Hugo Karl Eduard zu Salm-Reifferscheidt

Hugo Karl Eduard Fürst and old count zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz

Hugo Karl Eduard Prince and former count zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz (born September 15, 1803 in Brno , † April 18, 1888 in Vienna ) was an industrialist and politician.

Life

He was the son of Hugo Franz Altgraf zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz and in 1836 took over the management of the family property. Between 1849 and 1864 he was director of the Moravian-Silesian Agricultural Society and set up a chemical test station for agriculture. Among other things, he was the owner of the ironworks in Blansko , the brown coal mines in Gaya and the hard coal mines in Polish Ostrau .

politics

In the years 1848/49 he was President of the newly established Moravian Parliament . In 1861 he was re-elected to the state parliament and held the position of governor of Moravia until 1867 . In 1857 he became a member of the permanent and in 1860 the enlarged Reichsrat . In parliament he represented the positions of the conservative nobility. In 1861 he became a hereditary member of the manor house . In 1868 he protested against dualism , in which he saw a violation of the historical individuality of the Margraviate of Moravia . In addition, it was directed against discrimination against Czech officials and the Czech school system.

In 1838 he inherited the title of prince from his grandfather. In 1852 he received the title of a secret council and was holder of the Order of the Golden Fleece .

family

On September 6, 1830, he married Leopoldine Polyxene Christiane Altgräfin zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim (born June 24, 1805 in Gerlachsheim, † July 4, 1878 in Brühl near Vienna), a daughter of Prince Franz Wilhelm zu Salm-Reifferscheidt -Krautheim. The marriage had five children:

• Maria Rosine Leopoldine Auguste Franziska Wilhelmine Aloysia (* December 25, 1831 - † July 24, 1845)
• Hugo Fürst and Altgraf zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz (born November 9, 1832 in Prague; † May 12, 1890 in Vienna)
• Augusta Aloysia Marie Eleonore Rosine Leopoldine Berthilde (born November 5, 1833 - † June 11, 1891)
• Siegfried Constantin Bardo (June 10, 1835 in Prague; † August 14, 1898 in Salzburg)
• Erich Adolf Karl Georg Leodgar (* October 2, 1836 in Raitz; † August 29, 1884 ibid)

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Salm-Reifferscheid, Hugo Karl Eduard Altgraf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 28th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1874, p. 133 f. ( Digitized version ).
• J. Mentschl:  Salm-Reifferscheidt, Hugo Karl Eduard Fürst (1803–1888), industrialist and politician. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 391 f. (Direct links on p. 391 , p. 392 ).