County of Oettingen

County (Principality) of Oettingen Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Oettingen
1147–1806
Coat of arms
1744 map: Ö-Spielberg (north, pink); Ö-Oettingen (southeast, pale yellow); Ö-Wallerstein (midwest, yellow-orange); Ö-Baldern (west, blue-green).
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Oettingen in Bayern
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
• First documentary mention	1147
• Partitioned	1418, 1442 and 1485 1147
• Partitioned to Ö-Oettingen and Ö-Wallerstein	1522
• Ö-Wallerstein partitioned to create Ö-Baldern and Ö-Spielberg	1623/94
• Ö-Oettingen extinct; to Ö-Spielberg and Ö-Wallerstein	1731
• Ö-Spielberg raised to principality	1734
• Ö-Wallerstein raised to principality	1774
• Ö-Baldern extinct; to Ö-Wallerstein	1798
• Mediatised to Bavaria	1806
• Partitioned with Württemberg	1810
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Swabia Kingdom of Bavaria

The House of Oettingen was a high-ranking noble Franconian and Swabian family. It ruled various estates that composed the County of Oettingen between the 12th century and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1674 the house was raised to the rank of prince for the first time. Despite the annexation of their lands following the German mediatisation of 1806, the family retained their titles and still have representatives today.

The Oettingen family traces its descent back to Fridericus comes, documented in 987, and his father Sieghard V. (Sigehardus comes in pago Riezzin, 'Sieghard, Count in Riesgau') from the Sieghardinger family, documented in 1007. These are also considered to be the ancestors of the Staufers.

The Oettingen family was first mentioned in 1147 with Ludovicus comes de Otingen, a relative of the Imperial House of Hohenstaufen who was granted the county surrounding the Imperial city of Nördlingen as a fief, possibly with his brother Chuno comes de Othingen.^[1] The relationship between the family and the Hohenstaufens is also proven by documents. The family built Steinsberg Castle around 1200 as vassals of the Hohenstaufen dynasty

From the 12th to the 14th century the family gained the largest secular territory in East Swabia. The county of Oettingen lay around the imperial city of Nördlingen in present-day Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg. At the end of the Old Kingdom in 1806, the area covered around 850 km² (330 sq mi) and had around 60,000 inhabitants.

From 1410, the county started its first divisions within the family, as noted below. Following the partitions, the remaining land was called Oettingen-Oettingen and was located in modern-day eastern Baden-Württemberg and western Bavaria. This branch was Protestant, created Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1674 but became extinct in 1731, when the county was divided and inherited by Oettingen-Spielberg (Princes since 1734) that obtained the town and castle of Oettingen, and Oettingen-Wallerstein (Princes since 1774).

Oettingen-Wallerstein (German: Öttingen-Wallerstein) is a noble family related to a former County in modern-day eastern Baden-Württemberg and western Bavaria, Germany.

Oettingen-Wallerstein was twice created; first, as a partition of Oettingen (modern-day town of Oettingen in Bayern) in 1423 which became extinct in 1486 and was inherited by Oettingen-Oettingen, and the second time as a partition of Oettingen-Oettingen in 1557, as a Catholic branch of the family. Oettingen-Oettingen suffered one partition, between itself and Oettingen-Spielberg in 1602. It was raised to a Principality in 1774 by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.^[2] In 1806, it was mediatised to the Kingdom of Bavaria, and divided with the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1810. At this time, the Principality had a territory of 850 km² (330 sq mi) with 60,000 inhabitants.

Oettingen-Spielberg is a noble family and former principality in modern-day eastern Baden-Württemberg and western Bavaria, Germany. It was partitioned of Oettingen-Wallerstein in 1602.^[3][4] It was raised to a Principality in 1734 (after it inherited the town and the castle of Oettingen in 1731), mediatised to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1806, and divided with the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1810. The other still-existing branch of the Oettingen family is the House of Oettingen-Wallerstein.

Oettingen-Baldern was a line of the Swabian-Franconian noble house of Oettingen. It was created by dividing the Oettingen-Alt-Wallerstein line in 1623. The Counts of Oettingen-Baldern died out in 1789. The possessions including Baldern Castle and Katzenstein Castle as well as the Sötern lordship went over to the Oettingen-Wallerstein line.

