Eitel Friedrich was a son of Count
Eitel Friedrich II (1452–1512) from his marriage to
Magdalena (1460 -1496), the daughter of Margrave
Friedrich of Altmark. Eitel Friedrich succeeded his father as
Count of Hohenzollern in 1512. In 1515, he married
Johanna of Witthem (d. 1544), the daughter of Philip, Lord of
Beersel and
Boutersem. Eitel Friedrich III was top councillor and great chamberlain to Emperor
Maximilian I, which demonstrates that he, like his father before him, had excellent relations with the
Habsburgs. He was also Imperial Archchamberlain and captain of the Lordship of Hohenberg. He died in Pavia in 1525; he may have been poisoned. He was in Pavia to serve as captain of the
Landsknecht regiment. He was buried in the
Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro of
Pavia. ,
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