Friedrich Christian von Deuster

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Friedrich Christian von Deuster, portrait by Ferdinand Behrens 1896

Friedrich Christian von Deuster (also just Friedrich von Deuster , born as Friedrich Christian Deuster , nickname Fritz ; * June 4, 1861 in Kitzingen , † January 16, 1945 in Pitscheried ) was a Lower Franconian landowner and lord of the palace, as well as hereditary imperial councilor between 1905 and 1918 of the Crown of Bavaria in the Chamber of Reichsräte in the Bavarian Estates Assembly .

Life

Friedrich Christian Deuster was born on June 4, 1861 in Kitzingen. He was the child of the brewery owner Carl Reichard von Deuster (1826–1897) and his wife Susanne, née husband (1832–1898). The Deuster family, originally working as wine merchants in Kitzingen , rose in the 1880s through the consolidation of extensive property in the Haßbergen . Friedrich's uncle, Carl Oskar Deuster, even succeeded in elevating the family to hereditary nobility in 1884. In 1887 the family received a seat in the Chamber of Imperial Councils.

As the couple's youngest son, Friedrich Christian had little chance of becoming the main heir. However, the uncle Carl Oskar von Deuster promoted him. The education of the young Friedrich Christian is largely in the dark. While his older brothers all a commercial underwent career, he was well on the Fideikommiss be supplied after the ennoblement of the family of the goods to Maroldsweisach could be built.

Friedrich Christian was the first of his family to pursue an officer career and from October 1, 1884 he served in the 1st Guard Dragoon Regiment in Berlin . In 1887 he left the army as a secondary lieutenant in the reserve of the Royal Bavarian 1st Uhlan Regiment . In 1893, von Deuster started a world tour that would take him to Japan and Hawaii. A year later he moved to Schloss Sternberg near Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke and was taught agriculture here under the direction of his uncle.

In 1896 Friedrich Christian von Deuster bought the Trauttmansdorff Castle near Meran in South Tyrol . On August 12, 1896, he married his cousin Justine Hertwig and moved into the castle with her in 1897. In the following years, the couple had the castle expanded and acted as patrons for local artists by setting up a studio. For a time Martin Wiegand lived in the castle, as did Max von Blittersdorf, Thomas Riss and Ferdinand Leeke . Ferdinand Behrens created a double portrait of the couple in 1896.

In South Tyrol, Deuster quickly rose to become a large landowner and, in addition to the castle, united other wineries (Gofer, Hall, Lachler, Steger and Weißplatter). Together with the industrialist Robert Hasenclever , he had the road to Freiberg, east of Trauttmannsdorff, expanded in 1902 and in 1904 acquired the Fragsburg in order to convert it into a hotel. Friedrich von Deuster also had the first memorial plaque for Empress Elisabeth unveiled near Trauttmansdorff in 1899 . Nevertheless, the "Reich German Protestants" also met with resentment.

After his uncle's death in 1904, Friedrich Christian von Deuster became a lifelong Imperial Councilor of the Bavarian Crown in 1905 and thus a member of the Bavarian Estates Assembly. His German residence was Sternberg Castle near Königshofen in Grabfeld , while his first-born brother Theodor lived in the main building at Kitzinger Luitpoldstrasse 12. The municipality of Königshofen also made von Deuster an honorary citizen . Nothing is known about the political activities of Friedrich Christian von Deuster.

When the First World War broke out , Deuster was 53 and was drafted. He served as Rittmeister , later Major in the Landwehr in the Hammelburg camp . In 1915 he was transferred to the General Commissariat in Würzburg , where he was responsible for the local censorship authority. Deuster signed many war bonds between 1914 and 1918 , which contributed to a considerable reduction in family wealth. After the war, the entails commission was lifted in 1919 and the family lost their seat in the Chamber of Imperial Councils.

At the same time, the Italian government also moved the castles and businesses that Friedrich Christian von Deuster had bought in South Tyrol. During his life, Friedrich Christian von Deuster tried to get his property back, but ultimately failed. At times he even wanted to take on Italian citizenship. In the 1920s he also speculated on the stock market and lost even more money. The family lived in Munich since 1920 . Friedrich Christian von Deuster died on January 16, 1945 in Pitscheried.

Marriage and offspring

On August 12, 1896, Friedrich Christian von Deuster married his cousin Justine Hertwig (1878–1970). Justine von Deuster, together with her husband, promoted various artists and was represented by several painters . The couple had five children.

  • Elisabeth (1898–1991)
  • Carl (1899–1954)
  • Irene (1901-1986)
  • Margarete (1903-1998)
  • Anna Leonore (1908–1980)

literature

  • Volker Rößner: The Deuster family . In: Yearbook for the district of Kitzingen 2009. In the spell of the Schwanberg . Dettelbach 2009. pp. 13-85.
  • Volker Rößner: The Deuster family. A rise in the 19th century . Dettelbach 2016.
  • South Tyrolean State Museum for Cultural and State History Castle Tyrol (Ed.): Trauttmansdorff. Story (s) of a castle. Merano 2001.

Web links

Commons : Friedrich Christian von Deuster  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rößner, Volker: The Deuster family. Monograph . Pp. 34-37.
  2. ^ Andreas Hofer Wochenblatt of March 19, 1896 p. 11
  3. ↑ Rößner, Volker: The Deuster family. Yearbook . P. 58 f.
  4. ↑ Walter Egger, Elias Prieth: Höfe in Mais. 2 volumes, ed. Heimatpflegeverein Untermais and Obermais , 2017
  5. ↑ Der Burggräfler of March 4, 1899 p. 6
  6. ↑ Der Burggräfler of February 17, 1904 p. 5
  7. ↑ Rößner, Volker: The Deuster family. Yearbook . P. 71.
  8. ^ House of Bavarian History: Friedrich Christian von Deuster , accessed on February 17, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Deuster, Friedrich Christian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Deuster, Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German landowners and politicians
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Kitzingen
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1945
Place of death Pitcher song