Ruler		Born	Reign	Death	Ruling part	Consort	Notes
Louis I[5]		c.1110	c.1130-1141	1141	County of Oettingen	Unknown five children	Brothers and founders of the family and county. They were five brothers in total of unknown parentage. Besides Louis and Conrad, there was a Hartwig, an unnamed son and an unnamed daughter who was the mother of a documented lady named Gisala de Seevelt
Conrad I		?	c.1130-1141	?	County of Oettingen	Unknown
Louis II		Before 1141	1141-1225	28 June 1225	County of Oettingen	Sophia of Lechsgmünd (d.1242/43) four children	Children of Louis I, ruled jointly. In 1189, Conrad joined the Crusades.
Conrad II		?	1141-1189	?	County of Oettingen	Unmarried
Louis III the Elder		1217	1225-1279	April 1279	County of Oettingen	Margaret of Burgau-Berg-Schelklingen (d.c.1245) 28 June 1241 two children Adelaide of Hirschberg (1220-1274) 1246/53 two children	Louis III and Conrad II were children of Louis II and ruled jointly. After Conrad's death, his son Louis IV was associated with the rule. Louis III's son Conrad IV was also associated.
Conrad III		?	1225-1241	?	County of Oettingen	Elisabeth of Württemberg (d.1251) one child
Louis IV		?	1241-1251	1251	County of Oettingen	? of Ortenburg (d.1231) no children
Conrad IV		?	c.1240?-1279	February 1279	County of Oettingen	Agnes of Württemberg (I) (1264-27 September 1305) April/May 1275 four children
Louis V		1240	1279-1313	April 1279	County of Oettingen	Maria of Nuremberg (1249-1299) 1263 seven children	It's possible that he was also associated to the rule of his father, like his half-brother Conrad IV. He also used the same co-ruling method, associating his sons and nephews (sons of Conrad IV). Louis VII and Conrad V were the sons of Conrad IV; Frederick was a son of Louis V., probably, Louis VI (shown below) was already co-ruling as well.
Louis VII[6]		?	1279-1292	1292	County of Oettingen	Unmarried
Conrad V the Shrimp		?	1279-1292	1292	County of Oettingen	Adelaide of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim (d.1340) one child
Frederick I		c.1265	1279-1312	3 March 1312	County of Oettingen	Elisabeth of Dornberg (d.1309/11) 1270 four children
Louis VI		c.1265	(1279-) 1313-1346	29 September 1346	County of Oettingen	Anna of Dornberg (d.5 April 1299) 1288 one child Agnes of Württemberg (II) (1295-18 January 1317) c.1310 four children Judith of Austria (1302-March 1329) 26 April 1319 Baden no children	Probably co-ruling with his father Louis V sine 1279, he associated his sons and nephews (sons of his brother Frederick I) to the government. Conrad VI was a son of Frederick I, and Louis IX was Louis VI's son. Probably, Louis VIII and Frederick II, Conrad VI's brothers (shown below) were already co-ruling as well.
Conrad VI		?	1313-1319	1319	County of Oettingen	Unmarried
Louis IX the Younger[7]		c.1310	c.1330-1342	22 July 1342	County of Oettingen	Unmarried
Louis VIII		c.1295	(1313-) 1346-1378	26 July 1378	County of Oettingen	Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg (d.25 May 1343) 14 August 1332 no children Margaret of Hohenberg (d. 24 August 1366) 1343 one child Catherine of Katzenstein (d. 3 May 1374) no children	Probably already co-ruling with Louis VI. Louis VIII and Frederick II were sons of Frederick I (brothers of Conrad VI), and Louis X was Frederick II's son, who was associated to the co-rulership. Albert was Louis VI's son, Louis IX's brother and cousin of this group of co-rulership. Louis X was Frederick II's son, and associated after his father's death.
Frederick II		1296	1346-1357	4 October 1357	County of Oettingen	Adelaide of Werd (d.1358) c.1315 one child
Albert		c.1310	1346-1357	11 February 1357	County of Oettingen	Adelaide of Ortenburg (d.17 August 1391) 1346/47 two children
Louis X		c.1320	1357-1370	1 May 1370	County of Oettingen	Imagina of Schaunberg (1336-5 November 1337) 1351 eight children
Louis XI the Bearded		c.1360	1378-1440	28 October 1440	County of Oettingen	Beatrice of Helfenstein (1365-1388) 15 December 1374 four children Agnes of Werdenberg (d.17 December 1474) c.1420 two children	Associated his brothers (Frederick III and Frederick IV) and his sons (William I and Louis XII) to his rule. Frederick IV pursued a monastic life and abandoned the co-rulership in 1383. He would become a Bishop at Eichstätt. Frederick V, son of Frederick III, may have co-ruled as well.
Frederick III		c.1360	1378-1423	23 January 1423	County of Oettingen	Elisabetta da Carrara (d.1395) 24 March 1395 no children Euphemia, Duchess of Ziębice 1397 nine children
