Franz Karl von der Leyen
Franz Carl von der Leyen and Hohengeroldseck (born August 26, 1736 in Koblenz , † September 26, 1775 in Blieskastel ) was a German imperial count .
Life
Franz Karl was the son of Count Friedrich Ferdinand Franz von der Leyen (* 1709; † 1760) and his wife Countess Maria Charlotte Auguste von Hatzfeldt (* 1715; † 1774).
In 1761 he took over the business of government for the widely scattered von der Leyenschen territorial possessions . The seat of his residence was Koblenz in the Electorate of Trier . On September 15, 1765 he married Maria Anna von Dalberg, daughter of the Electoral Mainz Privy Councilor Franz Heinrich von Dalberg and the Countess Maria Sophia von Eltz-Kempenich. In the same year Franz Karl set up a poor and orphanage foundation .
In 1773 he moved his residence from Koblenz to Blieskastel and made it a royal seat . In the new Blieskastel residence, he had an orphanage built in 1774–1775 as part of the support of his poor and orphanage foundation, which today houses the Blieskastel town hall . In 1775 he succeeded in convincing the Franciscan recollects of the Rhenish Province to found a monastery in Blieskastel.
Franz Karl died of typhus on September 26, 1775 .
His grave has been in the Blieskasteler Castle Church since 1784 .
Marriage and offspring
Count Franz Karl married Freiin Maria Anna von Dalberg (* 1745; † 1804) on September 15, 1765 and had three children:
- Philipp (* 1766; † 1829), Prince von der Leyen and Hohengeroldseck
- Charlotte (* 1768; † 1832) ⚭ 1799 Count Emmerich von Stadion-Thannhausen (* 1766; † 1817)
- Maria Sophie (* 1769; † 1834) ⚭ 1789 Count Franz von Schönborn-Buchheim (* 1768; † 1841)
Web links
- Franz Karl von der Leyen in the Saarland biographies
- Literature on Franz Karl von der Leyen in the Saarland Bibliography
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography of Franz Karl von der Leyen ( Memento from December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) at: www.saarland-biografien.de
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Ferdinand |
Count of Hohengeroldseck 1760–1775 |
Philip |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leyen, Franz Karl von der |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leyen and zu Hohengeroldseck, Franz Karl von der (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German imperial count |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1736 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koblenz |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 1775 |
| Place of death | Blieskastel |