Albrecht Friedrich Carl zu Castell-Castell

Albrecht Friedrich Carl Graf and Lord zu Castell-Castell (* May 2, 1766 in Remlingen , † April 11, 1810 in Castell ) was ruler of the Grafschaft Castell from 1773 to 1806 . He founded the Castell-Castell line and headed this line as a registrar even after the county was dissolved in 1806.

The county before Albrecht Friedrich Carl

Before Count Albrecht Friedrich Carl took office, two lines had shaped the Grafschaft Castell for centuries. The Rüdenhausen line resided in their castles in Rüdenhausen and Wiesenbronn , while the Remlingen line resided at Remlingen Castle and in Castell. With the childless death of the predecessor Friedrich Ludwig Carl Christian zu Castell-Rüdenhausen , the Rüdenhausen line died out.

At the same time, with the French Revolution of 1789 and the rise of Napoleon, a development had begun that should also affect the county in Franconia. The small German states were more and more dissolved and incorporated into larger states. The abolition of absolutism was also promoted. The population of the small states demanded more and more civil rights and freedoms.

Life

Albrecht Friedrich Carl was born on May 2, 1766 in Remlingen, Lower Franconia. He was the eldest son of Count Christian Friedrich Carl zu Castell-Remlingen and his wife Catharina Hedwig zu Castell-Rüdenhausen. Albrecht Friedrich Carl had three younger siblings, but only the youngest brother Christian Friedrich was supposed to reach adulthood. The young count first studied in Erlangen and Leipzig and then traveled to Germany, Switzerland and France on his cavalier tour.

In 1792 he took office over the county after his father died in 1773. With the death of relatives Friedrich Ludwig Carl Christian did the Erbeinung the two lines. However, Albrecht Friedrich Carl shared the county again with his brother Christian Friedrich, so that the two lines (New) -Castell-Rüdenhausen and Castell-Castell were created. Albrecht Friedrich Carl headed the Castell-Castell line.

On September 3, 1806, the county was dissolved by the so-called Rhine Federation Act. On September 25, 1806, it became part of the Electoral Palatinate of Bavaria . From then on, the former rulers of Castell were only Bavarian noblemen. However, they were able to retain some privileges, such as domain rights, active loans, income from manorial rights and the so-called patrimonial jurisdiction. Count Albrecht Friedrich Carl died in Castell on April 11, 1810.

Marriage and offspring

Albrecht Friedrich Carl married Sophie Charlotte zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg on April 30, 1788 in Castell . The marriage had six children, but not all of them reached adulthood.

• Friedrich Ludwig (born November 2, 1791 in Castell; † April 21, 1875 there)
• Dorothea Christiane Caroline (born January 20, 1793 in Castell; † February 20, 1796 ibid)
• Albrecht Philipp Ferdinand (born July 31, 1797 in Castell; † October 20, 1797 ibid)
• Friedrich Ernst Albrecht (born June 28, 1800 in Castell; † September 13, 1839 in Meerholz )
• Carl (* December 8, 1801 in Castell; † March 2, 1850 in Wiesbaden )

literature

• Max Domarus: The portraits in Rüdenhausen Castle . In: Friends of Mainfränkischer Kunst und Geschichte eV (Hrsg.): Mainfränkische Hefte. Issue 46 . Volkach 1966.
• Wilhelm Engel: House u. Reign of Castell in Franconian history . In: Society for Franconian History (ed.): Castell. Contributions to the culture and history of home and dominion. New Year's Sheets XXIV . Würzburg 1952. pp. 1-19.
• Otto Meyer: The Castell house. State and class rule over the centuries . In: Otto Meyer, Hellmut Kunstmann (ed.): Castell. State rule - castles - status lordship . Castell 1979. pp. 9-53.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Meyer, Otto: The Castell House . P. 38.
2. ^ Domarus, Max: The portraits in the castle Rüdenhausen . P. 52.
3. ↑ Angelfire.com: Castell family tree , accessed April 23, 2015.

predecessor	Office	successor
Christian Friedrich Carl	Count of Castell-Castell 1773–1806	---