Frederick IV		c.1360	1378-1383	19 September 1415	County of Oettingen	Unmarried
William (I)		Before 1388	c.1400-1406	7 September 1406	County of Oettingen	Unmarried
Louis XII		Before 1388	c.1400-1422	17 June 1422	County of Oettingen	Unmarried
Frederick V		c.1400	1423-1439	2 September 1439	County of Oettingen	Unmarried
William I		c.1400	1440-1467	13 April 1467	County of Oettingen	Beatrice Della Scala (d.14 February 1466) 5 August 1447 Munich six children	Children of Frederick III, the brothers were possibly co-ruling with Louis XI. They were the first group of co-rulers to divide the land instead of sharing it. William kept Oettingen, John took Wallerstein and Ulrich ruled in Flockberg.
John I the Solemn		1415	1440-1449	10 May 1449	County of Wallerstein	Margaret of Gorizia (d.8 January 1450) 1443 two children
Ulrich I		c.1415	1440-1477	28 May 1477	County of Flochberg	Elisabeth of Schaunberg (d.August 1461) 25 February 1444 one child Barbara von Kunstadt-Podebrady (1451-20 September 1474) 8 February 1466 two children Barbara of Tengen (d.1489) 13 August 1475 no children
Louis XIII		1440	1449-1486	21 March 1486	County of Wallerstein	Eva of Schwarzenberg-Hohenlandsberg (d.18 August 1473) 1467/73 one child Veronica of Waldburg-Sonnenburg (d.1517) 26 January 1478 no children
Wallerstein annexed to Oettingen
Wolfgang I		16 May 1455	1467-1522	29 January 1522	County of Oettingen	Anna of Waldburg-Waldsee (d.26 March 1507) 1482 two children	Children of William II, ruled jointly.
John II		c.1460	1467-1519	15 April 1519	County of Oettingen	Elisabeth de La Hamaide, Dame de Condé (d.29 April 1526) no children
Joachim		1470	1477-1520	7 July 1520	County of Flochberg	Dorothea of Anhalt (1472-3 August 1505) 28 May 1496 eight children
Martin		11 November 1500	1520-1549	18 August 1549	County of Flochberg	Anna of Leuchtenberg (31 May 1506 – 22 October 1555) 7 November 1522 one child	Children of Joachim, ruled jointly. After their deaths, their county was reabsorbed in Oettingen, as they left no male heirs.
Louis XIV		13 May 1502	1520-1548	25 March 1548	County of Flochberg	Unmarried
Flochberg annexed to Oettingen
Louis XV		26 April 1486	1522-1557	24 March 1557	County of Oettingen	Maria Salomea of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch (1 May 1488 – 4 August 1548) 15 March 1507 Rothenburg am Neckar six children	Children of Wolfgang I, ruled jointly.
Charles Wolfgang		c.1485	1522-1549	3 October 1549	County of Oettingen	Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg (1508-14 April 1560) 5 November 1524 five children
Wolfgang II		1511	1557-1573	1 March 1573	County of Oettingen	Margaret of Baden-Durlach (1519-16 April 1574) 12/17 November 1538 no children Ursula of Rosenfeld (d.1538) (morganatic) no children	Children of Louis XV, divided the land. Wolfgang and Louis inherited jointly the main county of Oettingen, and Frederick kept the county of Wallerstein.
Louis XVI		1 July 1508	1557-1569	1 October 1569	County of Oettingen	Margaret of Palatinate-Lützelstein (14 March 1523 – 3 July 1560) 11 September 1543 Oettingen in Bayern eleven children Susanna of Mansfeld-Hinterort (1540-8 February 1565) 26/27 August 1562 two children Claudia of Hohenfels (d.1582) 1569 two children
Frederick VI		6 November 1516	1557-1579	2 February 1579	County of Wallerstein	Euphemia of Oettingen-Flochberg (1523-16 March 1560) 17 March 1542 seven children
Godfried		8 June 1554	1573-1622	7 September 1622	County of Oettingen	Johanna of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Langenburg (25 June 1557 – 14 December 1585) 30 January 1575 Oettingen in Bayern four children Barbara of the Palatinate-Neuburg (27 July 1559 – 5 March 1618) 7 November 1591 Oettingen in Bayern one child
William II		1544	1579-1602	14 October 1602	County of Wallerstein	Johanna of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (23 June 1548 – 22 February 1604) 13 January 1564 Munich twenty-one children	Sons of Frederick VI, William II ruled in Wallerstein, and Frederick VII in Spielberg. Later in his reign, William II associated (possibly) his sons Wolfgang and William to the co-rulership. William III's children would inherit later Spielberg (Frederick VII's feud).
Frederick VII[8]		20 February 1556	1579-1615	20 June 1615	County of Spielberg	Ursula Heilbrunn of Pfauenau (1560-28 March 1606) 6 June 1585 five children
