Descendants of
Ulrich I, Count von Helfenstein
(12 generations)
 

       Ulrich I
       Count von Helfenstein 
       mentioned 1207 and 1241
       Married (NN von Ravenstein)
                 Children, Generation I 

       Generation I
            1  Ulrich II
               Count von Helfenstein, Count von Sigmaringen
               Died after 17 May 1294
                         Children, Generation II-1

       II-1 (I-1)
            1  Ulrich III
               Count von Helfenstein
               mentioned 1287 and 1315
               Married (1) Adelheid von Graisbach, daughter of Berthold
               III, Count von Graisbach and Elisabeth (von Hirschberg)
               Died before 23 May 1291
                         Children, Generation III-1

      III-1 (II-1-1)
        (1) 1  Ulrich IV
               Count von Helfenstein
               Died 1326
               Married 1318
               Agnes von Wuerttemberg, daughter of Count Ulrich von
               Wuerttemberg and Mechtild/Irmgard von Hohenberg
               Died 12 February 1373
                         Children, Generation IV-1

            2  Agnes von Helfenstein
               Died after 7 August 1334
               Married Simon I, Duke of Teck, son of Konrad II, Duke of
               Teck and NN von Zweibruecken
               Died 5 March 1316

            3  Johann I
               Count von Helfenstein
               Died before 1 June 1340
               Married before 1313
               Adelheid von Hohenlohe-Weikersheim, daughter of Konrad von
               Hohenlohe-Weikersheim and Elisabeth von Oettingen
               Died 22 September 1359
                         Children, Generation IV-2

       IV-1 (III-1-1)
            1  Ulrich VI
               Count von Helfenstein
               Died 13 May 1361
               Married Beatrix von Schluesselberg, daughter of Konrad II,
               Edler von Schluesselberg and Elisabeth
               Died 24 January 1355
               Buried K”nigsbronn
                         Children, Generation V-1

            2  Adelheid von Helfenstein
               mentioned 1342 and 1383
               Married before 28 December 1344
               Simunt von Lichtenberg, Vogt von Strassburg, son of Johann
               III, Herr von Lichtenberg and Mathilde von
               Saarbruecken-Commercy
               Died 23 June 1380

       IV-2 (III-1-3)
            1  Ulrich V
               Count von Helfenstein
               Died 7 April 1372 (murdered)
               Married before 26 April 1352
               Maria of Bosnia, daughter of Ninoslav Kotromanic of Bosnia
               Born circa 1333
               Died 27 April 1403
                         Children, Generation V-2

            2  Katharina von Helfenstein
               Died after 1387 Wiesensteig
               Buried Wiesensteig
               Married circa 1348 /1350
               Ulrich IV, Count von Wuerttemberg, son of Ulrich III, Count
               von Wuerttemberg 1325-1344 and Sophie von Pfirt-Mousson
               Died circa 24 July 1366
               Buried Stiftskirche, Stuttgart
                         S.P.

        V-1 (IV-1-1)
            1  Ulrich VII
               Count von Helfenstein
               Died before 3 July 1375
               Married before 3 March 1363
               Countess Anna von Oettingen, Heiress of Aufhausen, daughter
               of Ludwig X, Count von Oettingen and Countess Imagina von
               Schaunberg
               Died before 5 May 1411
                         Children, Generation VI-1

            2  Anna von Helfenstein
               Heiress of Falkenstein
               Died 18 November 1392
               Married before 17 March 1352
               Friedrich IV von Teck, Landvogt in Schwaben & Elsass, son
               of Konrad IV, Duke of Teck and Anna/Agnes von Hohenberg
               Died 1390 / 1391

        V-2 (IV-2-1)
            1  Beatrix von Helfenstein
               Died 1385
               Married 15 December 1374 *
               Ludwig XI, Count von Oettingen, son of Ludwig X, Count von
               Oettingen and Countess Imagina von Schaunberg
               Died 28 October 1440
               Buried Kirchheim

            2  Friedrich I
               Count von Helfenstein
               Died 20 August 1438
               Married Agnes von Weinsberg, daughter of Engelhard VIII von
               Weinsberg and Countess Anna von Leiningen
               Died 11 August 1474
                         Children, Generation VI-2

       VI-1 (V-1-1)
            1  Agnes (Nesa) von Helfenstein
               mentioned 1391 and 1416
               Married before 4 July 1391
               Heinrich von Rechberg, Herr zu Hohenrechberg, son of
               Wilhelm von Rechberg, Herr zu Hohenrechberg and Sophie von
               Veringen
               Died September 1437

            2  Johann II
               Count von Helfenstein
               Died 1444
               Married circa 1407
               Irmgard von Kirchberg, daughter of Konrad VII, Count von
               Kirchberg and Anna von Zollern-Hohenberg-Wildberg
               Died 3 March 1444
                         Children, Generation VII-1

       VI-2 (V-2-2)
            1  Friedrich II
               Count von Helfenstein
               Died 1483
               Married Agnes von Eberstein, daughter of Bernhard, Count
               von Eberstein and Agnes von Vinstingen
               Died 2 January 1456
                         Children, Generation VII-2

      VII-1 (VI-1-2)
            1  Countess Anna von Helfenstein
               Died 6 November 1472
               Married before 1435
               Wilhelm II, Count zu Castell, son of Leonard I, Count zu
               Castell and Anna von Hohenlohe
               Born 1415
               Died 7 August 1479

      VII-2 (VI-2-1)
            1  Ludwig IV
               Count von Helfenstein-Wiesentheid
               Died 1493
               Married 1483
               Elisabeth von Limpurg-Speckfeld, daughter of Georg II,
               Reichserbschenk und Herr zu Limpurg and Countess Margarethe
               von Hohenberg
               Born 1466
               Died after 1528
                         Children, Generation VIII-1

