James Anthony of Dietrichstein

Jakob Anton of Dietrichstein (24 July 1678 – 15 May 1721) was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein. He was eighteenth child and ninth (but fourth surviving) son of Ferdinand Joseph, 3rd Prince of Dietrichstein, and Marie Elisabeth, a daughter of Johann Anton I, Prince of Eggenberg, Duke of Český Krumlov and Princely Count (gefürsteter Graf) of Gradisca d'Isonzo. Life As the youngest surviving son of his family, Jakob Anton had no chances to inherit a substantial part of the Dietrichstein heritage, due to the institution of the primogeniture.