Hieronymus Ferdinand Rudolf von Colloredo-Mannsfeld
Hieronymus Ferdinand Rudolf von Colloredo-Mannsfeld , mostly Hieronymus Graf von Mannsfeld (born July 20, 1842 in Przemyśl ( Galicia ), † July 29, 1881 in Blankenberghe ( Belgium )) was an Austrian politician who also carried out prehistoric research.
Life
He was the son of Josef Franz Hieronymus von Colloredo-Mannsfeld and from 1865 married to Aglaë Countess Festetics , with whom he had six children.
In 1859 he entered the army and in 1865 took his leave as Rittmeister . As a result, he devoted himself to the administration of his family estates in Dobříš , Opočno , Zbiroh and Sierndorf , especially in the latter place he also conducted prehistoric research.
In 1872 he was elected to the Bohemian Landtag for large estates loyal to the Constitution and from 1873 to 1875 he was President of the Bohemian State Cultural Council. In 1876 he was also a member of the Reichsrat (1876–1879 for the Lower Austrian , 1879 until his death for the Bohemian landowners) and subsequently joined the German Liberals. In the Auersperg and Stremayr ministries he was Minister of Agriculture from 1875 to 1879. In 1876 he was appointed to the Privy Council.
Prehistoric research
In the vicinity of his estate in Sierndorf, in the cadastral community of Unterzögersdorf (today in Stockerau ), there is a tumulus (the " Löwenberg ", for the name see Leeberg ), which was excavated by Colloredo-Mannsfeld in 1873. A wooden burial chamber with cremation was found, as well as bronze garments, stag horn axes and several decorated vessels. The finds are assigned to the Hallstatt period .
literature
- A. Cornaro-H. Killian: Mannsfeld, Hieronymus Gf. from, politicians. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 58 f. (Direct links on p. 58 , p. 59 ).
Web links
- Mannsfeld, Hieronymus Graf Short biography on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- A. Cornaro, H. Killian: Mannsfeld, Hieronymus . In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 . 2nd revised edition (online only).
Individual evidence
- ^ Ernst Lauermann : The Hallstatt culture in the Weinviertel of Lower Austria. In: Yearbook for regional studies of Lower Austria. Volume 62, 1, 1996, pp. 101–127 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colloredo-Mannsfeld, Hieronymus Ferdinand Rudolf von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mannsfeld, Count of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Przemyśl |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1881 |
| Place of death | Blankenberghe |