Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil
Maria Aloysius "Alois" Willibald Eustace Matthew Francis of the Cross Graf von Waldburg-Zeil and Trauchburg (* 20th September 1933 in Leutkirch im Allgäu , † 14. December 2014 ) was a German politician of the CDU .
family
Alois von Waldburg-Zeil and Trauchburg was the fourth of a total of seven children from the marriage of Erich August Prince von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg (1899-1953) and Princess Monika zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1905-1992) and was at Zeil Castle born near Leutkirch. Georg Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil was his older brother.
On June 21, 1956, he married Countess Clarissa von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (* Jüterbog October 14, 1936), daughter of Count Clemens von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (1905–1944) and Countess Dorothea zu Pappenheim (1908–1991) at Weissenstein Castle . The marriage resulted in a total of five children:
- Monika Countess Wolff Metternich zur Gracht (* 1957)
- Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil (* 1960)
- Georg Graf von Waldburg-Zeil (1961–1989)
- Theresa Lenhart Countess von Waldburg-Zeil (* 1962)
- Franz-Anton Graf von Waldburg-Zeil (1964–1987)
Life
After attending the Schloss Zeil elementary school, he completed the Salvatorkolleg Bad Wurzach . After graduating from the St. Blasien college , Alois von Waldburg-Zeil studied economics and political science in Bonn , Rome and Munich .
In 1964 he founded the Weltforum- Verlag in Munich and was managing director and co-editor of the magazines Internationales Afrikaforum and Internationales Asianforum until 1979 .
From 1998 to 2006 Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil was President of the Institute for Foreign Relations ; Her successor was Ursula Seiler-Albring .
Political career
In 1962 he became a member of the CDU and from 1981 to 1993 was a member of the Baden-Württemberg state executive committee of the Union. From 1972 to 1980 he was a member of the Argenbühl municipal council .
From 1980 to 1998 Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil was a member of the German Bundestag for the Biberach constituency . He was elected in 1983 with 75.1 percent in his constituency in Biberach.
From 1980 to 1983 he was in the German Bundestag member of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and the Subcommittee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid from 1990 to 1994 he was education policy spokesman of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group, then to 1998, chairman of the subcommittee on foreign cultural policy .
honors and awards
- Cross of Merit on ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Grand Officer's Cross Isabella Catolica (Spain)
- Ordre national du Lion (Senegal)
- Merit Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg (1993)
- Commander's Cross of the Papal Order of Gregory
- Honorary citizen of his home town Argenbühl
Web links
- Biography at the German Bundestag
- Institute for Foreign Relations
- Christian Keun: The richest Germans - Swabia's billions of blue blood . Der Spiegel , May 1, 2001
- Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Individual evidence
- ↑ German Bundestag: Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil - Forester
- ↑ “Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil is dead” , Schwäbische Zeitung , 14./15. December 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waldburg-Zeil, Alois Graf von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldburg-Zeil and Trauchburg, Maria Aloysius Willibald Eustachius Matthäus Franziskus vom Kreuz Graf von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leutkirch in the Allgäu |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 2014 |