Wolfgang III		26 May 1573	c.1590-1598	7 September 1598	County of Wallerstein	Johanna of Mol (1 June 1574 – 11 November 1614) 1595/97 four children
William III		10 September 1570	c.1590-1600	3 January 1600	County of Wallerstein	Elisabeth Fugger (10 June 1570 – 12 March 1596) 2 October 1589 Augsburg four children
Ernest I		24 October 1584	1602-1626	18 May 1626	County of Baldern	Catherine of Helfenstein-Wiesenstein (9 December 1589 – 12 January 1638) 20 September 1608 Wiesenstein ten children	Younger children of William II, divided the rule: Ernest kept Baldern and Ulrich Wallerstein. They were possibly co-ruling with their father as well. As Ulrich left no descendants, Wallerstein fell to Ernest, son of his brother Wolfgang III.
Ulrich II		13 February 1578	1602-1605	30 September 1605	County of Wallerstein	Barbara Fugger (7 November 1577 – 4 May 1618) 25 January 1604 Augsburg no children
Ernest II		15 August 1594	1605-1670	3 March 1670	County of Wallerstein	Maria Magdalena Fugger (8 August 1606 – 3 January 1670) 7 February 1624 Wallerstein seven children
John III		c.1590	1615-1627	1627	County of Spielberg	Unmarried	Left no heirs. His county was inherited by his cousin, son of William III of Wallerstein.
Louis Eberhard		9 July 1577	1622-1634	4 July 1634	County of Oettingen	Margaret of Erbach (17 May 1576 – 5 June 1635) 17 May 1598 Oettingen in Bayern fourteen children
Martin Francis		28 August 1611	1626-1653	11 September 1653	County of Baldern	Maria Eleonora of Helfenstein (d.22 March 1678) 1629 two children	Children of Ernest I, divided the rule. Martin kept Baldern and Frederick William inherited Katzenstein.
Frederick William		7 May 1618	1626-1677	20 October 1677	County of Katzenstein	Rosina Susanna of Trübeneck (24 July 1611 – 19 May 1664) 7 January 1646 Graz three children
John Albert		1591	1627-1632	18 June 1632	County of Spielberg	Maria Elisabeth Fugger (11 September 1605 – 15 September 1628) 6 November 1622 Augsburg no children Maria Gertrude of Pappenheim-Treuchlingen (5 June 1599 – 25 March 1675) 6 November 1629 Orth [de] two children	Son of William III (of Wallerstein), inherited his cousin's domains in Spielberg.
John Francis		13 June 1631	1632-1665	25 November 1665	County of Spielberg	Ludovica Rosalia of Atems-Tanzenberg (1630 – 1 June 1709) 11 February 1654 Tanzenberg nine children
Joachim Ernest		31 March 1612	1634-1659	8 August 1659	County of Oettingen	Anna Sybilla of Solms-Sonnenwalde (1615-29 September 1635) 18 December 1633 Oettingen in Bayern two children Anna Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Gleichen (26 January 1621 – 16 September 1643) 5 December 1638 Neuenstein four children Anna Sophia of the Palatinate-Sulzbach (6 July 1621 – 25 May 1675) 9 May 1647 Nuremberg eight children
Ferdinand Maximilian		25 December 1640	1653-1687	9 May 1687	County of Baldern	Christina Sibylla of Solms-Braunfels (22 March 1643 – 16 July 1711) 7 January 1666 Rheinfels or Greifenstein no children	Left no heirs. His county was annexed to Katzenstein.
Baldern annexed to Katzenstein
Albert Ernest I		14 May 1642	1659-1683	8 February 1683	County of Oettingen (1659–74) Principality of Oettingen (1674–83)	Christine Friederike of Württemberg (28 February 1644 – 30 October 1674) 28 May/7 June 1665 Stuttgart seven children Eberhardine Catherine of Württemberg-Winnental (12 April 1651 – 19 August 1683) 28 May/7 June 1665 Stuttgart one child	In 1674, his county was raised to a principality.
John Sebastian		20 January 1655	1665-1675	13 September 1675	Principality of Spielberg	Unmarried	Left no heirs. He was succeeded by his brother John William.
Wolfgang IV		1 February 1629	1670-1708	6 November 1708	County of Wallerstein	Anna Dorothea of Wolkenstein-Rodeneg (d.26 November 1702) 6 November 1661 fourteen children	Children of, ruled jointly.
William IV		1 August 1627	1670-1692	11 December 1692	County of Wallerstein	Octavia Esther of Herberstein-Neuburg (d. April 1702) 27 August 1670 no children
Philip Charles I		24 January 1640	1670-1680	27 August 1680	County of Wallerstein	Eberhardina Sophia Juliana of Oettingen (20 October 1656 – 23 March 1743) 1 March 1678 Wallerstein two children
John William		23 December 1655	1675-1685	10 August 1685	Principality of Spielberg	Maria Anna Theresa von Oettingen-Wallerstein (24 August 1662 – 28 June 1695) 29 April 1685 Wallerstein no children	Left no male heirs. He was succeeded by his brother Francis Albert.
