Manfred von Clary and Aldringen

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Count Manfred von Clary-Aldringen (1852–1928), kuk governor of Styria

Manfred Graf von Clary and Aldringen (born May 30, 1852 in Vienna , † February 12, 1928 at Herrnau Castle in Salzburg ) was an Austro-Hungarian politician , long-time governor of Styria and brief Prime Minister of Cisleithanien , the Austrian half of the Habsburg Empire .

Manfred von Clary and Aldringen with his wife Franziska

Life

Manfred was the son of Edmund von Clary and Aldringen (1813-1894) from the Bohemian dynasty of Clary and Aldringen . He studied law at the University of Vienna , entered civil service in 1877 and became district captain of the Wiener Neustadt district in 1888 . On February 22nd, 1896, he was appointed president of Austria-Silesia and succeeded in reducing the friction between the nationalities in the crown land .

Clary was the last imperial governor of Styria from December 1, 1898 to 1918 . He was also a member of the mansion of the Vienna Imperial Council for many years .

From October 2, 1899 to December 21, 1899, Clary-Aldringen interrupted his governorship and served as Prime Minister in Vienna. At the same time he was Minister of Agriculture. His reign was marked by continued obstruction in the plenary session of the Imperial Council. If the German national parties protested against the Baden language ordinance until 1899 , the Czech mandataries took their place after Clary had repealed the language ordinance on October 14, 1899. His government was purely a cabinet of civil servants, not designed to last from the outset, with the requirement to withdraw the language ordinance.

As governor of Styria, Clary modernized the administration, founded the Styrian Emergency Fund, successfully campaigned for the fight against tuberculosis and was also President of the Red Cross in the Crown Land during World War I.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Reinhold Lorenz:  Clary and Aldringen, Manfred Graf von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 262 f. ( Digitized version ).
  2. ↑ a b c Clary-Aldringen Manfred Graf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 149.
  3. ^ Jiří Kořalka : The development of the economic middle class in the Bohemian lands in the 19th century . In: Peter Heumos (Ed.): Poland and the Bohemian countries in the 19th and 20th centuries. Politics and society in comparison. Lectures at the conference of the Collegium Carolinum in Bad Wiessee from November 15 to 17, 1991 . Verlag Oldenbourg, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-486-56021-2 , pp. 57-80, here: p. 71 and Österr. houses of Parliament
  4. ^ Ernst Rutkowski: Letters and documents on the history of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy . Volume 1: The Constitutionally Loyal Large Estate 1900-1904 . Verlag Oldenbourg, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-486-52611-1 , p. 719ff.

literature

  • World tour. (From September 29 to October 24, 1899.) , in: Deutscher Hausschatz, XXVI. Year, 1899/1900, No. 6, p. 110 (short text and portrait).
  • Alfred Ableitinger: Badeni - Thun - Clary-Aldringen - Eulenburg. The Austrian system of government in the crisis of 1897–1899. In: Gernot Peter Obersteiner (Ed.): Festschrift Gerhard Pferschy for his 70th birthday. Historical Provincial Commission for Styria , Graz 2000, ISBN 3-901251-15-4 , pp. 327-349.
  • Elma Flooh-Wagnes: Manfred Graf Clary and Aldringen. The last imperial governor in Styria. His life and work. Graz 1952.

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personal data
SURNAME Clary and Aldringen, Manfred von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clary-Aldringen, Manfred Graf von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1928
Place of death Herrnau Castle