Fanny Starhemberg
Princess Franziska von Starhemberg , also called Fanny Starhemberg , née Countess Franziska von Larisch-Mönnich , (born October 24, 1875 in Vienna , † April 27, 1943 in Bad Darkau ) was an Austrian politician and belonged to the Christian Social Party (CS).
Franziska Countess Larisch married Prince Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg in 1898 , with whom she lived in Eferding and had the son Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg , who later became Vice Chancellor of Austria.
She was active in charity since her youth. From 1920 to 1931 she was a member of the Federal Council . In addition to party functions, she held numerous honorary positions in Upper Austria . From 1914 to 1934 she was president of the Catholic women's organization in Upper Austria, which she co-founded . She also held high offices at the Red Cross , including the president of the Relief Society. At the World Congress of the Red Cross in Geneva in 1921 she was one of the delegates. In the “International Women's League” she was a board member. From 1919 she was a board member of the Christian Social Party and sat as a CS MP from 1920 to 1931 in the Federal Council .
In the League of Nations , she represented Austria from 1934 for the women's and youth protection. She headed the women's department of the Fatherland Front (VF) created in 1935 and from 1936 also had a seat on the VF leadership council, which is why she was temporarily imprisoned by the National Socialists after the annexation of Austria . After her release, she moved to one of her estates in Upper Silesia.
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- About the abolition of the nobility : Michael Hainisch , Federal President from 1920 to 1928, called the official abolition of the nobility “a childish beginning, if only because you didn't meet those you wanted to meet. I spoke to Princess Fanny Starhemberg, who was as fine as she was clever, about this point. 'To us,' she said, 'the abolition of the nobility doesn't matter, we always remain the Starhembergs with or without the title.
literature
- Erwin Rieger: Princess Fanny Starhemberg. The life picture of an Austrian woman. With a preface by Sigismund Waitz . Montsalvat-Verlag, Vienna 1935.
- Harry Slapnicka : Starhemberg Franziska (Fanny) Princess of. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 103 f. (Direct links on p. 103 , p. 104 ).
Web links
- Fanny Starhemberg on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Literature by and about Fanny Starhemberg in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Starhemberg, Fanny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Starhemberg, Franziska von; Larisch-Mönnich, Franziska von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (CS), member of the Federal Council, functionary of the Red Cross |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1943 |
| Place of death | Bad Darkau |