Franz-Joseph zu Isenburg-Birstein

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Franz-Joseph, Prince Isenburg-Birstein
In the palace garden of Wilna, to the right of Colonel General Hermann von Eichhorn and the Prince, the Lübeck Mayor welcomes his regional children.

Franz Joseph Maria Leopold Anton Carl Aloys Viktor Wolfgang Bonifacius 6th Prince of Isenburg and Büdingen (from 1913 his title was Prince of Isenburg ; born June 1, 1869 in Birstein , † September 15, 1939 in Frankfurt am Main ) was head of the noble house Isenburg and Büdingen in Birstein , officer, Prussian and Austrian lieutenant colonel, 1915–1918 head of the German military administration in Lithuania.

ancestry

He was the son of Prince Karl zu Isenburg-Birstein (1838-1899) and his wife Archduchess Maria Louise of Austria-Tuscany (1845-1917), the daughter of Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany (1797-1870) and his wife Maria Antonia of Naples-Sicily (1814–1898).

Archival building of Birstein Castle

Life

Head of the German military administration of Lithuania in 1915. 1901–1918 member of the Prussian mansion, 1902–1918 member of the First Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, 1912–1919 member of the municipal assembly of Kassel and Hesse-Nassau, 1915 1st adjutant to the head of administration of Russian Poland , then head of administration of Lithuania, 1921 member of the State Office for Family Goods. According to Professor Wolfgang Stribrny , in a historical treatise on the Princely House of Isenburg, Prince Franz Joseph is said to have enjoyed "unusual popularity" . However, other sources also say that he governed very strictly in Lithuania , which is why he was replaced as head of the local administration in 1918.

family

From 1896 the prince was married to Princess Friederike zu Solms-Braunfels (1873-1927), daughter of Prince Hermann zu Solms-Braunfels . Franz Joseph and Friederike had seven children:

  • Marie Louise (born August 9, 1897 in Birstein, † August 14, 1918 in Birstein)
  • Wolfgang (born April 21, 1898 in Birstein, † April 4, 1899 in Birstein)
  • Alexandra (born December 21, 1899 in Barcola, † December 22, 1945 in Barcola)
  • Franz Ferdinand (born July 17, 1901 in Birstein, † December 9, 1956 in Birstein)
  • Sophie (born January 7, 1903 in Birstein, † July 4, 1971 in Gelnhausen )
  • Anna Agnes (born March 7, 1904 in Birstein; † November 5, 1970 in Klagenfurt )
  • Ferdinand Karl (born February 20, 1906 in Birstein; † May 5, 1968 in Regensburg )

Her great-granddaughter Sophie Princess von Isenburg (* 1978) married the current head of the House of Hohenzollern , Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ GHdA , Princely Houses, Volume XV, Volume 114 of the complete series, Limburg an der Lahn 1997, p. 273.
  2. ↑ To Prince Franz Joseph
  3. ↑ Treatise on the Princely House of Isenburg, by Professor Wolfgang Stribrny
  4. ^ Reinhard Schiffers: Contributions to the history of parliamentarism and the political parties , Droste Verlag, 1979, page 153, ISBN 3-7700-5103-3 ; Excerpt from the source
  5. ^ Biographical website on Sophie Princess von Isenburg
personal data
SURNAME Isenburg-Birstein, Franz-Joseph zu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Isenburg, Franz Joseph von; Prince Franz Joseph Maria Leopold Anton Carl Aloys Viktor Wolfgang Bonifacius 6th Prince of Isenburg and Büdingen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman, landlord and boss of the Isenburg-Birstein family
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Birstein
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1939
Place of death Frankfurt am Main