Karl Maria Alexander von Auersperg

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Karl von Auersperg in 1902

Karl Maria Alexander von Auersperg (born February 26, 1859 in Vienna , † October 19, 1927 in Goldegg ; from 1919 Karl Maria Alexander Auersperg ) was an Austrian landowner and politician. Since 1890 he was 9th Prince of Auersperg and Duke of Gottschee .

Life

Karl Maria Alexander von Auersperg came from the old Austrian noble family Auersperg , some of which had moved from Carniola to Bohemia in the 18th and 19th centuries. His parents were the Imperial and Royal Prime Minister Adolf von Auersperg (1821-1885) and his second wife Johanna Festetics von Tolna (1830-1884).

As the successor to his uncle Carlos von Auersperg , he became a hereditary member of the manor in 1891 as the 9th Prince of Auersperg and Duke of Gottschee . He was also Rittmeister of the Reserve, Obersterbland treasurer and Obersterb Landmarschall in Carniola and the Windische Mark, Privy Councilor and Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece .

From 1894 to 1902, Karl Maria Alexander von Auersperg was a member of the Lower Austrian state parliament as a member of the large estates . From 1907 to 1911 Auersperg was as Reichsrat from the Constituency of Gottschee the Austrian Chamber of Deputies elected. As President of the Agricultural Society, he represented agricultural interests. He firmly opposed the introduction of universal suffrage.

Marriage and offspring

Karl Maria Alexander von Auersperg married Eleonore Maria Countess von Breunner-Enkevoirth (1864–1920) and had five children with her:

  1. Adolf Karl August von Auersperg, Hereditary Prince (1886–1923) ⚭ Gabrielle von Clam and Gallas (1890–1979) and had offspring with her, including Karl Adolf (1915–2006), head of the house since 1927 (nobility historical 10th Prince of Auersperg )
  2. Agathe von Auersperg (1888–1973)
  3. Johanna von Auersperg (1890–1967)
  4. Eleonore von Auersperg (1892–1967)
  5. Karl von Auersperg-Breunner (1895–1980)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Nobility Repeal Act 1919 .
  2. ↑ Erich Petschauer: 20. Jahrhundert / I. In: Jahrhundertbuch der Gottscheer, 1980. Retrieved on January 24, 2011.
  3. ^ The electoral law reform of 1907: important reform step or defeat? The Herrenhaus Debate of December 21, 1906. Parliamentary Correspondence No. 41 of January 26, 2007 from the Austrian Parliament . Retrieved January 24, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Auersperg, Karl Maria Alexander von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Auersperg, Karl Maria Alexander (real name from 1919); Auersperg, Prince Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian landowner and politician, member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1927
Place of death Goldegg