Constantin von Waldburg-Zeil (politician)

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Count Constantin Leopold Karl Franz Wilhelm Christian Hugo von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg (born April 1, 1839 in Neutrauchburg , † March 25, 1905 in Meran ) was a politician from Württemberg . He came from the Zeil line of the old Upper Swabian noble family of Truchsesse von Waldburg .

Live and act

Constantin was the son of Prince Constantin von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg (* 1807; † 1862) and Princess Maximiliane (* 1813; † 1874) and had five siblings. He attended the University of Munich from 1857 to 1859 before setting out on study trips to Paris , Vienna and Rome . From 1859 to 1862 he served as a cavalry officer in the Württemberg Army and was assigned the rank of lieutenant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1862 as an advisor in military matters, but soon withdrew into private life. From 1874 to 1887 he was a member of the Reichstag as a member of the Center for the constituency of Württemberg 17 ( Ravensburg , Tettnang , Saulgau and Riedlingen ) . Count Constantin belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and was married to Ludwina Freiin von Hruby and Gelenj (* 1837, † 1901) since 1863.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 247.

literature

  • Georg Hirth : German Parliament Almanac. Volume 15, Berlin 1884, page 233

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personal data
SURNAME Waldburg-Zeil, Constantin von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg, Constantin von; Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg, Count Constantin Leopold Karl Franz Wilhelm Christian Hugo von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (center), MdR
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Neutrauchburg
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1905
Place of death Meran