Constantine (Hohenzollern-Hechingen)
Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin Hermann Thassilo von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (born February 16, 1801 at Sagan Castle ; † September 3, 1869 at Polish Castle Nettkau near Grünberg ) was the last (ninth) and third sovereign Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen .
Life
Constantine was the only child of Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1776–1838) from his marriage to Princess Pauline Biron of Courland (1782–1845). Because of his father's sickness, he led the affairs of state from 1834 and took over the government in 1838.
With the death of Dorothea von Sagan , his mother's sister, he also became Duke of Sagan in 1842 . Together with the related Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen line , he renounced the government as a result of the unrest of 1848 (see also: Revolution in Sigmaringen ) by agreement of December 7, 1849 and, subject to the rights of a sovereign prince, left his principality to the head of the Hohenzollern house, the King of Prussia for an annuity of 10,000 thalers . Since then he has lived with the prerogatives of a subsequent prince of the Prussian royal house of Löwenberg in Silesia , where he especially cultivated music and held an excellent band.
As a financial sponsor, he was instrumental in founding the General German Music Association . The purpose of this was to bring newer and seldom heard older, larger works of sound to the performance, and so to a certain extent to be to living composers what painting exhibitions are to living painters. The association held its first general meeting in 1859 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik in Leipzig.
military
On January 10, 1850, Constantine was made colonel à la suite in the army in army uniform. On April 4, 1850, he advanced to major general and on April 29, 1852, he became chief of the 7th Landwehr Regiment. He was promoted to lieutenant general on July 13, 1854, and to general of the infantry on October 18, 1861. On March 22, 1865 he became chief of the 2nd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 47 .
Marriages and offspring
Constantine was married to Princess Eugénie de Beauharnais (1808–1847), whom he had married on May 22, 1826 in Eichstätt , and after her death (September 1847) since 1850 morganatically with Amalie (1832–1897), daughter of Baron Karl Friedrich Schenk von Geyern (grandmother: Maria Helene Schenk von Geyern, née Hauck ), who was made Countess of Rothenburg by the King of Prussia . He had the following children from his second wife:
- Friederike Wilhelmine Elisabeth (1852–1914), Countess of Rothenburg
- ⚭ April 23, 1869 (divorce 1878) Arthur von Rosen (1838–1919)
- ⚭ June 14, 1879 Julius von Lübenow (1837–1905)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Karl (1856–1912), Count of Rothenburg
- ⚭ April 29, 1877 (divorce 1884) Dorothea Schirmer (1852–1898)
- ⚭ April 14, 1885 (divorced in 1892) Elfriede Freiin von Krane (1861–1943)
- ⚭ May 14, 1892 Katharina Billig (1869–1934)
- Wilhelm Friedrich Louis Gustaf (1861–1929), Count of Rothenburg (the biological father was probably more the Court Marshal Gustav von Meske)
- ⚭ May 6, 1894 Freda Marie Countess zu Dohna-Schlodien (1873–1959), daughter of Adolf zu Dohna-Schlodien .
He also left a daughter born out of wedlock with Sophie Scherer:
- Ludovika Sophia (1824–1884) ⚭ May 30, 1842 Rudolf Gfrörer von Ehrenburg (1820–1899), court forest master
Since the sons (Count of Rothenburg) from his second marriage were not entitled to inheritance, the princely line of Hohenzollern-Hechingen expired with Constantine's death and was inherited by Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
Awards
(incomplete)
- 1821 Grand Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
- 1823 Grand Cross of the House Order of Loyalty
- 1830 Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown
- 1838 Knight of the Black Eagle Order
- 1846 Grand Cross of the Order of Frederick
literature
- Anton-Heinrich Buckenmaier, Michael Hakenmüller: Friedrich-Wilhelm Constantin. The last prince. Glückler, Hechingen 2005.
- Gustav Schilling : History of the House of Hohenzollern, in genealogical continuous biographies of all its rulers from the oldest to the most recent times, according to documents and other authentic sources. F. Fleischer, 1843, p. 257 ff.
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , p. 168, no. 1791.
Illustrations
The coffins of Eugénie and Constantine in the collegiate church in Hechingen
Window in memory of Prince Constantine in the collegiate church
Web links
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin and the "Orpheische Hechingen" ( Memento from February 1st, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://rubricastellanus.de/seite10.html
- ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Grand Duchy of Baden 1847. P. 47.
- ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Grand Duchy of Baden 1847. P. 32.
- ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1866. P. 30.
- ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1866. P. 54.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich |
Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 1838–1849 |
to the Kingdom of Prussia ( Friedrich Wilhelm IV. ) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Constantine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin Hermann Thassilo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sagan Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1869 |
| Place of death | at Grünberg |