Ernst von Lerchenfeld

Ernst Christian Freiherr von Lerchenfeld (born June 15, 1816 in Würzburg , † August 28, 1873 in Bayreuth ) was a royal Bavarian district president of Schwaben-Neuburg and Upper Franconia .

Life

Lerchenfeld was the son of the Bavarian Finance Minister Maximilian Freiherr von Lerchenfeld (1778–1843) and Louise von Hailbruner (1787–1834). Until 1838 he studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg . In 1834 he became a member of the Corps Hanseatia Heidelberg.

He began his career as a lawyer in 1839 at the Würzburg Regional Court . In 1840 he was accepted as an assessor in the government of Upper Franconia as a royal chamberlain , later he became chamberlain . In 1841 he changed to the government of Lower Franconia, which resided there, as secretary . From 1849 to 1851, Lerchenfeld was the successor of Philipp Freiherr von Zu Rhein, Landrichter in Bad Kissingen and bath commissioner of the state bath there .

After 1851 in Bad Kissingen by Philippsheim had been replaced, he led his other career as a Government to the Government of Middle Franconia in Ansbach . In 1852 he became a member of the Historical Association in Middle Franconia.

In 1854 he moved to the Bavarian Ministry of Culture as a ministerial advisor , where he lived in the old town of Munich in Wurzerstraße 13. From 1858 to 1868 he was the district president of Schwaben-Neuburg, based in Augsburg . After the political liberalization of Augsburg, Lerchenfeld, who was considered to be conservative, was transferred in 1868 and exchanged positions with Theodor von Zwehl . Until his death in 1873 he was now the district president of Upper Franconia with his official seat in Bayreuth, where he also had close contact with the composer Richard Wagner . In 1872, on the occasion of a visit to Bad Steben , Lerchenfeld campaigned for the expansion of the spa garden by purchasing meadow areas to the east. His successor in office in Bayreuth was Hugo Freiherr von Herman in 1873 .

Since December 28, 1841 Lerchenfeld was married to Barbara (Babette) Augusta Bronzetti (1812-1899), the daughter of Carlo Giuseppe Bronzetti (1788-1854) and Maria Helena Ott (1790-1855). The couple had six daughters, Helene, Augusta, Maria, Amalie, Louise and Franziska and three sons, Max, Gustav and Karl. Max and Gustav died as small children.

Her daughter Helene (born September 24, 1842 in Ansbach; † January 5, 1920, Munich) married Frhr. Maximilian von Castell, Ministerialrat (born April 22, 1830 in Bedernau, † April 22, 1877 in Munich). One of her great-grandchildren, Franz von Castell (born May 26, 1953, Sonthofen) was a family judge in Memmingen until 2016. His brother, Ernst von Castell (born June 29, 1957 in Pfaffenhofen) is a church judge in Augsburg. The Lerchenfelds were buried in the grave of his parents in Munich in the Old Southern Cemetery. The grave is considered to be outstanding in terms of art history and was renovated by the City of Munich in 2015.

Awards

• 1847: Imperial Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus 2nd class as “a sign of the utmost satisfaction of His Majesty the Emperor of Russia with his heir to the throne of the Grand Duke and his consort of Imperial Highnesses during her stay in Kissingen” .
• 1859: Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
• before 1862: Commander of the Order of Merit of St. Michael
• 1863: Commander's cross with star of the order Francis I by the exiled King of the Two Sicilies Franz II ; Approval for adoption on April 19, 1863.

literature

Klaus Rupprecht: Ernst Freiherr von Lerchenfeld 1868-1873 , in: The Presidents. 200 years of government of Upper Franconia in Bayreuth , Bamberg State Archives (Ed.), Wiss. Komm.-Verlag, Stegaurach 2010, page 248–265, ISBN 978-3-940804-02-0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 113/47
2. ↑ Münchener Morgenblatt of September 2, 1840, page 249 ( digitized version )
3. ↑ 21st annual report of the Historical Association in Middle Franconia , Ansbach 1852 ( digitized version )
4. ^ Sources on the history of the German Confederation , Section 3, 1998, page 332
5. ^ Address book for Munich from 1858, page 236
6. ↑ Journal for Bavarian State History , Volume 31, Society for Franconian History (Ed.), 1968, page 235
7. ^ Frank Möller: Bürgerliche Herrschaft in Augsburg 1790-1880 , 1998, page 396 ( digitized version )
8. ^ Theodor von Zwehl was now from 1868 to 1870 District President of Swabia.
9. ↑ Martin Gregor-Dellin, Dietrich Mack (ed.): Cosima Wagner. Die Tagebücher , Volume 2 (1873–1877), Verlag R. Piper, 1982
10. ^ Dieter Blechschmidt, Martin Brandl: The spa gardens of Bad Steben , in: Schönere Heimat , issue 2/2011, page 102.
11. ↑ Walter Schärl: The composition of the Bavarian civil service from 1806 to 1918 , Munich Historical Studies, Volume 1, published by Michael Lassleben, 1955, page 204 ( excerpt )
12. ^ Alter Südfriedhof Munich .online . Portal Munich Betriebs-GmbH & Co. KG. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
13. ↑ Hanns Klüber: Royal judges and bath commissioners in Kissingen (1804–1863) , in: Thomas Ahnert, Peter Weidisch (ed.): 1200 years Bad Kissingen 801–2001 , Bad Kissingen city archive, TA Schachenmayer publishing house, Bad Kissingen 2001, page 203 , ISBN 3-929278-16-2 .
14. ^ Government Gazette for the Kingdom of Bavaria No. of January 7, 1859, page 32 ( digitized version )
15. ↑ August Kellner (edit.): Statistical Office Manual for the K. Bayer. Administrative region of Swabia and Neuburg , Augsburg 1862, page 5 ( digitized version )
16. ↑ Government Gazette for the Kingdom of Bavaria No. 22 of May 4, 1863, page 702 ( digitized version )