Franz Ludwig Philipp Schenk von Stauffenberg

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Franz Ludwig Philipp Schenk von Stauffenberg , from 1874 Count von Stauffenberg (born January 13, 1801 in Würzburg , † May 8, 1881 there ) was the Bavarian Councilor and President of the Chamber of Councilors . He was the great-grandfather of the Hitler assassin Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg .

origin

He belonged to the Amerdingen line of the von Stauffenberg family . His father was Adam Friedrich Aloysius Franz Georg Maria Cresentia Schenk von Stauffenberg (1767-1808), his mother Charlotte von Harff (1777-1839). All still living members of the count's branch of this family descend from him.

Life

Franz spent his youth in Würzburg. During his studies in 1817 he became a member of the Teutonia Würzburg fraternity . In 1822 he completed his state examination for legal interns and in 1823 became a clerk at the government for Lower Franconia in Würzburg. In 1837 he became Bavarian Imperial Councilor and in 1849 President of the Chamber of Imperial Councils. On January 17, 1874, King Ludwig II raised him to the hereditary count of the Kingdom of Bavaria .

Franz was known for his building craze. For example, from 1842 to 1846 he had the family-owned Stauffenberg Castle in Lautlingen, Württemberg, demolished and replaced with a new building. This was followed by the renewal of the castles in Amerdingen and Greifenstein , the new construction of the castle in Jettingen and the acquisition of the castle in Eberstall . Franz von Stauffenberg died on May 8, 1881 in his native Würzburg.

family

He married Countess Eleonore Butler of Clonebough on May 1, 1824 (born March 12, 1808). The couple had five children, including: Klemens Schenk von Stauffenberg (1826–1886) the grandfather of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg.

literature

  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 5: R – S. Winter, Heidelberg 2002, ISBN 3-8253-1256-9 , pp. 224-225.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses to the year 1867 , p. 911 f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Sub-Volume 5: R – S. Winter, Heidelberg 2002, ISBN 3-8253-1256-9 , p. 224.
  2. ^ Genealogical paperback of the German count's houses for the year 1838, p.124
personal data
SURNAME Stauffenberg, Franz Ludwig Philipp Schenk from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stauffenberg, Franz Ludwig Philipp Schenk Graf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Wurzburg
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1881
Place of death Wurzburg