Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
German nobleman; ruling Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch
About Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Lived 1692 – 1750 (aged 57). Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a cathedral dean.
Anton Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (also known as Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch; 4 December 1692 – 23 July 1750) was a German nobleman. He was a various times canon of different cathedral chapters and first minister of the Electorate of Cologne under Elector Clemens August. From 1702 until his death, he was the ruling Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch.
Life He was the son of Count Franz Anton and his wife Anna Maria Eusebia of Königsegg-Aulendorf, and was born in Sigmaringen.
In 1706, he joined the cathedral chapter in Cologne. From 1714 to 1726, he was also canon in Speyer. In 1725, he was appointed canon in Strasbourg. In Cologne, he was chorbishop from 1724 to 1727. In 1727, he became vice dean, and 1731, cathedral dean. In 1733, he succeeded Ferdinand of Plettenberg as prime minister of the Electorate of Cologne. However, he had much less political influence than his predecessor. In 1745, he voted on behalf of Cologne in the election of Emperor Francis I.
He died at Brühl Palace in 1750, and was buried in the Cologne Cathedral. He was unmarried and childless. He was succeeded as Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch by his younger brother Franz Christoph Anton.
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Who was Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen?
German nobleman; ruling Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1692-1750)
When was Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen born?
Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was born on 4 December 1692 in Sigmaringen.
When did Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen die?
Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen died on 23 July 1750 in Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces.
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Ferdinand Leopold, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a cathedral dean.
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