Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein

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Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein

Karl Eusebius von Liechtenstein (born April 11, 1611 , † April 5, 1684 in Schwarz Kosteletz ) was from 1627 to 1684 second Prince of Liechtenstein , Duke of Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf . From 1639 to 1641 he was governor of Silesia .

biography

Karl Eusebius was the eldest son of Prince Karl I and was initially under the tutelage of his uncle, Prince Maximilian . When Karl Eusebius was declared of legal age in 1632 , the Silesian estates paid homage in Troppau and Jägerndorf , the two duchies of Liechtenstein. From 1639 he held the office of governor of Silesia. After a decree of King Ferdinand III. the class participation was eliminated, he resigned from this office in protest.

His primary goal, however, was the restoration and reorganization of his family, which was heavily burdened by the Thirty Years' War , especially in financial terms. Many territories were devastated and the financial difficulties increased when it came out that the acquisitions of his father had been stamped as unlawful by the court chamber. This resulted in a claim for damages of around 1.7 million guilders.

In spite of a lack of savings, Prince Karl Eusebius invested considerable sums in cultural goods, he said:

"The money is only to leave beautiful monuments behind to be an even and immortal memory nut."

- Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein

Karl Eusebius laid the foundation stone for the Liechtenstein art collections. Furthermore, the prince was a brilliant horse breeder, a passionate gardener and a builder who wrote his own architectural theoretical treatise around 1675, which is an important source for the architectural understanding of aristocratic builders of the 17th century.

He was married to Johanna Beatrix von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg from 1644 . His grave is in the crypt of the House of Liechtenstein in Vranov (Moravia). The couple had nine children:

  • Princess Eleonora Maria Rosalia (1647–1704) ∞ Prince Johann Seyfried von Eggenberg (1644–1713)
  • Princess Anna Maria (1648-1654)
  • Princess Maria Theresia (1649–1716) ∞1 Jakob Graf Leslie († 1691); ∞ 1693 Johann Balthasar Reichsgraf von Wagensperg Freiherr auf Saanegg etc., Obersterblandmarschall in Carinthia (1642 - 1693)
  • Princess Johanna Beatrix (1650–1672) ∞ Prince Maximilian II of Liechtenstein (1641–1709)
  • Prince Franz Dominik Eusebius (* / † 1652)
  • Prince Karl Joseph (* / † 1652)
  • Prince Franz Eusebius Wenzel (1654–1655)
  • Princess Cäcilie (* / † 1655)
  • Prince Johann Adam Andreas (1657–1712) ∞ Edmunda Maria Theresia von Dietrichstein-Nikolsburg (1652–1737)

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Victor Fleischer: Prince Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein as builder and art collector (1611-1684) , Vienna 1910, p. 15, in: Gerald Schöpfer (Ed.): Klar & Fest. History of the House of Liechtenstein (= series of publications by the Working Group on Economic and Social History, special volume 2) Graz 1996, p. 51.
  2. ↑ printed in: Victor Fleischer: Prince Karl Eusebius von Liechtenstein as builder and art collector (1611–1684). Vienna 1910
  3. ↑ Siebmacher's Grosses Wappenbuch, Volume 26, The arms of the nobility in Lower Austria, Part 2, S-Z, page 487, Bauer & Raspe 1983
predecessor Office successor
Charles I. Prince of Liechtenstein
1627–1684 		Johann Adam Andreas
personal data
SURNAME Karl Eusebius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Karel Eusebius z Lichtenštejna (Czech)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Liechtenstein, laid the foundation stone for the Liechtenstein art collections, master builder; Governor of Silesia
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1611
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1684
Place of death Kostelec nad Černými lesy