Johann Michael Menzinger

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Johann Michael Menzingerstraße (* 2. December 1792 in Vaduz , † 5. September 1877 in Lingen ) was a Liechtenstein bailiff and Landverweser .

Life

Johann Michael Menzinger, around 1845
Circular issued in 1845 by Governor Johann Michael Menzinger to the municipalities of the Unterland on letterhead with the national coat of arms

Johann Michael Menzinger was the son of Vaduz bailiff Franz Xaver Menzinger and Maria Theresia von Stubenrauch. His father (born June 1, 1740 in Messkirch ; † April 28, 1809 in Feldkirch ) was, after studying philosophy and law in Freiburg, initially bailiff of Baron von Bodman , before he was in agony from 1788 to 1808 for over 21 years from war and famine, very difficult times, served as governor of Vaduz. His maternal grandfather was the Austrian Reich Court Council agent Johann Michael von Stubenrauch and his uncle, the illustrator and costume designer at the Court Theater in Vienna, Philipp von Stubenrauch .

From 1805 to 1808 Johann Michael Menzinger attended grammar school in Feldkirch , at the same time as the later historian and politician Peter Kaiser and the later Austrian lawyer Franz Josef Öhri . He then studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Tübingen and became a member of the Corps Rhenania Freiburg and Suevia Tübingen

After graduation, he joined one as a military lawyer with the rank Lieutenant - Auditors into the service of the Austrian army. From 1833 to 1861 he held the office of Governor of Vaduz, which was renamed Land Administrator from 1848. Important events during his tenure were the revolutions of 1848/1849 , which also had serious consequences for Liechtenstein, and disputes on the constitutional question, which initially had no consequences. After his retirement in 1861, Menzinger first lived in Munich and from 1864 in Überlingen on Lake Constance, where his grave is also located.

family

Since 1831 he was married to Ludowika Schreiber, with whom he had a total of nine children. Four of his children have reached adulthood. His eldest son Moriz Menzinger (* July 15, 1832; † February 12, 1914) was initially a soldier in the Austrian army until, after retiring in 1889, he settled in Überlingen and returned to his artistic talents, which were pronounced at a young age. The youngest and unmarried daughter, Marie, also lived in Überlingen until her death in 1937, where the Menzinger family had inherited a patrician house. His second son Ludwig stayed in Liechtenstein. His daughter Anna was married to the Liechtenstein lawyer and politician Markus Kessler .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Menzinger, Franz Xaver - Historical Lexicon. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  2. ^ Moritz Menzinger: The Menzinger in Liechtenstein. In: Yearbook of the HVFL. Historical Association of the Principality of Liechtenstein, 1913, accessed on June 17, 2019 .
  3. ^ Austrian biographical lexicon and biographical documentation: Stubenrauch, Philipp von. 2003, accessed June 16, 2019 .
  4. ^ Roland Steinacher: Franz Josef Öhri. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein online (eHLFL). Liechtenstein Institute, December 31, 2011, accessed on June 16, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 47 , 17
  6. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 197 , 73.
  7. ^ Constitution - Historical Lexicon. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  8. ^ Menzinger, Moriz (Moritz) - Historical Lexicon. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  9. ^ Rudolf Rheinberger: Moriz Menzinger. In: Yearbook of the HVFL. 1982, accessed June 17, 2019 .
  10. ^ Rudolf Rheinberger, Norbert W. Hasler (eds.): Moriz Menzinger (1832-1914). Liechtenstein - Vorarlberg - Überlingen . Südkurier, Konstanz 1986, ISBN 3-87799-082-7 , p. 25 .
  11. ↑ Kessler, Markus - Historical Lexicon. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Menzinger, Johann Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liechtenstein governor and governor
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Vaduz
DATE OF DEATH September 5, 1877
Place of death Überlingen