Erwein von der Leyen (1798–1879)

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Erwein I. von der Leyen

Karl Eugen Damian Erwein I. Prince von and zu der Leyen and Count zu Hohengeroldseck, Baron zu Adendorf (born April 3, 1798 in Wiesentheid ; † May 17, 1879 in Waal ) was the second Prince of the Leyen .

Life of the 2nd Prince von der Leyen

Erwein was the son of Prince Philipp von der Leyen (* 1766; † 1829) and his wife Sophie Therese, born Countess von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (* 1772; † 1810).

On November 23, 1817, she was enrolled in the royal class of the Kingdom of Bavaria . In 1820 Erwein acquired the Waal-Unterdiessen manor in the Ostallgäu, where the royal family would be based in the future. The Arenfels, Nievern and Camp possessions were sold.

Professionally, Erwein von der Leyen made a career as an officer in the Bavarian Army . In 1814 he became a sub-lieutenant, in 1817 a first lieutenant, in 1820 a cavalry officer, in 1823 a major, in 1833 a lieutenant colonel, in 1841 a colonel à la suite and finally in 1856 major general.

From his father in 1829 he inherited the title of prince and the permanent seat in the First Chamber of the Baden Estates Assembly , but was never personally present there until his death in 1879. The seat of the prince in the Baden Chamber was based on the principality von der Leyen , mediated in 1815 , which was established in 1806 on the territory of the County of Hohengeroldseck and ceded by the Austrian Empire to the Grand Duchy of Baden in accordance with an agreement at the Aachen Congress on October 4, 1819 .

progeny

Erwein Fürst von der Leyen married Sophie Therese Johanna, née Countess von Schönborn-Buchheim , on August 18, 1818 in Vienna (born November 24, 1798 in Prague ; † May 31, 1876 in Waal). The marriage resulted in six children, of which only two sons and one daughter reached adulthood.

  • Philip II Prince von der Leyen (born June 14, 1819 in Gondorf, † July 24, 1882 in Waal)
  • Franz Prince von der Leyen (February 17, 1821 - December 8, 1875)
  • Amalie Princess von der Leyen (December 17, 1824 - April 9, 1857)

The grave of the princely couple Erwein and Sophie Therese von der Leyen is in Waal.

literature

  • Genealogical manual of the nobility. Walter v. Hueck: Princely Houses Volume X. Limburg ad Lahn 1978.
  • Kurt Legrum: Philipp Fürst von der Leyen (* 1766; † 1829), a biographical approach. Exhibition in August 2016 in the Haus des Bürgers in Blieskastel, exhibition catalog, ISBN 978-3-00-053371-6 , p. 9 (information on the life of the son Erwein).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Family table of the princes von der Leyen
personal data
SURNAME Leyen, Erwein from the
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leyen and to Hohengeroldseck, Karl Eugen Damian Erwein Fürst von der
BRIEF DESCRIPTION second Prince von der Leyen
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiesentheid
DATE OF DEATH May 17, 1879
Place of death Waal (Swabia)