Edgar zu Erbach-Fürstenau

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Edgar Ludwig Friedrich Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau (born September 10, 1818 at the Krähberg hunting lodge ; † September 30, 1879 in Markt Einersheim ) was a German count, officer and Hessian politician . He was a member of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse .

family

Erbach-Fürstenau was the son of Albrecht zu Erbach-Fürstenau (1787-1851) and his wife Sophie Emilie Luise, Princess of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Ingelfingen (1788-1859). He was a Catholic denomination. His older brother Alfred was heir to his paternal class rule.

Life

Edgar zu Erbach-Fürstenau embarked on a military career in Austrian military service. In 1848/49 he took part in the campaign against Piedmont . In 1866 he was a colonel and commander of Count Wrangel's cuirassier regiment during the German War . He was wounded in the battle of Königgrätz .

After the death of his brother Alfred in 1874, his son Adalbert zu Erbach-Fürstenau (1861–1944) became a registrar . Since he was still a minor, Edgar represented him from 1874 to 1879 as a member of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse . On November 10, 1874, he took the deputy oath. He did not take part in the 23rd state parliament (1878 ff.).

He is buried in Iphofen .

literature

  • Klaus-Dieter Rack: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the First and Second Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820-1918 and the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse 1919-1933 , Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1 , No. 189.
  • Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 130.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Allgemeine Zeitung München: 1866, 7–9, p. 3423, ( digitized version )
personal data
SURNAME Erbach-Fürstenau, Edgar to
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Erbach-Fürstenau, Edgar Ludwig Friedrich Graf too
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Member of the State Parliament, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Colonel
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Krähberg hunting lodge
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 1879
Place of death Einersheim market