Fritz von Gemmingen-Hornberg

Friedrich Karl Eberhard "Fritz" von Gemmingen-Hornberg (born August 29, 1860 , † October 30, 1924 ) was a Württemberg officer and chamberlain . He was a son-in-law of the industrialist Gustav von Siegle and inherited from this extensive property in the Upper Palatinate, including Schloss Friedenfels , Schloss Poppenreuth and the ruins of Weißenstein , the Friedenfelser Schlossbrauerei and the Friedenfelser quarry with the associated railway line to Reuth . Gemmingen-Strasse was named after him in Friedenfels . The Villa Gemmingen in Stuttgart, which was completed for him in 1911, was later the seat of the Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office .

Life

Memorial plaque on the cemetery in Babstadt

Fritz von Gemmingen-Hornberg was the son of the Babstadt landlord Hermann von Gemmingen (1820–1891) and his wife Pauline Maximiliane Philippine von Gemmingen, born von Ellrichshausen (1825-1865). He attended high school in Heilbronn and then entered the Württemberg military service, where he rose to become captain .

In 1896 he married Dora Siegle, a daughter of the chemist and entrepreneur Gustav von Siegle (1840–1905). The father-in-law ordered the construction of the Villa Gemmingen in Stuttgart, which was completed in 1911 according to plans by the Stuttgart architects Albert Eitel and Eugen Steigleder , which Fritz and Dora von Gemmingen used as a representative residence. The Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office later had its seat there temporarily.

By marrying Dora Siegle and with the inheritance of his father-in-law, Fritz von Gemmingen became one of the richest men in Württemberg. The Yearbook of Millionaires in Württemberg with Hohenzollern , published in 1914, lists him in 18th place with a fortune of around 10 million marks, his brother-in-law Karl von Ostertag-Siegle and his mother-in-law Julie Siegle also had fortunes of around 10 million marks each. Over-law Fritz and Dora came in 1918 even more extensive holdings in the Upper Palatinate to, including Castle Rock Peace , Castle Poppenreuth and the ruins of Weissenstein . Friedenfels became the center of life where Fritz von Gemmingen u. a. also owned the castle brewery, the quarry and the Reuth – Friedenfels railway line .

He was a member of the supervisory board of the Württembergische Vereinsbank in Stuttgart, the Neckarwerke in Esslingen, the Enzgauwerke in Bissingen, the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik in Geislingen and the Solenhofer Aktien-Verein .

In 1908/09 Fritz von Gemmingen donated new bronze bells for the Evangelical Church in Babstadt . After these had to be delivered in the First World War, his widow and son were again among the donors of the replacement bells purchased in 1925.

Although he was buried in Friedenfels, there is still a memorial plaque for him and his wife in the Babstadt cemetery between the graves of his relatives.

family

Fritz von Gemmingen-Hornberg was married from 1896 to Dora Siegle (1877–1955), the daughter of the industrialist Gustav von Siegle (1840–1905).

Progeny:

• Wolf Dieter (* 1918) ⚭ Helga Freiin von Lerchenfeld (* 1927)

literature

• Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Stocker : Family Chronicle of the Barons of Gemmingen , Heidelberg 1895, p. 308.
• Maria Heitland: Family chronicle of the barons of Gemmingen. Continuation of the chronicles from 1895 and 1925/26 , Elztal 1991.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rudolf Martin: Yearbook of the wealth and income of the millionaires in Württemberg with Hohenzollern. Berlin 1914, pp. 3–5.
2. ^ Rudolf Martin: Yearbook of the wealth and income of the millionaires in Württemberg with Hohenzollern , Berlin 1914, p. 65/66.
3. ↑ Norbert Jung: Shout to God with a happy sound. A contribution to the history of bells in Babstadt. In: help got vnd ​​maria. Contributions to the history of bells in the city and district of Heilbronn. Heilbronn 2008, pp. 3-16.