Notger William		24 December 1650	1677-1693	6 November 1693	County of Katzenstein	Maria Sidonia of Sötern (d.23 September 1691) 10 February 1682 Wadern four children Maria Ernestina of Oettingen-Wallerstein (15 September 1663 – 29 April 1714) 7 July 1692 Vienna one child
Albert Ernest II		8 August 1669	1683-1731	30 March 1731	Principality of Oettingen	Sophia Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (6 July 1670 – 2 June 1758) 11 October 1688 Darmstadt two children	Left no male heirs. After his death, the county was annexed to Wallerstein
Oettingen annexed to Wallerstein
Francis Albert		10 November 1663	1685-1737	3 February 1737	County of Spielberg (1662-1734) Principality of Spielberg (1734–37)	Johanna Margaretha of Schwendi (27 June 1672 – 25 April 1727) 26 June 1689 Oettingen in Bayern five children
Kraft Anton		8 October 1684	1693-1751	25 April 1751	County of Katzenstein	Johanna Eleonora Maria of Schönborn-Buchheim (2 July 1688 – 12 February 1763) 10 February 1709 Aschaffenburg seventeen children
Anton Charles		28 June 1679	1708-1738	14 April 1738	County of Wallerstein	Maria Agnes Magdalena Fugger (21 October 1680 – 17 June 1753) 24 January 1702 Neuburg an der Donau seven children	Cousins, ruled jointly. Anton was the son of Philip Charles, and the others were Wolfgang IV's sons.
Francis Ignaz Joseph		27 November 1672	1708-1728	3 October 1728	County of Wallerstein	Unmarried
Dominic Joseph		3 September 1676	1708-1717	25 October 1717	County of Wallerstein
William Joseph Ignaz		October 1677	1708-1718	1718	County of Wallerstein
John Alois I [de]		18 January 1707	1737-1780	16 February 1780	Principality of Spielberg	Theresa Maria Anna of Holstein-Sonderburg (19 December 1713 – 14 July 1745) 23 May 1735 Watzdorf (near Rohrbach an der Gölsen) three children	Children of Francis Albert, ruled jointly.
Anton Ernest		12 February 1712	1737-1768	23 May 1768	Principality of Spielberg	Maria Theresa Walburga of Waldburg (27 May 1735 – 23 December 1789) 5 May 1754 Munich nine children
Philip Charles II		17 March 1722	1738-1766	14 April 1766	County of Wallerstein	Charlotte Juliana of Oettingen-Katzenstein (25 October 1728 – 2 January 1791) 21 February 1746 Schloss Baldern thirteen children	Children of Anton Charles, ruled jointly.
John Charles Frederick		10 June 1715	1738-1744	16 July 1744	County of Wallerstein	Maria Anna Josepha Fugger (21 May 1719 – 11 January 1784) 13 August 1741 Munich two children
Joseph Anton Damian		4 March 1720	1751-1778	20 April 1778	County of Katzenstein	Rosina Susanna of Trübeneck (24 July 1611 – 19 May 1664) 7 January 1646 Graz three children	Children of Kraft Anton, ruled jointly. After their deaths, their county was annexed to Wallerstein.
Lothar Francis		9 December 1709	1751-1780	5 September 1780	County of Katzenstein	Unmarried
Philip Charles III		15 October 1712	1751-1787	30 May 1787	County of Katzenstein
Katzenstein annexed to Wallerstein
Kraft Ernest		3 August 1748	1766-1802	6 October 1802	County of Wallerstein (1766–74) Principality of Wallerstein (1774-1802)	Maria Theresa Carolina of Thurn and Taxis (10 July 1757 – 9 March 1776) 25 August 1744 Trugenhofen one child Wilhelmina Friederika Elisabeth of Württemberg (3 July 1764 – 9 August 1817) 20 October 1789 Weiltingen twelve children
John Alois II		16 April 1758	1780-1797	27 June 1797	Principality of Spielberg	Henrika Carolina of Thurn and Taxis (1762-25 April 1784) 21 April 1783 Regensburg one child Maria Aloysia of Auersperg (21 November 1762 – 19 May 1825) 7 May 1787 Vienna five children	Son of Anton Ernest.
John Alois III		9 May 1788	1797-1806	7 May 1855	Principality of Spielberg	Amalia Augusta of Wrede (15 January 1796 – 11 September 1871) 31 August 1813 Hohaltingen four children	Children of John Alois II, ruled jointly. In 1806, with the German mediatisation, the brothers lost the Principality.
Charles Frederick		29 March 1790		30 October 1813	Principality of Spielberg	Unmarried
Spielberg mediatised to the Kingdom of Bavaria
Regency of Wilhelmina Friederika Elisabeth of Württemberg (1802-1806)							Ruled under regency. In 1806, with the German mediatisation, Louis Kraft (and his mother) lost the Principality. In 1823 he renounced his right after marrying morganatically.
Louis Kraft Ernest		31 January 1791	1802-1806	22 June 1870	Principality of Wallerstein	Maria Crescentia Bourgin (3 May 1806 – 22 June 1853) 7 July 1823 (morganatic) two children Albertine Larisch von Moennich (20 May 1819 – 10 June 1900) 18 July 1857 no children
Wallerstein mediatised to the Kingdom of Bavaria

