Georg von Waldburg-Zeil (1867–1918)
Georg von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg (born May 29, 1867 at Zeil Castle , † September 2, 1918 near Allaines in the canton of Péronne ) was a German nobleman. He came from the Zeil line of the old Upper Swabian noble family of Truchsesse von Waldburg .
Life
Georg was the son of Prince Wilhelm von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg (1835-1906) and Princess Maria (1840-1885) and had five siblings. Georg first attended high school in Feldkirch before studying at the universities in Leipzig and Munich . In 1893 he became an officer candidate and made a career in the Württemberg army . Most recently he was Rittmeister à la suite in the army.
During the First World War , Georg was first leader of the Württemberg 1st Landwehr squadron , with which he was deployed in Upper Alsace . On August 30, 1915, he was in this position the character as a Major and was on 27 September 1915 his achievements with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Merit awarded. He had already received both classes of the Iron Cross beforehand . Georg then became battalion commander in the Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 126. There he received the patent for his rank on February 18, 1918 and took over a battalion in the fusilier regiment "Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, King of Hungary" (4th Württembergisches ) No. 122 on the Western Front . Prince Georg was killed in a battle north of Péronne shortly before the end of the war .
honors and awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown
- Grand Cross of the Order of Frederick
Marriage and offspring
On May 8, 1897, Prince Georg and Marie Therese Altgräfin zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz married in Vienna (born October 31, 1869 in Florence , † August 27, 1930 in Oberau bei Wangen ). Prince Georg belonged to the Roman Catholic Church.
The marriage had six children:
- Eberhard (born February 10, 1898 in Stuttgart ; died November 20, 1916 near Stejerci Plostina, Romania)
- Prince Erich von Waldburg zu Zeil-Trauchburg and Wurzach (1899–1953) ⚭ 1926 Maria Monika Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1905–1992), daughter of Prince Aloys zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife.
- Theresia (born October 18, 1901 in Neutrauchburg; † July 17, 1967 in Munich) ⚭ 1926 Theodor Salvator, Archduke of Austria (1899–1978), son of Franz Salvator of Austria-Tuscany
- Ludowika (born October 22, 1902 in Neutrauchburg, † August 14, 1991 in Kent )
- Konstantin (* March 15, 1909 in Zeil Castle; † February 27, 1972 in Feldafing) ⚭ 1951 Eleonore, Princess of Bavaria (* 1918), daughter of Franz Maria Luitpold of Bavaria
- Gabriele (born April 26, 1910 in Schloss Zeil; † April 6, 2005) ⚭ 1940 Karl Gero Duke of Urach (1899–1981) from a sideline of the House of Württemberg
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. 974 .
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annotation
- ↑ After the line from Waldburg zu Zeil and Wurzach died out with the death of Prince Eberhard II in 1903, the term Prince von Waldburg zu Zeil-Trauchburg and Wurzach can also be found in the literature . The full baptismal name of the future prince was Hereditary Count Maria Friedrich Georg Maximilian Wunibald Pius Petrus Canisius Reichserbtruchseß von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waldburg-Zeil, Georg von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg, Georg Fürst von; Walburg zu Zeil-Trauchburg and Wurzach, Georg Fürst von; Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg, Maria Friedrich Georg Maximilian Wunibald Pius Petrus Canisius Reichserbtruchseß of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zeil Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 1918 |
| Place of death | Allaines |