Frederick VII, Count of Zollern
Friedrich VII, Count of Zollern (died after 6 October 1309) was a German nobleman. He was the ruling Count of Zollern from 1298 until his death.
Friedrich VII, Count of Zollern | |
|---|---|
| Died | after 6 October 1309 |
| Noble family | House of Hohenzollern |
| Spouse(s) | Euphemia of Hohenberg-Rotenburg |
| Issue | Fritzli Albrecht |
| Father | Friedrich VI, Count of Zollern |
| Mother | Kunigunde of Baden |
Life
He was the elder son of Count Friedrich VI from his marriage with Kunigunde (1265–1310), a daughter of Rudolf I of Baden.
In 1298, he married Euphemia (d. 1333), a daughter of Count Albrecht II of Hohenberg-Rotenburg. This marriage had been mediated by Emperor Rudolf I himself, and brought an end to many years of rivalry between the Swabian Counts of Zollern and Hohenberg.
Friedrich VII died after 6 October 1309. After his death, the County of Zollern was inherited by his younger brother Friedrich VIII.
Issue
Friedrich and Euphemia had two sons:
- Fritzli I (d. 1313), Lord of Zollern
- Albrecht (d. 1320), married Guta of Gutenstein
References
- Ludwig Schmid: Geschichte der Grafen von Zollern-Hohenberg, Gebrüder Scheitlin, 1862, p. 115
- E. G. Johler: Geschichte, Land- und Ortskunde der souverainen teutschen Fürstenthümer Hohenzollern Hechingen und Sigmaringen, Stettin'sche Buchhandlung, Ulm, 1824, Online
- Gustav Schilling: Geschichte des Hauses Hohenzollern in genealogisch fortlaufenden Biographien aller seiner Regenten von den ältesten bis auf die neuesten Zeiten, nach Urkunden und andern authentischen Quellen. Fleischer, Leipzig, 1843, Online
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