Eitel Friedrich III, Count of Hohenzollern


Eitel Friedrich III, Count of Hohenzollern was Count of County of Hohenzollern from 1512 until his death.

Life

Eitel Friedrich was a son of Count Eitel Friedrich II from his marriage to Magdalena, the daughter of Margrave Friedrich of Altmark. Eitel Friedrich succeeded his father as Count of Hohenzollern in 1512.
In 1515, he married Johanna of Witthem, the daughter of Philip, Lord of Beersel and Boutersem.
Eitel Friedrich III was top councillor and great chamberlain to Emperor Maximilian I, which demonstrates that he, like his father before him, had excellent relations with the Habsburgs. He was also Imperial Archchamberlain and captain of the Lordship of Hohenberg.
He died in Pavia in 1525; he may have been poisoned. He was in Pavia to serve as captain of the Landsknecht regiment. He was buried in the Cathedral of Pavia.

Issue

His marriage Eitel Friedrich had the following children: