Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg

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Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg, portrait of Franz Xaver Zimmer (1821–1883), in the Palais Arco, Munich

Maximilian Joseph Bernhard Graf von Arco-Zinneberg called the "Adlergraf" (born  December 13, 1811 at Stepperg Castle ( Stepperg near Rennertshofen ); †  November 13, 1885 in Meran ) was a Bavarian nobleman, lord of Zinneberg Castle and a great-grandson of Empress Maria Theresa . He went into the Bavarian folk estate as the “eagle count” and fictional character of Ludwig Ganghofer .

Life

The Count's antler collection in the Palais Arco-Zinneberg
Palais Arco-Zinneberg , Munich

His mother was Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este (1776–1848), the widow of the Palatinate-Bavarian Elector Karl Theodor († 1799). As a widowed Electress, she married Count Ludwig von Arco (1773–1854) on November 4, 1804 , a scion of that northern Italian noble family living in Munich . They are the parents of Count Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg, who was the younger of the couple's two sons.

Both brothers spent their early childhood at Stepperg Castle and were tutored by private tutors, later they came to Munich with their parents. They were very wealthy and the mother in particular acquired one of the largest private fortunes in Bavaria through diligence and business acumen. In 1825 the family bought Zinneberg Castle in Glonn , Upper Bavaria , which was converted to suit the Archduchess' taste.

When Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg and Countess Leopoldine von Waldburg-Zeil (1811-1886) married in 1833 , he received Zinneberg Castle as a dowry, while his older brother Aloys Nikolaus took over Steppberg Castle. The mother also gave the young couple the later Palais Arco-Zinneberg , on Wittelsbacher Platz in Munich. The couple lived here for the most part, but also at Zinneberg Castle in spring and summer. The connection was very happy and within 18 years Leopoldine gave birth to 13 children, all of whom survived: 1834 Marie, 1835 Therese, 1836 Sophie, 1837 Helene, 1840 Ludwig, 1841 Karl, 1842 Irene, 1844 Anna, 1845 Mechthild, 1848 Nicola , 1850 Maximilian, 1851 Franz and 1852 Christiana.

Leopoldine von Waldburg-Zeil was emphatically religious and a corresponding spirit prevailed in the family. She was the sister of the Jesuit father Georg Ferdinand von Waldburg-Zeil (1823–1866) and a cousin of the Mainz Bishop Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler .

Since the mother, Archduchess Maria Leopoldine, took care of the business to the greatest possible extent and very successfully, the Count's couple was able to lead a peaceful life. Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg was an avid hunter ; he regarded eagle hunting in particular as his great passion. He was very successful in this and was therefore dubbed the “Eagle Count” by the population. In addition to his passion for hunting, Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg developed a collecting instinct for everything that was related to the hunt over the years. In addition to his own trophies, he also bought unique and valuable pieces from all over the world. After the tragic accidental death of his mother in 1848, Count Maximilian sold Zinneberg Castle in 1850 to the Marquis Fabio Pallavicini , the former Sardinian ambassador to the Bavarian court and brother of the wife of his brother Aloys Nikolaus .

Count Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg and his wife Leopoldine later moved to Meran , where both died. The count went blind in old age.

Others

A typical example of his affable and religious nature is a letter he wrote to a master blacksmith from Wildenholzen . He had confessed to the pastor of Bruck that he had previously poached in the Zinneberg hunting area. As a penance, the priest had to confess this to Count Arco in a letter, and the latter replied as follows:

“ Your letter of July 17th wandered around until yesterday because of an incorrect address. I am very pleased that you have once properly confessed your sins and that you have followed the orders of your confessor and in view of this I am also happy to forgive you for the thefts in the past and will be happy to give you the amount of money without asking for a replacement or refund. Because I am convinced that you now see that you have to make an honest, good person in this world if you want to get to heaven! I wish you luck that with your repentance you have taken the only right path again for eternity. Never let yourself be misled and dissuaded again, that is what Max Graf zu Arco-Zinneberg wishes for your soul. "

- Personal letter, Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg

The figure of the blind “eagle count” Maximilian von Arco-Zinneberg served Ludwig Ganghofer in 1895 as a template for the main character of his novel “ Schloss Hubertus ”, which was also filmed several times.

It is said that Count Arco-Zinneberg was an enthusiastic zither player and that he also wrote poetry.

In the Munich City Museum there is a cigarette butt by Lola Montez , which Maximilian Graf von Arco-Zinneberg personally picked up from the street and labeled as a souvenir when she left Munich.

family

In 1833 he married Countess Leopoldine von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg (1811–1886). The couple had 13 children.

⚭ 1872 Countess Adolfine von Schaesberg (1854–1874)
⚭ 1879 Princess Josephine von Lobkowitz (1853–1898)
  • Karl (1841–1873) ⚭ 1867 Countess Mathilde Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (1840–1925)
  • Irene Maria Elisabetha (* November 18, 1842; † November 1, 1917) ⚭ August 8, 1861 Friedrich Carl Joseph Lopold Maria Fortunatus Graf von Oberndorff (* November 15, 1829 - † August 4, 1913)
  • Anna (1844–1927) ⚭ 1866 Count Alfred zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1835–1880), member of the Reichstag
  • Mechtild (1845–1874) ⚭ 1868 Count Ferdinand von Bissingen and Nippenburg (1837–1919)
  • Nicholas (1848–1870)
  • Maximilian (1850–1916) ⚭ 1875 Olga von Werther (1853–1937)
  • Franz (1851-1914)
  • Christine (1852–1923) ⚭ 1878 Conrad von Preysing (1843–1903), member of the Reichstag

literature

  • Maximilian Bernhard Arco Zinneberg: The eagle catches by Maximilian Bernhard Arco Zinneberg. Preface by Bernd E. Ergert . Archiv-Verlag, Braunschweig 1984.
  • Carl Haggeney: Princess Sophie von Waldburg zu Wolfegg and Waldsee. A picture of life. Ohlinger, Mergentheim, 1910.
  • Hans Huber: Maximilian Graf von Arco-Zinneberg, the eagle count. In: Land around the Ebersberger Forest. Contributions to history and culture. Yearbook of the historical association for the district of Ebersberg. 6, 2003, ZDB -ID 1470897-8 , pp. 37-87, details about the book, which has the picture of the count on the title page ( memento of December 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The eagle count Arco-Zinneberg, as a template for the Ganghofer novel "Hubertus Castle"
  2. ↑ Source of the letter, with an illustration of the original
  3. ↑ Source on the eagle count Maximilian based on Ganghofer's novel
  4. ↑ Website on Lola Montez's cigarette butt, Munich City Museum
  5. ↑ Sophie led a religious life and is also known as the “mother of Upper Swabia” because of her charity. Manfred Berger:  Waldburg zu Wolfegg and Waldsee, Sophie Fürstin von. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 27, Bautz, Nordhausen 2007, ISBN 978-3-88309-393-2 , Sp. 1491-1496.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  6. ↑ He was the uncle and godfather of the cardinal of the same name. Also Christiane von Preysing was religious and an activist in church life Munich. Her son Georg von Preysing and Princess Gundelinde of Bavaria got married. She was the daughter of King Ludwig III. and his wife.
personal data
SURNAME Arco-Zinneberg, Maximilian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arco-Zinneberg, Maximilian Count von; Eagle Count (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nobleman, lord of the castle, person of Bavarian history
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Rennertshofen
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1885
Place of death Meran