Karl zu Stolberg-Roßla

Karl Martin Graf zu Stolberg-Roßla (born August 1, 1822 in Ortenberg ; † January 24, 1870 at Schwiederschwende hunting lodge, Breitungen ) was a German civil registry lord .

family

Karl zu Stolberg came from the former imperial direct line of the counts Stolberg-Roßla of the noble family Stolberg , who enjoyed various privileges as noblemen in Prussia . The family held estates in the county of Stolberg-Roßla and in Ortenberg in the Grand Duchy of Hesse and consequently hereditary seats in the Prussian United State Parliament (1847), the Prussian manor house ([1854] 1855–1870) and in the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (1847 –1849 (not formally entered) and 1856–1870). Karl zu Stolberg's parents were August Friedrich Graf zu Stolberg-Roßla (1768–1846) and Countess Karoline, née zu Erbach-Schönberg (1785–1848).

Karl zu Stolberg married Bertha Countess zu Solms-Rödelheim (1824-1896), daughter of Karl zu Solms-Rödelheim and sister of the manor house member Maximilian zu Solms-Rödelheim . The couple had six children. The oldest son Botho zu Stolberg-Roßla became heir .

Life

Since the death of his father in 1846, Karl zu Stolberg has been the registrar of the county of Stolberg-Roßla at the age of 24. From 1855 he took the seat of the family in the Prussian mansion, to which he belonged until his death in 1870.

literature

• Hermann Krüger (ed.): Chronicle of the Prussian manor house. A commemorative book to commemorate the manor's 30th anniversary. Berlin, 1885., page 40
• 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. 373.
• Justhus Perthes (Ed.) Gothaischer genealogical court calendar together with diplomatic-statistical yearbook year 1870, page 346
• 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 , pp. 848-849.