Wilhelm IV of Eberstein, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilhelm IV of Eberstein
Count of Eberstein and President of the Reichskammergericht
Date of Birth: 
About Wilhelm IV of Eberstein
- Count Wilhelm IV of Eberstein (3 May 1497 – 1 July 1562) was a member of the Swabian noble Eberstein family.
- His father, Bernhard III (1459–1526) was president of the Reichskammergericht from 1510 to 1520.
- His mother was Countess Kunigunde of Sonnenberg (1472–1538). Like his father, Wilhelm IV served as president of the Reichskammergericht; he presided from 1546 to 1555.
- He and his wife are mentioned several times in the Zimmern Chronicle, which was written by their son-in-law, Count Froben Christoph of Zimmern.In 1561, Wilhelm officially converted the County of Eberstein to Protestantism.
- He had been unofficially promoting the Evangelical faith for some time.
- He expanded his Neu-Eberstein Castle significantly.
- A tombstone depicting Wilhelm and his wife, has been preserved in the St.
- Jakob church in Gernsbach.
Read more at Wikipedia