Karl Heinrich zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

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Prince Karl zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, around 1900

Prince Karl Heinrich Ernst Franz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born May 21, 1834 in Haid, today: Bor u Tachova , Czech Republic ; † November 8, 1921 in Cologne ) was a member of the Reichstag and long-time president of the "Commissariat of the German Catholic Days"; as a widower he became a Dominican .

family

The noble family of those zu Löwenstein goes back to the Wittelsbacher Friedrich I, the victorious , elector of the Palatinate (1425–1476), whose children from his marriage to Clara Tott were not entitled to inheritance in their own dynasty, which is why they formed an independent royal house.

Life

youth

Prince Karl came from the marriage of Hereditary Prince Konstantin Josef zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1802-1838) with Marie Agnes Henriette Princess zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1804-1835). Besides the boy, the couple only had their daughter Adelheid (1831–1909), who married the dethroned King Michael I of Portugal and became a Benedictine widow. Karl's mother died just a few months after his birth, and her father followed her before the child was five years old. Therefore, the boy was raised as an orphan by the cultural historian Alexander Kaufmann . As early as 1849 - when his grandfather, Prince Karl Thomas zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg died - the 15-year-old was promoted to head of the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg family ; from 1854 to 1857 he completed a law degree.

First marriage

Prince Karl zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, 1898

Prince Karl zu Löwenstein-Wertheim married Adelheid Princess zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1841–1861) in Offenbach am Main in 1859 . On February 20, 1861 she gave birth to their daughter Maria Anna and died 12 days later of the consequences of childbirth. The princess became a sister Benedicta (1861-1896) nun in the Benedictine monastery of Sainte Cecile near Solesmes .

Second marriage

After the death of his wife, Prince Karl married Sophie Princess von und zu Liechtenstein (1837–1899), daughter of the ruling Prince Alois II (Liechtenstein), in Vienna in 1863 . He had 8 children with her, of whom the son Aloys (1871–1952) later became head of the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg family.

All children from Prince Karl's second marriage at a glance:

  • Franziska Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1864–1930);
  • Adelheid Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1865–1941), married to Adalbert, Count von Schönborn;
  • Agnes Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1866–?) As Ines nun's sister in the Benedictine monastery of Sainte Cecile near Solesmes ;
  • Joseph Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1868–1870);
  • Maria Theresa Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870–1935), married to Duke Michael von Braganza , Portuguese pretender to the throne ;
  • Aloys Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1871–1952), married to Josephine Kinsky Countess von Wchinitz and Tettau;
  • Anna Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1873–1936), married to Prince Felix zu Schwarzenberg;
  • Johann Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1880–1956), married to Alexandra, Countess von Bernstorff.
Prince Karl zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg as Dominican priest, around 1910
Obituary from the magazine Stadt Gottes , Volume 45, February 1922, page 152

Work of the prince

Prince Karl was of great personal piety. In 1868 he was promoted to chairman of the “Central Committee of the Catholic Associations in Germany”, an association that was supposed to implement the resolutions of the regular German Catholics Day , as whose President he also functioned in 1869 in Düsseldorf . It was the forerunner of the Central Committee of German Catholics . From 1872 it was called "Commissariat of the German Catholic Days", and Prince zu Löwenstein was called "Commissary of the General Assemblies of German Catholics". He held this office continuously for 30 years until 1898.

By virtue of his function as prince and gentleman , Löwenstein belonged to the Bavarian Imperial Council , the First Chamber of the Baden Estates Assembly , the First Chamber of the Württemberg Estates , and the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse . In 1871 Prince Karl became a member of the Reichstag and co-founder of the center faction . He was the 1067th Knight of the High Order of the Golden Fleece .

Bishop Peter Joseph Blum of Limburg had to leave Germany during the Kulturkampf and was welcomed by Prince Karl zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg at Haid Castle in Bohemia. His successor, Bishop Karl Klein , also remained closely connected to the princely family. Both bishops planned to revive the lost monastery of St. Hildegard von Bingen in Rüdesheim am Rhein . The prince, whose house the land in question fell to as a result of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803, was enthusiastic about this plan and spared no financial and personal sacrifices for the re-establishment of the convent. His eldest daughter Benedicta (from his first marriage), a nun in the Abbey of St. Cécile near Solesmes , was to become the first abbess, but died unexpectedly on July 2, 1896 at the age of only 36. In 1900 the foundation stone of the St. Hildegard Abbey was laid , in 1904 the first nuns moved into the monastery; Prince Karl von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg donated it.

Löwenstein also played an active role in the re-establishment of the Maria Laach Benedictine Abbey .

Dominican

Prince Karl was widowed for the second time in September 1899. On a pilgrimage to Lourdes in 1902, he decided to enter a monastery as a simple lay brother . This happened on July 20, 1907 in the Dominican monastery in Venlo . From now on the prince called himself Raymundus Maria ; he had handed over his secular titles and offices to his son Aloys .

At the request of the superiors, Löwenstein, contrary to his original decision, was ordained a priest on December 8, 1909 , by the Archbishop of Cologne, Anton Cardinal Fischer . In 1920 P. Raymundus was transferred to Cologne, where he died on November 8, 1921 in the Dominican monastery of Heilig Kreuz. The burial took place in the family grave, which is in the Franconian monastery Engelberg above the Main .

Others

Prince Karl's sister, Princess Adelheid zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1831–1909), is the grandmother of the last Austrian Empress Zita .

He was an honorary member of the Catholic student associations KÖStV Austria Wien (since 1889) and KDStV Aenania Munich (since 1901).

gallery

  • Grave of Prince Karl Heinrich

  • Epitaph of Prince Karl Heinrich

  • Epitaph of the 1st wife, Princess Adelheid zu Isenburg-Birstein

  • Epitaph of the 2nd wife, Princess Sophie b. from and to Lichtenstein

literature

  • Hermann Ehmer:  Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Karl Fürst to. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-428-00196-6 , p. 99 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 246.
  • Frank Raberg : Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933 . On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 526 .
  • Klaus-Dieter Rack, Bernd Vielsmeier: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the first and second chambers of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820–1918 and the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse 1919–1933 (= Political and parliamentary history of the State of Hesse. Vol. 19 = Work of the Hessian Historical Commission. NF Vol. 29) . Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1 , No. 548.
  • Volker Rödel:  Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Karl Fürst to. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 178-180.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  • Paul Siebertz: Prince Karl of Löwenstein. A picture of his life and work. Kempten (Kösel / Pustet) 1924.
  • Multi-part, illustrated life picture in the "Messenger of the Divine Heart" , born in 1930
  • Prince Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg ensured a new beginning. In: Rheingau-Echo. No. 40, September 30, 2004, pp. 40–41 ( digital copy on the St. Hildegardis Abbey website; PDF; 340 kB)

Web links

Commons : Karl Heinrich zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Cecile de Solesmes (text in French and German) ( Memento of the original of September 27, 2010 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / dioceselemans.com
  2. ↑ http://www.geneall.net/D/tit_page.php?id=25529
  3. ^ Newspaper article from the "Rheingau-Echo" about the foundation of the Abbey of St. Hildegard by Prince zu Löwenstein. (PDF; 348 kB)
  4. ^ Dominican monastery of the Holy Cross in Cologne
predecessor Office successor
Karl Thomas Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
1849–1908 		Aloys
personal data
SURNAME Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Karl Heinrich to
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Karl Heinrich Ernst Franz zu (full name); Father Raymundus Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman, head of the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg house and politician (center), MdR, religious priest
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Haid, today: Bor u Tachova , Czech Republic
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1921
Place of death Cologne