Franz von Hartig
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Franz de Paula Graf von Hartig , pseudonym : Gotthelf Zurecht (born June 5, 1789 in Dresden , † January 11, 1865 in Vienna ) was an Austrian statesman and publicist .
Life
He was born as an Austrian in Dresden because his father of the same name, the diplomat, historian and poet Franz de Paula Anton von Hartig (1758–1797), landlord a . a. on Niemes , Wartenberg , Alteiche and Berskowitz, Real Privy Councilor and Chamberlain , at that time the authorized minister at the Electoral Saxon court in Dresden.
Hartig entered the Austrian civil service with excellent training, received the Gubernium of Styria in 1825 at the age of 36 and became governor of Lombardy in 1830 , which he administered in an exemplary manner and where he enjoyed great popularity.
Appointed Minister of State and Conference in 1840, he received the financial department of the State Council and promoted the railway system and other economic reforms.
In 1848 he retired into private life and wrote several frank writings explaining the causes of the revolutions of 1848/1849 .
Appointed to the Austrian Reichsrat after 1859 , he showed not only courage and expertise, but also great parliamentary skills. In the mansion he was one of the pioneers of the overall state idea.
Hartig married on January 6, 1810 in Vienna Juliana Countess von Grundemann-Falkenberg (born March 26, 1788 in Vienna; † October 27, 1866 there), the daughter of Count Emanuel von Grundemann-Falkenberg and Countess Marie Anne von Althann. The couple had the following children:
- Eleonore (born November 9, 1810; † February 21, 1838) ⚭ June 6, 1830 in Graz Michael Josef von Althann (born June 19, 1798; † April 5, 1861)
- Friedrich (November 3, 1818 - August 5, 1877)
- ⚭ June 27, 1852 Countess Walpurgis Berchtold , Freiin von und zu Ungarschitz (* August 13, 1829; † February 21, 1856)
- ⚭ May 16, 1857 Freiin Amalia von Gudenus (born September 13, 1837 - † February 10, 1892)
- Edmund (November 2, 1812; † March 31, 1883) ⚭ April 15, 1846 Countess Julie Constance von Bellegarde (* September 23, 1822; † December 9, 1884)
Works
- The Imperial Manifesto of Sept. 26, 1848 (Prague 1848)
- Genesis of the Revolution in Austria (3rd edition, Leipzig 1851)
- Thoughts of the publicist Gotthelf Rightly
Orders and decorations
- Austrian Imperial Leopold Order with a star
- Order of the Iron Crown with Star
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1862)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hartig, Franz Graf von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1861, pp. 399–402 ( digitized version ).
- Johann Baptist von Hoffinger: Hartig, Franz Graf von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, pp. 654-657.
- Hartig Franz Graf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 193.
- Richard Blaas: Hartig, Franz v .. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 713 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz von Hartig in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
- Family list of the Counts of Hartig
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hartig, Franz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hartig, Franz de Paula Graf von (full name); Rightly, Gotthelf (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian statesman and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1789 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1865 |
| Place of death | Vienna |