| Prince Johann Nepomuk von Lobkowicz | |
| Birth Name: | Johann Nepomuk Karl Philipp von Lobkowicz |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1799 |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Death Place: | Konopiště, Austria-Hungary |
| Father: | Joseph Franz von Lobkowicz |
| Mother: | Maria Karolina von Schwarzenberg |
| House: | Lobkowicz |
Prince Johann Nepomuk Karl Philipp von Lobkowicz (14 January 1799 – 6 June 1878) was a Bohemian nobleman. He was an and a reserve major. He became a knight of the Sicilian Military Order of San Giorgio della Reunione.[1]
Prince Joseph Franz was born 14 January 1799 in Vienna. He was a youngers son, of twelve children, born to Joseph Franz, 7th Prince of Lobkowicz (1772–1816) and Princess Maria Karolina von Schwarzenberg (1775–1816).[2]
His paternal grandparents were Ferdinand Philipp, 6th Prince Lobkowicz (son of Phillip Hyacinth, 4th Prince of Lobkowicz) and Princess Maria Gabriella di Savoia-Carignano (a daughter of Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano and Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg).[3] [4] His maternal grandparents were and Countess Maria Eleonore zu Oettingen-Wallerstein (a daughter of Count Philipp Karl von Oettingen-Wallerstein). His maternal uncle was Joseph II, Prince of Schwarzenberg.[5]
Upon the death of his father in 1816, his elder brother, Ferdinand Joseph, became the 8th Prince of Lobkowicz, however, the family's Imperial immediacy over Princely county of Störnstein in the Holy Roman Empire had been mediatized to Bavaria in 1807.[6] As he was just one of many sons, the family estates were divided amongst the brothers, thereby creating several new subsidiary lines with Prince Ludwig Johann founding a line in Hungary, Prince Joseph Franz founding the line of Dolní Beřkovice (and serving as Head of Household of the Empress Elisabeth),[7] and Prince Karl Johann serving as Governor of Lower Austria, Moravia, and of Tyrol.[6]
As the second-born of the older princely line of the Lobkowicz family, Johann inherited the Týnec nad Sázavou porcelain factory. Established in 1793 within the castle and brewery at Týnec nad Sázavou, this factory became renowned for its high-quality porcelain production. The factory specialized in Wedgwood-style ceramics and dishes adorned with copper engravings. Notably, its exhibits received a bronze medal at the 1836 Prague Exhibition and garnered honorable mentions at the Vienna Exhibitions in 1839 and 1845.[8]
Prince Johann Nepomuk founded the line of Křinice (in today's Hradec Králové Region). His seat, Křimice Castle, on the outskirts of Plzeň, was acquired by his wife's family in the 17th century and rebuilt in the classical style in 1811.[6]
He married Karolina von Wrbna und Freudenthal (1815–1843), a daughter of Eugen von Wrbna und Freudenthal and Mária Borbála Erdõdy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló.[9] Together, they were the parents of:[10]
Prince Johann Nepomuk died in Konopiště on 6 June 1878.
Through his only son Prince Franz Eugen, he was a grandfather of Jaroslav, 11th Prince of Lobkowicz (1877–1953), who became the 11th Prince of Lobkowicz in 1938, after the death of his cousin, Ferdinand, 10th Prince, who had renounced his succession rights in 1920.