Aloys of Liechtenstein

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Aloys Prince von und zu Liechtenstein

Aloys Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (born November 18, 1846 in Prague , † March 25, 1920 in Vienna ) was an Austrian politician and social reformer .

biography

Aloys was the son of Franz Joachim Joseph Prince von und zu Liechtenstein († 1887) and Countess Julia Potocki († 1895). His brother was the politician Alfred Prince von und zu Liechtenstein († 1907), his cousin was Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein († 1929). Like many of his relatives, Aloys attended the Schottengymnasium in Vienna .

Before 1873 he was a diplomat in London and Berlin . From 1878 to 1889 he was a member of the Austrian Imperial Council and in 1881 became a member of the conservative Center Club, of which he was chairman from 1888 to 1889.

From 1875 he had contacts with Karl von Vogelsang and from 1887 with Karl Lueger , with whom he also played the so-called duck evenings . In 1891 he became a member of the Christian Social Party , which he represented in the Reichsrat until 1911. From 1906 to 1918 he was Land Marshal of Lower Austria . In 1907 he achieved the merger of the German Catholic Conservatives with the Christian Socialists. After Lueger's death, Aloys Prinz von und zu Liechtenstein was chairman of the Christian Social Party from 1910 to 1918. In 1911 he was also appointed to the manor house, but mainly because of an illness he faded into the background. He advocated social reforms, denominational schools and laws in the spirit of Pope Leo XIII. a. He was also known as "the red prince".

Since 1881 he was an honorary member of the Catholic student association KÖStV Austria Vienna .

Honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery

Prince Aloys von und zu Liechtenstein, first married to Mary Fox and widowed since 1878, married Johanna Elisabeth Maria von Klinkosch, a daughter of the court silversmith Josef Carl von Klinkosch , on May 30, 1890 . - Hanna von und zu Liechtenstein (* 1848) died on January 31, 1925 at her place of residence in Baden near Vienna and is buried at the St. Helena cemetery in Baden .

He rests in a grave of honor in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 32 A, number 54).

From the first marriage came:

Sofie (1873–1947) ∞ Franz von Uerményi (1853–1934)
Julie (1874–1950)
Henriette (1875–1958), nun
Marie (1877–1939) ∞ Count Franz von Meran (1868–1949)

Fonts

  • About representation in the state . 1877
  • The social question . 1877
  • Austria-Hungary's foreign policy . 1916
  • Austria's new political organization . 1916

Numerous articles in magazines

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Liechtenstein in the Biographical Lexicon for the History of Southeast Europe, page 34, accessed on April 19, 2009
  2. ^ Princess Hanna Liechtenstein † .. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, February 1, 1925, p. 12, center left. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp
  3. ↑ Local. Princess Hanna Liechtenstein died. In:  Badener Zeitung , February 4, 1925, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / bzt
  4. ↑ Little Chronicle. (…) Deaths .. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, February 3, 1925, p. 5, bottom right. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp
  5. ^ Entry of Princess Henriette Liechtenstein into the monastery. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, May 18, 1895, p. 6 middle. (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp
personal data
SURNAME Liechtenstein, Aloys von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liechtenstein, Alois Prinz von und zu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician and social reformer
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1920
Place of death Vienna