Eberhard II of Waldburg zu Zeil and Wurzach

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Eberhard II. Von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach , full name: Eberhard II. Franz Leopold Maria Prince of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (born May 17, 1828 in Wurzach ; † August 1, 1903 in Kisslegg ) was the fourth prince from 1865 to 1903 from Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach . Eberhard II inherited the title from his brother after he gave up in 1865.

Life

He was the second son of Prince Leopold von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1795–1861) and Countess Josepha Fugger von Babenhausen (1798–1831). As a member of the Austrian army, Prince Eberhard II had the rank of major. In 1865, he appeared as a nobleman in the First Chamber of the Württembergische estates and took until 1891 personally attend the meetings. From 1877 to 1880 he was section leader of the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg . From 1893, Prince Eberhard II was represented in the state parliament by Prince zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, then from 1895 by Prince zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst .

When Prince Eberhard II considered moving his residence from Wurzach to Kißlegg in the early 1870s, he gradually acquired the individual shares in the Hundswiese and the gardens north of the castle. Even before moving into the castle in September 1876, in April of the same year he had appointed a certain Joseph Kieferle von Mengen to be court gardener. The aim was to create a stately vegetable garden with a greenhouse and a spacious castle park.

Most recently, Prince Eberhard II was senior of the entire Waldburg house , which was associated with the dignity of Reichsherberhofmeister of the Kingdom of Württemberg . With the death of Eberhard II in 1903, the Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach line died out in the male line. Since 1903, Prince Wilhelm von Waldburg-Zeil (1835–1906) also held the title of Prince of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach.

In 1870 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown .

Marriage and offspring

He was married twice. With his first wife Sophie Countess Dubsky Freiin von Trebomyslic (1835-1857) he had one, with his second wife Julia Countess Dubsky Freiin von Trebomyslic (1841-1914), the sister of his first wife, five daughters:

  • Marie Eugenie Sophie Xaverine Gisella Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1857–1924),
  • Xaveria Maria Juliana Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1860–1901),
  • Marie Gabriele Josepha Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1861–1941),
  • Anna Maria Josepha Leopoldina Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1862–1868),
  • Franziska Seraphica Maria Assumpta Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1863-1924),
  • Elisabeth Sophia Maria Countess of Waldburg zu Zeil-Wurzach (1866–1950).

literature

  • Frank Raberg : Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933 . On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 978 .

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ http://www.gemeindearchiv-kisslegg.de/ .
  2. ↑ http://www.worldhistory.de/wnf/navbar/wnf.php?oid=9667 .
  3. ↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1894, p. 29.
  4. ↑ http://www.worldhistory.de/wnf/navbar/wnf.php?oid=9667 .
personal data
SURNAME Waldburg zu Zeil and Wurzach, Eberhard II. Von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waldburg zu Zeil and Wurzach, Prince Eberhard II. Franz Leopold Maria von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Wurzach
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1903
Place of death Kisslegg