Friedrich von Hohenau
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Bernhard Wilhelm Albrecht Friedrich Graf von Hohenau (* May 21, 1857 in Albrechtsberg Castle near Dresden ; † April 15, 1914 in Ochelhermsdorf near Grünberg in Silesia ) was a relative of the German imperial family and involved in several sensational scandals.
Life
Friedrich (also called Fritz) was a son of Prince Albrecht of Prussia (1809–1872), the youngest brother of Kaiser Wilhelm I , King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia and Tsarina Alexandra Fjodorovna , from his second morganatic marriage to Rosalie von Rauch (1820–1879), daughter of the Prussian War Minister Gustav von Rauch and his second wife Rosalie, née von Holtzendorff . Due to his mother's unsuitable background, Friedrich was not a member of the Hohenzollern family .
After the death of his mother, Friedrich Graf von Hohenau was, together with his older brother Wilhelm , heir to the Albrechtsberg Castle near Dresden, which he lived in until his death.
Friedrich was involved in the two biggest scandals of the German Empire under Wilhelm II . He belonged to the “ Liebenberger Round Table ” and played a role alongside his wife in the so-called “ Kotze Affair ”.
Together with Friedrich Botho Graf zu Eulenburg (a brother of Prince Philipp zu Eulenburg and Hertefeld ) he had to leave the Prussian army service in 1901 because of his homosexual tendencies.
Family and offspring
Friedrich Graf von Hohenau married on June 21, 1881 in Berbisdorf Charlotte von derillen (1863–1933), a daughter of the landowner Julius von derdecke , with whom Graf Hohenau had the following children:
- Albrecht (1882–1966)
- ⚭ 1. 1911 Countess Elisabeth Buturlina (1890–1919)
- ⚭ 2. 1920 Christa Edle Manussi von Montesole (1894–1971)
- Wilhelm (Willi) (1884–1957), was one of the most successful German competition and racing riders; at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 he won the bronze medal in team show jumping.
- ⚭ 1916 (closed 1931) Countess Anna Henckel von Donnersmarck (1894–1946)
- ⚭ 1932 Ellen Retemeyer-Ketschendorf (1899-1989) - first marriage with the sculptor Kurt Edzard married
- Friedrich Karl (1895–1929)
- ⚭ 1923 Edith Schröder (1890–1976)
- Friedrich Franz (1896–1918), died as a Prussian lieutenant in Jagdstaffel 11 under Manfred von Richthofen
literature
- John CG Röhl : Wilhelm II: the construction of the personal monarchy, 1888-1900. CH Beck, Munich 2001, p. 744 ff.
- Wolfgang Wippermann : Scandal in the Grunewald hunting lodge. Masculinity and honor in the German Empire. Primus Verlag, Darmstadt 2010, ISBN 3-89678-810-8 .
- Peter Winzen : Love of friends at the court of Kaiser Wilhelm II. BOD, Norderstedt 2010, ISBN 978-3-8391-5760-2 . Online reading sample
- Daniel Schönpflug : The marriages of the Hohenzollern. Kinship, Politics, and Ritual in Europe 1640–1918. Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2013, p. 104.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short family history of the brothers Wilhelm and Friedrich Graf von Hohenau in the text from 1872
- ↑ Brochure with photos of Albrechtsburg Castle
- ^ John CG Röhl: Kaiser, Hof und Staat: Wilhelm II. And German politics. CH Beck, 2002, p. 108.
- ↑ Lothar Machtan : Prince Max von Baden: The last chancellor of the emperor. Berlin 2013, p. 74.
- ^ Helga Neumann: Maximilian Harden (1861-1927). Königshausen & Neumann, 2003, p. 109.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hohenau, Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hohenau, Friedrich Graf von; Hohenau, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1914 |
| Place of death | Ochelhermsdorf |