Johann Adolf II of Schwarzenberg
Johann Adolf II Prince zu Schwarzenberg (born May 22, 1799 in Vienna , † September 15, 1888 in Frauenberg , Bohemia ) was an Austrian diplomat and member of the Schwarzenberg family .
Life
Schwarzenberg was born as the eldest son of Prince Josef von Schwarzenberg (1769–1833) and his wife Pauline von Arenberg (1774–1810).
In contrast to his younger brother Felix zu Schwarzenberg (1800-1852), he did not push himself into high positions at the imperial court. Another brother was the Viennese Cardinal Friedrich zu Schwarzenberg (1809-1885), who later rose to become Archbishop of Salzburg .
Prince Johann Adolf was chairman of the business association in Prague and Vienna. He is considered to be the initiator of the Kaiser-Franz-Josephs-Bahn , with which he wanted to transport hard coal from Pilsen to Vienna.
In 1825 he worked as a special ambassador in Paris, 1835 in Berlin and 1837 in London. In 1855 he helped found the Creditanstalt and was its president until 1860. He was considered the leading agricultural expert in Europe, was a member of many agricultural and forestry operations, he also promoted associations for trade and commerce, as well as for art and science. He demonstrated his Anglophilia by converting the Bohemian Frauenberg Castle in the Tudor Gothic style .
Marriage and offspring
He was married since 1830 to Princess Eleonore von und zu Liechtenstein (1812–1873), a daughter of Lieutenant Field Marshal Prince Moritz von Liechtenstein (1775–1819) and Princess Marie Leopoldine Esterházy (1788–1846). His main inheritance came from marriage
- Adolf Josef zu Schwarzenberg (1832–1914) ⚭ 1857 Ida Maria von Liechtenstein (1839–1921)
and the daughter
- Marie Leopoldine (1833–1909) ⚭ Ernst Graf von Waldstein-Wartenberg (1821–1904)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Schwarzenberg, Johann Adolph Fürst (born 1799) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 33. Part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1877, pp. 78–82 ( digitized version ).
- S. Lippert: Schwarzenberg Johann Adolf II. Prince zu (Primogenitur). In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 12, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2001-2005, ISBN 3-7001-3580-7 , p. 21 f. (Direct links on p. 21 , p. 22 ).
- R. Paleczek: The modernization of the large estate of Prince Johann Adolph II. Zu Schwarzenberg, Munich-Freiburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-7708-1326-1 , NG Elwert Verlag Marburg (= series of publications by the Commission for German and Eastern European Folklore in Germans Gesellschaft für Volkskunde eV, Volume 93), also Diss. Munich 2006.
- Manfred Zollinger: Schwarzenberg, Johann Adolf II. Joseph Friedrich Karl Prince to. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-428-11205-0 , p. 23 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Franz von Krones : Schwarzenberg, Johann Adolf Fürst v. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, pp. 770-772.
Web links
- Schwarzenberg, Johann Adolf II. Prince . Short biography on the website of the Austrian Parliament
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwarzenberg, Johann Adolf II. To |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwarzenberg, Johann Adolf II. Prince to |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian landowner, diplomat and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1888 |
| Place of death | Frauenberg |