Kraft VI, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim


Count Kraft VI of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim was a German nobleman who served as a canon in Mainz and Speyer.
His parents were Kraft V, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim and Margaret of Oettingen.
On 26 February 1476, Kraft VI married Helena of Württemberg, a daughter of Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg. Helena brought 8,000 guilders into the marriage as her dowry. With her husband's contribution and the morning gift, she had a fortune that, through interest, led to an annual income of around 1,600 guilders, which enabled her to live a life befitting her status. Through her origins, she contributed significantly to the prestige of the House of Hohenlohe.
Helena was almost always pregnant during their marriage, giving birth to eighteen children in just twenty-four years, but only eleven lived to mature adulthood:
  • Albert III
  • Margaret
  • Kraft Ulrich, died in childhood.
  • Helena, died in infancy.
  • Friedrich, a Canon in Mainz and Speyer, died in adolescence.
  • Siegmund, a Canon in Straßburg and Augsburg
  • Ludwig, a Canon in Mainz, Speyer and Straßburg
  • George I
  • Philipp, died in childhood.
  • Helena, a nun at Lichtenstern in 1512. She later became the Abbess at Gnadental.
  • Philipp, killed in a duel.
  • Katharina, a nun at Kirchheim am Ries in 1506.
  • Elisabeth
  • Klara, died in adolescence. She was a nun at Steinhelm in 1510.
  • Johann, who held the office of Treasurer of Kapfenburg between 1527 and 1538.
  • Klara Anna
  • Christian, died in infancy.
  • Ulrich, died in infancy.