• Ludwig Kraft, 2nd Prince 1806–1823 (1791-1870)
• Friedrich Kraft, 3rd Prince 1823-1842 (1793–1842)
  • Karl Friedrich I, 4th Prince 1842–1905 (1840-1905)
    • Karl Friedrich II, 5th Prince 1905–1930 (1877-1930)
    • Eugen, 6th Prince 1930–1969 (1885-1969), politician
      • Karl Friedrich III, 7th Prince 1969–1991 (1917-1991)
        • Moritz, 8th Prince 1991–present (born 1946) [1]
          • Karl Eugen, Hereditary Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Wallerstein (born 1970)
            • Princess Helena (born 1995)
            • Prince Johannes (born 1998)
            • Prince Eugen (born 2004)
          • Prince Ludwig-Maximilian (born 1972)
            • Prince Felix (born 2003)
            • Prince Dominik (born 2007)
          • Prince Friedrich-Alexander (born 1978)
        • Prince Kraft Ernst (born 1951)
          • Prince Philipp-Karl (born 1983)
          • Prince Leopold-Ludwig (born 1987)

• Irmengard of Oettingen, Countess Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1304–1389)
• Elisabeth of Oettingen, Landgravine of Leuchtenberg (c. 1360–1406)
• Wolfgang I of Oettingen, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen (1455-1522)
• Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Baldern, Margravine of Baden-Baden (1619-1688)
• Maria Dorothea Sophia of Oettingen-Oettingen (1639-1698), second wife of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
• Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen (1671-1747), wife of Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was the maternal grandmother of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa, Tsar Peter II of Russia, Queen Elisabeth Christine of Prussia and Queen Juliane Marie of Denmark and Norway.
• Maria Anna of Oettingen-Spielberg (1693-1729), wife of Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Princess Gabriele of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg (b. 1953), daughter of the 9th Prince
• Princess Nora zu Oettingen-Spielberg (b. 1990), daughter of Albrecht Ernst, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg. Married 2017, Lord Max Percy, youngest son of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland
• Cleopatra, Hereditary Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg (b. 1987), wife of Franz Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg

