Jakob zu Eltz

Coat of arms of the Eltz von Kempenich family

Johann Jakob Graf zu Eltz (born September 22, 1921 in Kleinheubach , Bavaria ; † February 10, 2006 in Eltville am Rhein , Hesse ) was a German winemaker , lecturer in wine law and wine management. He was envoy for the Order of Malta in Germany and a member of the Croatian Parliament and held some honorary posts in a higher position.

Life

Johann Jakob Graf zu Eltz was the younger of the two children of Karl von und zu Eltz-Kempenich and his wife Sophie, née zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg . He grew up in Eltz Castle in Croatia . After the Second World War , the family was expropriated by the communists and driven out of Yugoslavia .

Graf zu Eltz studied law at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and took over the administration of the family winery in Eltville and Eltz Castle after completing his studies . He was Honorary and Devotion Grand Cross Bailli, member of the Sovereign Council of the Order of Malta in Rome and then for many years its permanent envoy to the federal government . The sick pilgrimages to Lourdes carried out by the German Association of the Order were co-founded by him over 50 years ago. From 1980 to 1992 he was a member of the Presidium of the Malteser Hilfsdienst (MHD) and was the longstanding diocesan director of the MHD in the Diocese of Limburg .

From 1964 to 1976 Jakob Graf zu Eltz was President of the Rheingau Viticulture Association . As a long-standing lecturer in wine law and wine management at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz , he was made an honorary citizen .

After Croatia's national sovereignty , Jakob Graf zu Eltz returned to his old homeland in 1990 and was appointed in 1991 by the Croatian President Franjo Tuđman as an "honorary representative of the Republic of Croatia based in Bonn". From 1992 to 2000 the Croatian citizen Graf zu Eltz was a member of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), he was placed on the list of the HDZ as a non-party .

family

Jakob Graf zu Eltz 'older sister was Maria Josephine (1920–1999), who was married to Ernst von Moy de Sons (1917–1988).

In the summer of 1946 he married Ladislaja Mayr Melnhof (* December 23, 1920), a sister of Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (* 1919), known as "Mamarazza". The marriage resulted in five daughters and four sons who married into the noble families Schaffgotsch , Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos , Mensdorff-Pouilly , Guttenberg and Ribbentrop .

The daughter Christiane (* 1951) was married to the conductor Enoch Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (1971 to 1977), together they are the parents of the politician and former Federal Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg . Son Johannes (* 1957) has been the Catholic city ​​dean in Frankfurt am Main since 2010 . Son Michael Graf zu Eltz (1949–2014) was a Benedictine in Ettal Abbey .

honors and awards

• Honorary citizen of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
• Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
• Gold plaque of merit of the Maltese Aid Service

Residences

The Rhenish Eltz Castle and its name were established in 1157 with a deed of donation from Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa as an imperial fiefdom to Rudolph (also: Rudolf) von Eltz . The castle has been in the continuous possession of the Eltz family for around 850 years. By family split in 1268 in the possession of living together at the castle three lines (Eltz -Kempenich the golden lion, Eltz -Rübenach from silver lion and Eltz -Rodendorf of the buffalo horns), the castle was until the early 19th century to a Ganerbenburg and a man fief . The Eltz family branch with the buffalo horns already went out in 1440, in 1815 Count Hugo Philipp zu Eltz-Kempenich bought the part of the Eltz-Rübenach family (line of the silver lion) that was still co-owners from the golden lion line. Since then, the property has been the sole property of the family, which was transferred to Jakob Graf zu Eltz in the 32nd generation via Hugo Philipp's grandson Friedrich Karl, and which he has kept open to the public. His first-born son, Karl Graf zu Eltz, is the current owner of Eltz Castle in the family line .

The main residence of the family has been the Eltzer Hof in Eltville am Rhein since 1945 , which is not open to the public. In 2016, the German Foundation for Monument Protection provided funds for the refurbishment of 14 historical windows and other work in the Eltzer Hof. The family plans to convert individual buildings in the courtyard into rental apartments in the following years.

Web links

• We mourn an Eltville citizen of the world. Exequies for Jakob Graf zu Eltz. (PDF; 226 kB) Obituary of the Catholic parish of St. Peter u. Paul Eltville, March 2006.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overall name in terms of aristocratic history: Johann Jakob Graf und Edler Herr von und zu Eltz called Faust von Stromberg. The family name is Graf zu Eltz.
2. ↑ Obituary on index.hr , February 11, 2006 (Croatian)
3. ↑ Today Ladislaja Countess zu Eltz - grandmother of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg - celebrates her 90th birthday! In: positiv-Magazin, December 23, 2010. Accessed June 14, 2011.
4. ^ New Frankfurt city dean to Eltz. “I have a horror of a boring church” Interview with Johannes Graf zu Eltz. In: FAZ.net , August 23, 2010 on March 4, 2011
5. ↑ Stefan Grathoff: Eltz: Southwest Münstermaifeld in the Eifel. ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Burgenlexikon, as of July 1, 2005. Accessed June 14, 2011. 
6. ↑ ^{a b} “Nobility obliges - A noble family through the ages”. TRIANGELIS Forum: Dr. Karl Graf zu Eltz told about the 850-year history of his family In: Rheingau-Echo, No. 27, July 8, 2010, p. 63. (Online as PDF, 1 p. Accessed on June 14, 2011.)
7. ↑ Stone burden of a centuries-old aristocratic history in FAZ from June 13, 2016, page 43