Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn

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Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn - portrait in the rococo hall of the old country house in Innsbruck

Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn , also Eduard Grebmer von Wolfsthurn (born January 24, 1821 in Dietenheim , † January 11, 1875 in Bruneck ) was an Austrian lawyer and politician .

Life

Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn was born as the son of the lawyer, postmaster and MP Josef Ludwig von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn on the family estate "Aschgut" in Dietenheim. His mother Elisabeth von Steyer zu Riedburg brought the post office and the surrounding agriculture into the marriage.

He studied law in Innsbruck, Graz and Padua, where he was awarded a Dr. jur. PhD. In 1848 he distinguished himself as captain of the 1st Bruneck Rifle Company in the battle near Cadore. In 1850 he moved to Bruneck to take over his father's law firm and the Hotel zur Post including the post office and the surrounding agriculture. This also made him k. and k. Postmaster.

In 1864 he was a co-founder of the Bruneck volunteer fire brigade , the first of its kind in South Tyrol . In 1878 a monument was erected to Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn opposite the town hall in Bruneck am Graben as thanks for his services to the city and the country.

Political activity

In 1848 Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn was elected mayor of Dietenheim, although he had not yet reached the legal minimum age of 30 years that was intended for this post. However, his election was approved after the community representatives of Dietenheim argued that Emperor Franz Joseph I was just 18 years old.

In 1861 he was elected mayor of Bruneck and a member of the Tyrolean parliament. The latter sent him to the Reichsrat for the German Liberal Party . As a proponent of freedom of belief, he was against the clergy's demand for a legal religious unit and against the oppression of religious communities of other faiths (not Catholic). Personally, however, he was a staunch Catholic. In 1867 he was appointed Deputy Governor and finally on September 24, 1869. Governor of Tyrol selected. As a liberal, he was a member of the minority in the state parliament; the majority of the state parliament members were representatives of the clergy. He held this office until the state assembly was dissolved in 1871. In 1873 he was re-elected to the Reichsrat by the Bozen Chamber of Commerce and the constituencies of Bozen, Meran and Glurns, where he became chairman of the Progressive Club.

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personal data
SURNAME Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn, Eduard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian lawyer and politician, member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Dietenheim
DATE OF DEATH January 11, 1875
Place of death Brunico