Waldburg-Zeil
| Stewardship of Waldburg-Zeil → County of Waldburg-Zeil → Principality of Waldburg-Zeil |
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| Truchsessenamt Waldburg-Zeil → Grafschaft Waldburg-Zeil → Fürstentum Waldburg-Zeil |
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| State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Zeil | |||||||||
| Languages | Alemannic German | |||||||||
| Government | Principality | |||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||
| • | Partitioned from Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil |
1589 | ||||||||
| • | Raised to County | 1628 | ||||||||
| • | Annexed half of Waldburg-Waldburg |
1660 |
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| • | Partitioned to create Waldburg-Wurzach |
1674 |
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| • | Raised to principality | 1803 | ||||||||
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Mediatised to Kgdm Württemberg |
1806 | ||||||||
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Waldburg-Zeil was a County ruled by the House of Waldburg, located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around , near Leutkirch im Allgäu.
Waldburg-Zeil was a partition of Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil. Originally ruled by Truchesses (stewards), Waldburg-Zeil was elevated to a County in 1628, and a Principality in 1803 shortly before being mediatised to Württemberg in 1806.
In 1674, Waldburg-Zeil was partitioned between itself and Waldburg-Wurzach. Count Francis Anthony inherited Waldburg-Trauchburg in 1772 (the districts of Friedburg and Scheer were later sold to Thurn und Taxis in 1785), and Steward Froben and Steward Henry of Waldburg-Wolfegg partitioned Waldburg-Waldburg after the death of Steward Gebhard.
The present prince is Erich, Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (born 1962), who married Mathilde, duchess of Württemberg, daughter of Carl, Duke of Württemberg and Princess Diane of Orléans. As Erich has five daughters, his heir presumptive is his first cousin, count Clemens von Waldburg-Zeil (b. 1960), married to Georgina, princess of Liechtenstein, who has two sons.
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