     VIII-1 (VII-2-1)
            1  Agnes von Helfenstein
               Married Johann Czesima, Count von Ausch

            2  Ludwig V gen. Helfrich
               Count von Helfenstein-Wiesentheid
               Died 16 April 1525 Weinsberg (murdered)
               Married 1517
               Margaretha bastard von Oesterreich, daughter of Maximilian
               I, Holy Roman Emperor 1493-1519 and Margareta von Edelsheim
               Born circa 1480
               Died June 1537 Liege
                         Children, Generation IX-1

            3  Ulrich X
               Count von Helfenstein
               Born 20 July 1486
               Died 26 May 1548
               Married 20 January 1512
               Countess Katharina von Sonnenberg, daughter of Count Johann
               von Sonnenberg zu Wolfegg and Countess Johanna zu Salm
               Born 21 October 1495
               Died 14 October 1563
                         Children, Generation IX-2

       IX-1 (VIII-1-2)
            1  Ludwig von Helfenstein
               Died young

            2  Maximilian von Helfenstein
               Born circa 1522 /1523
               Died after 15 June 1555

       IX-2 (VIII-1-3)
            1  Sebastian
               Count von Helfenstein in Wellenheim
               Born 21 September 1521
               Died 16 May 1564
               Married (1) Maria von der Marck, daughter of Robert II von
               der Marck, Seigneur de Mirwart, Neuchateau, Lomprez and
               Walburga van Egmond
               Died 10 July
               Married (2) 21 September 1563
               Maria von Hewen
               Died 1587
                         Children, Generation X-1

            2  Count Ulrich XI von Helfenstein
               Born 8 February 1524
               Died 17 January 1570
               Married 1551
               Countess Katharina von Montfort-Tettnang, daughter of Hugo
               XIV, Count von Montfort in Tettnang and Maria Magdalena zu
               Schwarzenberg und Hohenlandsberg
               Died 1594
               Buried Wiesensteig
                         S.P.

            3  Elisabeth von Helfenstein
               Born 21 November 1527
               Died 2 November 1584
               Married (2) 11 June 1555
               Heinrich II, Count zu Castell, son of Wolfgang, Count zu
               Castell and Countess Martha von Wertheim
               Born 13 February 1525 Castle Stolberg
               Died 20 September 1595 Remlingen
               Buried Remlingen

            4  Countess Katharina von Helfenstein
               Born 11 August 1532
               Died 24 February 1578 Bissingen
               Married 1551
               Freiherr Konrad X zu Bemelberg und Hohenburg, Herr zu
               Hohenburg, son of Konrad IX von Boyneburg and Susanna von
               Neuhausen
               Died 16 April 1591 nr Troyes (in battle)

            5  Countess Barbara von Helfenstein
               Born 25 May 1534
               Died 27 September 1573
               Married 29 September 1556
               Alwig, Count von Sulz, Landgraf im Klettgau, son of Johann
               Ludwig, Count von Sulz and Countess Elisabeth von
               Zweibruecken-Bitsch
               Died 4 January 1572 Einsisheim

        X-1 (IX-2-1)
        (1) 1  Rudolf II
               Count von Helfenstein
               Born 24 March 1560
               Died 18 February 1601
               Married (1) 1582
               Freiin Anna Maria von Staufen, daughter of Freiherr Anton
               von Staufen and Countess Wandelabre zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg
               Died 2 September 1600
                         Children, Generation XI-1

        (2) 2  Countess Katharina von Helfenstein
               Born 27 September 1563
               Died 25 September 1627
               Married 22 April 1583 Wiesensteig
               Severin Fugger zu Schwabmuenchen, son of Johann Jakob
               Fugger, Freiherr von Kirchberg und Weissenhorn and Ursula
               von Harrach
               Born 29 March 1551
               Died February 1601 Schwabmuenchen

       XI-1 (X-1-1)
        (1) 1  Rudolf III
               Count von Helfenstein
               Born 7 March 1585
               Died 21 September 1627
               Married 22 August 1604
               Countess Eleonora zu Fuerstenberg, daughter of Joachim,
               Count von Fuerstenberg in Heiligenberg and Countess Anna von
               Zimmern
               Born 13 May 1578
               Died 12 April 1651
                         Children, Generation XII-1

            2  Countess Katharina von Helfenstein
               Born 9 December 1589
               Died 12 January 1638 Teschen
               Married 20 September 1608
               Ernst I, Count von Oettingen-Baldern, son of Wilhelm II,
               Count von Oettingen-Wallerstein and Countess Johanna von
               Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
               Born 24 October 1584 Wallerstein
               Died 18 May 1626 Baldern

      XII-1 (XI-1-1)
            1  Countess Maria Johanna von Helfenstein
               Heiress of Wiesensteig
               Born 8 September 1612 Wiesensteig
               Died 10 August 1655 Bischweiler
               Married (1) 10 May 1627
               Maximilian Adam, Landgraf von Leuchtenberg, son of Wilhelm,
               Landgraf von Leuchtenberg and Countess Erika von
               Manderscheid, Dame de Roussy
               Born 17 October 1607
               Died 1 November 1646
               Married (2) 28 January 1648 Bischweiler
               Christian I, Pfalzgraf von Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, son of
               Karl I, Pfalzgraf von Birkenfeld and Duchess Dorothea of
               Brunswick-Lueneburg
               Born 3 September 1598 Birkenfeld
               Died 6 September 1654 Neuenstein
                         S.P.