Albrecht of Castell-Castell

Albrecht zu Castell-Castell, 2011

Albrecht Fürst zu Castell-Castell (born August 13, 1925 in Castell as Albrecht Graf zu Castell-Castell ; † May 9, 2016 in Kitzingen ) was a German entrepreneur and private banker.

Life

Albrecht zu Castell-Castell was a member of the Castell-Castell line (Protestant line) of the Franconian noble Castell family . He was a grandson of Friedrich Carl zu Castell-Castell (1864-1923) and the second of six children of Carl zu Castell-Castell (1897-1945) and his wife Anna-Agnes born. Princess of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1899–1987).

After the death of his older brother Philipp (1924–1944) and his father in World War II , he became head of the Castell-Castell family and took over the management of the family business, the largest private winery in Franconia with agriculture and forestry ( Fürstlich Castell'sches Domainamt ) as well as the Fürstlich Castell'sche Bank , the oldest private bank in Bavaria. He was co-owner of the bank and most recently its honorary chairman. In 1996 he retired from business life and handed the business over to his son Ferdinand.

From 1966 to 1990 he was a member of the district council of the Kitzingen district for the CSU . He volunteered in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria and was a member of its regional synod, he led numerous services as a lecturer and preacher. From 1960 to 1987 he was chairman of the University Association of Würzburg.

He was a co-founder of the non-denominational campaign “Ways of Reconciliation”, launched in 1994, whose aim, in the 50th year after the end of World War II, was to visit those places where Germans had committed atrocities and to ask for forgiveness on their behalf. In 2015 he was one of those responsible for the March of Life initiative . He also campaigned for a second apostolic council to promote the unity of Christians with and without Jewish roots.

In May 1951 he married Princess Marie Luise zu Waldeck and Pyrmont (* 1930); the marriage had eight children, two of whom died before him. His successor in Castell was his youngest son Ferdinand (* 1965).

Albrecht zu Castell-Castell died on May 9, 2016 at the age of 90 after a brief serious illness in Kitzingen and was buried on May 13 in the family cemetery in Castell .

Awards (selection)

• 1984 Honorary Senator of the University of Würzburg
• 1991 Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
• Bavarian Order of Merit

Publications

• with Oliver Kohler: Fragments of Hope: Pictures of a Journey (Illustration: Andreas Felger). Presence-Verlag, Hünstelden-Gnadenthal 1993, ISBN 978-3-87630-466-3 .
• Viewpoints: Thoughts - Speeches - Contributions (for the 70th birthday; compiled by Hans Seidel). Degener & Co., Neustadt ad Aisch 1995, ISBN 978-3-7686-5104-2 .
• My world of numbers: 225 years of Castell-Bank . Degener & Co., Neustadt ad Aisch 2000, ISBN 978-3-7686-9268-7 .

literature

• Jesko Graf zu Dohna: The "Jewish accounts" of the Fürstlich Castell'schen Creditcassen and the banking house Karl Meyer KG (publications of the Society for Franconian History, Neujahrsblätter 45). Castell 2005. (Dedicated to SD Albrecht Fürst zu Castell-Castell on his 80th birthday)
• Marie-Sophie Lobkowicz: On the guided path: steps of faith of the princely couple of Castell . Presence-Verlag, Hünstelden-Gnadenthal 2008, ISBN 978-3-87630-076-4 .
• Marie-Sophie Maasburg: Gladly inconvenient: the testimony of the princes of the Castell family . Francke bookstore publishing house, Marburg an der Lahn 2016, ISBN 978-3-86827-564-3 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Albrecht zu Castell-Castell in the catalog of the German National Library
• Albrecht zu Castell-Castell in the German biography
• Entry at geneall.net
• Entry in the WürzburgWiki

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Committed Christian: Prince zu Castell-Castell died at the age of 90 , Idea , message from May 9, 2016.
2. ↑ Casteller Nachrichten No. 46/2016, pp. 1–7. (PDF)
3. ↑ Mourning for Honorary Senator Castell-Castell ( Memento of the original dated May 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.