Austrian Society of the White Cross

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The aim of the Austrian Society of White Crosses was to care for war-disabled members of the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Army who were suffering in times of peace , especially in sanatoriums . It was founded on February 2, 1882. The first protector was Crown Prince Rudolf , after his death in 1889, Archduke Carl Ludwig took over the patronage on December 3 , which then passed to Archduke Friedrich .

“Just as the Aid Association vom Rothen Kreuze set itself the patriotic goal of taking care of the care and support of wounded or sick warriors during the war, so there was - and in this Austria has led all states with exemplary examples - a society of Patriots, who, as is well known, have set themselves the task of supplementing the effectiveness of the Red Cross, also in peacetime, to take care of the shelter and care of suffering members of the imperial-royal army in medical centers at home and abroad, as well as for the establishment of their own medical centers. The fortunate and quick establishment of a military health resort in Marienbad in 1881 for the purpose mentioned had aroused the desire to establish similar sanatoriums in other places. Thus, on February 2, 1882, the Austrian Society of White Cross was formed, which, in recognition of its patriotic endeavors from the Most High, soon found the Crown Prince Archduke Rudolf an illustrious protector in His Imperial and Royal Highness. The association steadily strengthened, so that in 1889, Curhäuser was already in use in Abbazia, Bad Hall, Meran, Hof-Gastein and Marienbad, the construction of one in Carlsbad and the acquisition of the Mecklenburg house in Graefenberg could be envisaged mentioned spa houses up to the above mentioned time already 1477 officers, 103 cadets, 468 officer's wives and children and 15 other members of the army found room and board and more than 15,000 bottles of mineral water were administered. At the end of 1889 the net worth of the company was 151,695  florins , of which 72,800 florins were in debt-free realities. "

- Alfred von Lindheim, 1897

literature

  • Alfred von Lindheim (ed.): Archduke Carl Ludwig 1833-1896: e. Image of life . Vienna 1897, pp. 169-184. Internet Archive
  • Yearbook of the Oesterr. Society of the White Cross , Vienna 1895–1907.
  • Yearbook of the K. k. Society of the White Cross , Vienna 1909–1918.
  • to Karl Ludwig (Archduke of Austria) as Protector: Oscar Criste:  Karl Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 55.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Local report. (...) A new military spa in Weikersdorf. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, No. 15065/1906, August 1, 1906, p. 8, center left. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp.
  2. ^ Alfred von Lindheim (Ed.): Archduke Carl Ludwig 1833-1896. A picture of life . Vienna 1897, p. 169.