Ernst Karl Heinrich Hoyos-Sprinzenstein

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Ernst Karl Heinrich Sosthenes Josef Hoyos-Sprinzenstein (born November 28, 1856 in Vienna , † June 10, 1940 in Gutenstein ; Count of Hoyos-Sprinzenstein until 1919 ) was an Austrian landowner , expedition traveler and kuk officer of noble origin.

To distinguish him from his father, he was also called Ernst Karl the Younger .

Life

Ernst Karl Hoyos-Sprinzenstein grew up in Vienna , Horn and Gutenstein . In 1883 he married Maria Leontine Larisch von Moennich (1862–1886), who died three years after the wedding. In 1896 he took over the administration of the Lower Austrian family estates (the Familienfideikommiss ) in Gutenstein , Drosendorf , Horn, Raan and Rosenburg .

His main interests, however, were his expedition trips and big game hunting: after the early death of his wife, he traveled and photographed North America , Greenland , Africa , India and Mongolia . After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 he served as an Austro-Hungarian officer.

family

Ernst Karl Heinrich Hoyos-Sprinzenstein comes from the Spanish noble family Hoyos , who immigrated from Spain to Lower Austria in the 16th century . He was one of the eight children of Ernst Karl von Hoyos-Sprinzenstein (1830-1903; also called Ernst Karl the Elder ) and his wife Eleonore von Hoyos, born couple (1835-1913).

With his wife Maria Leontine he had a son, the landowner and politician Rudolf Hoyos-Sprinzenstein (1884–1972).

Honors

A separate exhibition was dedicated to him in 2012 at Rosenburg Castle , which is still family-owned and has been open to the public since the late 19th century.

Fonts

  • To the Aulihan. Travel and hunting experiences in Somâlilande. Gerold & C., Vienna 1895.
  • With the rifle in Mongolia, Altai and Thian-Shan. Neumann, Neudamm 1930.

literature

  • Michael S. Habsburg-Lothringen: The Hoyos Family. History and personalities. In: Lower Austrian Provincial Exhibition Nobility in Transition. Politics, culture, denomination 1500–1700 (= catalog of the Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum. NF No. 251). Office of the Lower Austrian Provincial Government - Department III / 2 - Culture Department, Vienna 1990, ISBN 3-85460-019-4 , pp. 565-576.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Nobility Repeal Act 1919
  2. ↑ History of the owners of Schloss Rosenburg  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 104 kB).@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.rosenburg.at  
  3. ↑ Genealogy of the Hoyos family.
  4. ↑ Andrea Heigl: Photo adventurer Ernst Karl Graf Hoyos: Dear people - white and brown. In: Der Standard , March 27, 2012, p. 14.
personal data
SURNAME Hoyos-Sprinzenstein, Ernst Karl Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoyos-Sprinzenstein, Ernst Karl Heinrich Sosthenes Josef (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian landowner, expedition traveler and officer of noble origin
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1940
Place of death Gutenstein