Friedrich von Gaisberg-Schöckingen

Friedrich Max Hermann Hugo Dietrich Freiherr von Gaisberg-Schöckingen (born December 27, 1857 in Ludwigsburg , † August 27, 1932 in Schöckingen ) was a German squire, politician, genealogist and heraldist .

Life

Schöckingen Castle

Friedrich von Gaisberg came from the Swabian noble family Gaisberg , which has owned the castle in Schöckingen since 1660. He was a son of the cavalry master and manor owner Maximilian Freiherr von Gaisberg (1821–1913) at Schöckingen Castle and his wife Tamina, née. Ossuary. From 1864 he attended elementary school, from 1866 the humanistic grammar school and from 1868 the secondary school in Stuttgart . In 1877 he passed the Abitur. Since he was blind in the right eye, it was written unfit for military use. In 1877 he began studying forest science at the Tharandt Forest Academy , which he continued in Munich in 1878 and in Tübingen in 1880 . In Munich he was a member of the Corps Franconia , in Tübingen of the Corps Suevia . In 1881/82 he completed an internship in the Black Forest. In 1882/83 he completed his studies in Tübingen. Then he gradually took over his father's estate in Schöckingen. On April 22, 1898 he was elected to the Knighthood Council. Since 1911 he was a member of the knighthood committee for participation in the forgiveness and administration of the little prebend of the aristocratic women's monastery Oberstenfeld and from April 18, 1915 its chairman. From 1917 to 1926 he was a knight captain, then an honorary knight captain with a seat and vote in the knight council. He died of a stroke in 1932. He found his final resting place in the family grave at the Schöckinger cemetery.

politics

From 1900 to 1918 Friedrich von Gaisberg-Schöckingen was a member of the second Württemberg Chamber for the knighthood , in which he joined the Free Association. He was considered "one of the most active chivalrous chamber members". (Raberg)

More functions

In addition to his political activities, Friedrich von Gaisberg-Schöckingen was involved in a variety of ways, in particular for the culture and history of the State of Württemberg. From 1904 he was an extraordinary member of the Württemberg commission for regional history , from 1906 a member of the commission for the administration of the state collection of patriotic art and antiquities, from 1910 a member of the board of the association for the promotion of the museum for patriotic antiquities, 1912 to 1930 a member of the monument council.

In 1900 Friedrich von Gaisberg-Schöckingen was involved in founding the Elektrizitätswerk Glemsmühle GmbH . In 1914 he became chairman of the Federation for Homeland and Nature Conservation in Württemberg and Hohenzollern and chairman of the Leonberger horse breeding association. From 1920 to 1930 he was a member of the Württemberg Chamber of Agriculture, the Württemberg Forestry Council and as a deputy member of the Reich Forestry Council (until 1930). He was 1st chairman of the Federation for Heimatschutz, knight captain of the St. Georgenverein and from 1924 to 1930 deputy commander of the Order of St. John .

Friedrich von Gaisberg-Schöckingen published numerous writings on genealogy and heraldry.

Awards

• 1909 Cross of Honor of the Württemberg Crown
• 1911 Silver commemorative medal for the silver wedding anniversary of King Wilhelm II.
• 1912 Silver Karl Olga Medal
• 1912 Schaumburg-Lippesches Cross of Honor, 2nd class
• 1916 Charlottenkreuz
• 1918 Commander's Cross of the Friedrich Order

Publications

• The Swabian aristocratic decorations. File extracts from the Imperial Knighthood Archives in Ludwigsburg and from the Ministry of the Interior in Stuttgart (Berlin, around 1930)
• The Württemberg coat of arms throughout history (Stuttgart 1917)
• Genealogy and heraldry (Neumünster et al. 1913) digitized
• Review of the history of the Sanct.Georgen Association on the occasion of its 50th anniversary on April 28, 1908 (Stuttgart 1908)
• The royal house and the nobility of Württemberg (Pforzheim 1908)
• The badges of the tournament companies (1904)
• About the two families Gaisberg occurring in Thurgau (Zurich 1901)

literature

• Frank Raberg : Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933 . On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 241 .