Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach
Aloys Thomas Raimund Count Harrach (born March 7, 1669 in Vienna ; † November 7, 1742 ibid) was an Austrian statesman , diplomat , knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and industrialist.
Life
Aloys von Harrach came from the noble family Harrach , his father was the Obersthofmeister Ferdinand Bonaventura I. Graf von Harrach (born July 14, 1637 in Karlsbad; † June 15, 1706 ibid). His older brother was Franz Anton von Harrach (1665–1727), Prince Archbishop of Salzburg . Aloys became imperial ambassador in Dresden in 1694 , served in the same function in Madrid from 1697 to 1700 , and was again in Dresden in 1711, afterwards on diplomatic missions in Berlin and Hanover .
In 1712 he initiated the re-establishment of a glassworks that had been abandoned due to lack of wood in the "new forest", later Neuwelt-Harrachsdorf (Starkenbach district, today's Harrachov ) with a concession to the glass master Elias Müller, initially with the production of plate, chalk and colored glass, which became an export success in 1750 through the export of crystal glass, plated glass, flint and composite glass.
From 1715 to 1742 Aloys von Harrach worked as land marshal in Lower Austria , from 1728 to 1733 as viceroy in the Kingdom of Naples , where he acquired many works of art that are now exhibited in the gallery in Rohrau Castle . From 1734 until his death, Count Harrach was a member of the Secret State Conference in Vienna.
As a major builder, he engaged the architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt several times for Prugg Castle in Bruck an der Leitha and for the Harrach Palace in Ungargasse in Vienna.
family
He was married to Marie Barbara von Sternberg († 1694/95) since April 22, 1691 . They had five children:
- Johann Philipp Wenzel, (December 28, 1691 - December 9, 1693)
- Ferdinand Wenzel, (1692–1692)
- Maria Philippine Josepha, (born January 9, 1693 in Vienna; † April 2, 1763 in Prague) ⚭ Count Johann Franz von Thun and Hohenstein (born June 16, 1686; † June 30, 1720)
- Ferdinand Leopold, (December 21, 1693 - December 5, 1694)
- Wenzel Friedrich, (1694–1694)
Alois Thomas Raimund married Anna Cäcilia von Thannhausen (born March 14, 1674; † February 15, 1721) for the second time . They had ten children:
- Friedrich August (1696–1749)
- Maria Anna, (October 21, 1698 - September 14, 1758)
- ⚭ Ludwig von Discounta;
- ⚭ Zikmund Gustav Hrzán z Harasova († December 21, 1763)
- Karl Joseph Gervasius, (born June 19, 1700 - † June 20, 1714 in Passau)
- Maria Aloysia, (born January 13, 1702; † May 16, 1775) ⚭ February 13, 1721 Prince Franz Anton von Lamberg (* September 30, 1678; † August 23, 1759)
- Franz Anton, (* December 13, 1702 - † July 27, 1707)
- Wenzel Leopold Joseph Stanislaus, (born November 13, 1703 - † June 29, 1734 in the Battle of Parma )
- Johann Ernst Emanuel Joseph , Bishop of Neutra (born April 9, 1705, † December 17, 1739 in Rome)
- Leopold Joseph Jakob, (April 27, 1706 - May 13, 1706)
- Franz Joseph Johann Anton, (* March 8, 1707; † July 27, 1707)
- Ferdinand Bonaventura (April 11, 1708 - January 28, 1778)
- ⚭ Marie Elisabeth von Gallas (1718–1737), daughter of the viceroy in Naples, Count Johann Wenzel von Gallas
- ⚭ October 9, 1740 Countess Maria Rosa von Harrach (* August 20, 1721; † August 19, 1785) (daughter of Friedrich August )
In his third marriage in 1721 he married Ernestine Countess von Dietrichstein (* July 13, 1683; † January 30, 1744) widow of Johann Wenzel von Gallas . The marriage remained childless.
Sources and literature
- Heribert Sturm : Biographical lexicon on the history of the Bohemian countries. Published on behalf of the Collegium Carolinum (Institute) . Volume I, R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich / Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-486-49491-0 , p. 53 7.
- Gräflich Harrachsches Familienarchiv (in the Austrian State Archives).
- Felix Czeike : Historical Lexicon Vienna. Volume 3: Ha-La. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-218-00545-0 .
- Anton Victor Felgel: Harrach . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, pp. 627-629.
- Helmuth Furch : The Graeflich Harrach family archive. The buildings of Count Harrach and the Kaisersteinbruch at Leithaberg . In: Messages from the Kaisersteinbruch Museum and Culture Association. No. 37, June 1995, ISBN 3-9504555-3-1 , pp. 7-39.
- Bruno Grimschitz , Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. Herold, Vienna et al. 1959.
- Georg Heilingsetzer : The Harrach. Your position in politics, economy and culture of old Austria. In: Palais Harrach. History, revitalization and restoration of the house on the Freyung in Vienna. Trauner, Linz 1995, ISBN 3-85320-713-8 , pp. 81-87.
- Hermann Kellenbenz : Harrach, Aloys Graf von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 697 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Harrach, Alois Thomas Raymond . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1861, p. 371 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Entry on Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
- Entry on Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Family tree Leonhard IV von Harrach zu Rohrau C11 - D1 - E5
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Ehrenreich Count of Abensperg and Traun-Meissau |
Land Marshal of Austria under the Enns 1715 - 1742 |
Ferdinand Leopold Count von Herberstein |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harrach, Aloys Thomas Raimund von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harrach, Aloys Thomas Raimund Graf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian statesman and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1669 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1742 |
| Place of death | Vienna |