Ferdinand Christoph Eberhard von Degenfeld-Schonburg

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Count Ferdinand Christoph Eberhard von Degenfeld-Schonburg

Count Ferdinand Christoph Eberhard von Degenfeld-Schonburg (born December 28, 1835 in Stuttgart , † September 11, 1892 in Eichtersheim ) was an Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and prince educator .

Descent and origin

He came from the noble family of the Counts of Degenfeld-Schonburg . His father's great-grandfather, the Prussian War Minister Christoph Martin II von Degenfeld (1689–1762), was the nephew of Marie Luise von Degenfeld (1634–1677), Raugräfin and morganatic wife of the Palatinate Elector Karl I Ludwig .

Ferdinand Christoph Eberhard von Degenfeld-Schonburg was born as the son of Count Götz Christoph von Degenfeld-Schonburg (1806–1895) and his wife Ernestine nee. von Varnbüler (1813–1862), daughter of the Württemberg Finance Minister Karl von Varnbuler (1776–1832) and sister of State Minister Friedrich Karl Gottlob von Varnbuler (1809–1889).

The father's brother Ferdinand Christoph von Degenfeld-Schonburg was the envoy of the Kingdom of Württemberg in Munich . Both uncle Friedrich Christoph von Degenfeld-Schonburg (1769–1848) had the rank of Austrian major general .

Live and act

Family coat of arms of the Counts of Degenfeld-Schonburg

With his parents and siblings, Ferdinand Christoph Eberhard von Degenfeld-Schonburg converted from Protestantism to Catholicism in January 1853. At that time, his father held the rank of colonel from Württemberg and acted as personal adjutant to King Wilhelm I of Württemberg . As a result of the change of faith, he lost his position at court and finally retired into private life.

Christoph Eberhard von Degenfeld-Schonburg joined the Austro-Hungarian army . He took part in the German War of 1866 as an officer in the Bohemian Dragoon Regiment "Eugene Prince of Savoy" No. 13 . In 1874 he was Lieutenant Colonel in the Bohemian Dragoon Regiment "Prince of Windisch-Graetz" No. 14 . At the same time he acted as chamberlain on duty for Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria , who also entrusted him with the education of his sons Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Otto Franz Joseph of Austria . With the former, the presumptive heir to the throne, he remained in an advisory relationship until the end of his life.

Count Degenfeld-Schonburg was promoted to major general in 1881 and retired on August 1, 1886 as a characterized field marshal lieutenant.

Ferdinand Christoph Eberhard von Degenfeld-Schonburg was married to Countess Maria von Wenckheim (1854–1927) and had four sons with her. The son Heinrich von Degenfeld-Schonburg (1890–1978) became the educator and lifelong confidante of the last Austrian Crown Prince Otto von Habsburg . Ferdinand von Degenfeld-Schonburg (1882–1952), the eldest son, was a lawyer and professor at the University of Vienna .

literature

  • Friedrich Weissensteiner : Franz Ferdinand: The prevented ruler , Österreichischer Bundesverlag, Vienna 1983, p. 59ff.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friedrich Cast: Historical and genealogical book of the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Baden , 2nd section, 1st volume, p. 72, Stuttgart, 1845; (Digital scan)
  2. ^ Friedrich Cast: Süddeutscher Adelsheros , Volume 1, Issue 1, Stuttgart, 1839, p. 371; (Digital scan)
  3. ↑ Der Katholik , p. 470 of the year 1866; (Digital scan)
  4. ↑ Constantin von Wurzbach : Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Österreich , Volume 3, p. 203, Vienna, 1858; (Digital scan)
  5. ↑ Website Bildarchiv Austria
  6. ^ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses , Volume 47, p. 196 and IX, 1874; (1st digital scan) , (2nd digital scan)
  7. ^ Karl Martin Werkmann : Otto von Habsburg: an unsolved European problem , p. 133, 1932; (Detail scan)
  8. ^ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk Generalität 1816-1918 , Austrian State Archives, 2007; (Digital view)
  9. ↑ Genealogical website for the wife
  10. ^ Genealogical website about the son
  11. ↑ Stephan Baier, Eva Demmerle: Otto von Habsburg: the authorized biography. Amalthea-Verlag, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3850024865 , p. 69, (detail scan )
  12. ^ Ferdinand Degenfeld-Schonburg in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
  13. ^ Biographical website of the University of Vienna
personal data
SURNAME Degenfeld-Schonburg, Ferdinand Christoph Eberhard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count, Austrian field marshal lieutenant, prince tutor in the House of Habsburg
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1892
Place of death Eichtersheim