The following castles are still owned by the Princes of Oettingen-Spielberg and Oettingen-Wallerstein:

• 
  Oettingen
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  Wallerstein
• 
  Baldern (near Bopfingen)
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  Hohenaltheim
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  Harburg
• 
  Hirschbrunn
• 
  Spielberg Castle [de]
• 
  Schloss Hirschbrunn

• Oettingen in Bayern

Wikimedia Commons has media related to House of Oettingen.

• Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Oettingen". Genealogy EU.
• (in German) genealogie-mittelalter.de
• Website of the Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg
• List of Counts of Oettingen
• (in German) Counts of Oettingen in the ADB^{[permanent dead link]}
• (in German) genealogie-mittelalter.de

• Fürstlich Oettingen-Wallerstein'sche Bibliothek (1985) Oettingen-Wallerstein'sche Musiksammlung. München: K. G. Saur (reproduced on 3819 microfiches) ISBN 3598307306
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Band IX, C. A. Starke Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-7980-0816-7 (= Adelslexikon, Gesamtreihe Band 116) (for further references).
• Teresa Neumeyer: Dinkelsbühl. Der ehemalige Landkreis Kommission für bayerische Landesgeschichte München 2018 (= Historischer Atlas von Bayern, 40. Franken I), ISBN 978-3-7696-6562-8 ([2] at Google Books).
• Europäische Stammtafeln. Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europäischen Staaten, Bd. V. Von Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven aus dem Nachlass hrsg. von Detlev Schwennicke, Marburg 1978, Tafeln 152–155.
• Constantin von Wurzbach: "Oettingen-Wallerstein, die Fürsten von, Genealogie." In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich (Biographical Lexicon of the Empire of Austria).  Part 21 Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1870, p. 29 (digitalised).
• Volker von Volckamer (1999), "Oettingen, Grafen und Fürsten zu", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 19, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 472–474; (full text online)
• Jacob Paul Lang: Materialien zur oettingischen älteren und neueren Geschichte, Bd. 2, Wallerstein 1773.
• Zedlers Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexikon, Bd. 25, Leipzig und Halle 1740, Sp. 801–820.
• Alexandra Haas (2018), Hexen und Herrschaftspolitik. Die Reichsgrafen von Oettingen und ihr Umgang mit den Hexenprozessen im Vergleich (in German), Bielefeld: Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, ISBN 978-3-7395-1107-8