Alfred zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Alfred Prince zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (born October 19, 1855 in Siebleben , † April 20, 1925 in Langenzell ) was a member of the Baden state parliament.
Life
He belonged to the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg family , a line of the noble family of the Löwenstein-Wertheim . His father was Prince Wilhelm zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1817–1887), his mother Olga Clara, née Countess von Schönburg-Fordglauchau (1831–1868). In 1880, Prince Alfred married Pauline von Reichenbach-Lessonitz (1858–1927), daughter of Count Wilhelm (1824–1866) and Amélie von Reichenbach-Lessonitz (1838–1912).
On the occasion of the wedding, the bride's mother gave the couple the Langenzell estate . Alfred and Pauline had the New Palace built there until 1883 . Alfred zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg was involved in agriculture and horse breeding. For many years he was President of the Baden Chamber of Agriculture. From 1905 to 1912 he was a member of the first chamber of the Baden state parliament . With the exception of the New Castle, the Langenzell estate was leased to the Waghäusel sugar factory (now Südzucker ) in 1913 .
Alfred and Pauline had eight children. The only son, Udo (1896–1980), was head of the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg house from 1931 to 1980.
Economic activities
Alfred zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg was a. a. Co-founder of the West African planting society "Viktoria" , which maintained extensive plantations in Cameroon during and after the German colonial era.
literature
- Jörg Schadt (Hrsg.): John Gustav white: Memories of a Baden local politician . Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-17-007058-4 .
- State Archive administration Baden-Württemberg in connection with d. Cities and districts Heidelberg u. Mannheim (Hrsg.): The city and the districts of Heidelberg and Mannheim: Official district description , Bd. 2: The city of Heidelberg and the communities of the district of Heidelberg . Karlsruhe 1968.
Web links
- Günther Wüst: A look at the local history , municipality of Wiesenbach
- Speeches by Alfred zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg in the Baden state parliament in the digital collections of the Baden state library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Langenzell Castle: History . Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
- ^ [1] , Von der Heydt's Kolonial-Handbuch: Yearbook of German Colonial and Overseas Enterprises: (1914). 1914. Berlin; Leipzig, 1914
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Alfred zu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Alfred Prinz zu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Member of the Baden state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seven lives |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1925 |
| Place of death | Langenzell |