Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Frederick William of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (20 September 1663 in Hechingen – 14 November 1735 in Hechingen) was the fourth Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and was also an imperial Field Marshal.

Life
Frederick William was the eldest son of Prince Philip of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1616-1671) from his marriage to Marie Sidonie (1635-1686), the daughter of Margrave Herman Fortunatus of Baden-Rodemachern. He was still a minor when he succeeded his father as Prince or a minor, so his mother took up the regency. Frederick William was sent to Baden, where he was further educated. He later completed his military training in Vienna. By the end of 1681, he took up the government of Hohenzollern-Hechingen himself.

In the imperial army, Frederick William was Field Marshal and the owner of a regiment of cuirassiers bearing his name. In 1682, he participated in the suppression of an uprising in Hungary and in the victory in the Battle of Slankamen.

In 1702, he was taken prisoner in Friedlingen. However, he managed to free himself. Two years later, he fought on the victorious side in the battle of Blenheim. Also in 1704, he fought under Field Marshal Sigbert Heister to suppress another Hungarian uprising.

With permission from the Emperor, Frederick William reached an agreement with the Elector of Brandenburg about the Burgraviate of Nuremberg and became one of the first recipients of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle.

Marriages and offspring
Frederick William has been married twice. He first married on 22 January 1687 in Vienna to Maria Leopoldina (1666-1709), the daughter of Count George Louis of Sinzendorf. With her, he had the following children:
 * Frederick Louis (1688-1750), Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
 * Louise Ernestine Friederike (1690-1720), married in 1713 Prince Francis Anthony of Lamberg (1678-1759)
 * Charlotte (1692-1692)
 * Christine Eberhardine Friederike (1695-1754), abbess of Munsterbilzen Abbey
 * Sophie Johanna Frederika (1698-1754), abbess of Munsterbilzen Abbey
 * Frederick Charles (1697-1697)

He married his second wife on 7 September 1710 in Hechingen. She was Baroness Maximiliane Magdalena of Lützau (1690-1755). Emperor Charles VI had elevated her to "Countess of Homburg" and this marriage was not considered marganatic. This marriage produced two children:
 * Herman Eberhard Frederick (1711-1726), Count of Hohenzollern
 * Maria Maximiliana (1713-1743), married in 1741 to Count Innocent Künigl of Ehrenburg (1714-1764)