Erdmuthe Maria Theresia of Dietrichstein (17 April 1662 – 16 March 1737), was an Austrian noblewoman, Princess of Liechtenstein by marriage to Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein.
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Life
Born in Nikolsburg, she was the fifth child and second (but eldest surviving) daughter of Ferdinand Joseph, 3rd Prince of Dietrichstein, member of the princely House of Dietrichstein, and his wife, Princess Marie Elisabeth of Eggenberg (1640-1715), Duke of Krumau and Princely Count (gefürsteter Graf) of Gradis am Sontig.
Biography
In Vienna on 16 February 1681, Erdmuthe married her first cousin, Hans-Adam, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (16 August 1662 – 16 June 1712). They had eleven children:
After the death of her father-in-law in 1684, Erdmuthe became Princess consort of Liechtenstein. She died in Vienna aged 74 and was buried in the Liechtenstein family crypt in Vranov.
Issue
A son (born and died 14 January 1682).
Maria Elisabeth (9 May 1683 – 8 May 1744), married firstly on 21 April 1703 to Maximilian II Jakob Moritz, Prince of Liechtenstein (no issue), and secondly on 28 February 1713 to Leopold, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg had issue - Theresia Maria Ana (1713-1745), Eleanor Maria Guastalla (1715-1760), Gabrielle Felicitas (1716-1798), Maria Charlotte Antonia (1718-1765), Hedwig (1721-1735)