to the 12th century; the cadet lineages are comital families. Eberhard von Tanne-Waldburg ( - 1234) was the steward, or seneschal, and adviser of the Staufen dukes of Swabia, and later the adviser of the Emperor Friedrich II. During the anti-Staufen uprising, he and his brother Friedrich von Tanne took opposing sides. Friedrich was killed in 1197 in Montefiascone and Eberhard became the guardian of his nephew, Heinrich, until 1220. Subsequently, he and his nephew administered Swabia during the absence of the emperors. He was entrusted with the imperial regalia that was kept at Waldburg from 1220-1225, hence the name "seneshal, or steward. Eberhard was the founding "father" of the Waldburg lines, and from him the medieval, early modern, and modern lines descend.

Line Three: House of Waldburg: Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach

Progenitor: Leopold Erbgraf von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (21 Jun 1769-18 Jun 1800) Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil-Wurzach; m.15 Oct 1793 Maria Walpurga Franziska Fugger von Babenhausen (23 Oct 1771-18 Jul 1841)…

6a) Maria Anna Theresia (Wurzach 26 Aug 1800-Canstatt 13 Oct 1856); m.Wurzach 24 Jun 1823 Karl Gf von Maldeghem (d.Igling 27 Sep 1877)

Waldburg castle