Georg zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

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Georg Wilhelm Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (born November 15, 1775 in Wertheim ; † July 26, 1855 there ) was a German nobleman and second prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.

origin

Coat of arms of the princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

The noble family of those zu Löwenstein goes back to the Wittelsbacher Friedrich I, the victorious , elector of the Palatinate (1425–1476), whose children from his morganatic marriage with Clara Tott were not entitled to inheritance in their own dynasty, which is why they formed an independent noble family . With the death of Count Ludwig III. von Löwenstein in 1611 the two main lines emerged, the Evangelical line Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg (later Freudenberg) and the Catholic line Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (later Rosenberg).

family

Georg came from the marriage of Prince Johann Karl Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1740–1816) with Dorothea Landgravine von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1738–1799). He still had eleven siblings, but four of them died early. On August 26, 1800, he married Countess Ernestine Luise von Pückler-Limburg (1784-1824). The couple had five children:

Georg married Countess Charlotte von Isenburg-Büdingen-Philippseich (1803–1874) on January 22, 1827 , the marriage remained childless.

Life

Since the mid-1790s, Georg was entrusted with diplomatic missions in his house in Paris . It was primarily about compensation issues in connection with the mediatization of his father's territories. In August 1806 he attempted to offer Napoleon the lands of his house as a fief in order to prevent mediatization. In 1807 he entered the service of Jérôme Bonaparte , King of Westphalia, as honorary stableman and orderly officer .

Due to the loss of the areas on the left bank of the Rhine , the name of the house was changed from Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg to Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg in 1812/13. In 1816, with the death of his father, Prince Georg took over the management of his house.

As a registrar , Georg zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg owned a seat in the First Chamber of Baden and Württemberg from 1819 until his death . He often took part in meetings and was considered one of the most active gentlemen among the parliamentarians.

Awards

See also

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. 521-522 .

Web links

Georg zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg on geneall.net

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Grand Duchy of Baden 1847, page 50
  2. ↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1854, page 34
personal data
SURNAME Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Georg zu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Georg Fürst zu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman, head of the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg family
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1775
PLACE OF BIRTH Wertheim
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1855
Place of death Wertheim