Philipp Karl zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein

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Philipp Karl zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (born September 28, 1668 in Schillingsfürst , † January 15, 1729 in Wetzlar ) was a German imperial count and founder of the baroque city complex of Bartenstein .

origin

Philipp Karl came from the old noble family von Hohenlohe , the Catholic line Waldenburg - Schillingsfürst . He was born as the son of Count Christian and his wife Lucia, b. Countess von Gleichen and Hatzfeld (1634–1716), born. The mother was a daughter of the Reichshofrat Hermann Graf zu Gleichen and Hatzfeld, Herr zu Wildenburg (1603–1677), and a niece of the Imperial Field Marshal Melchior von Gleichen and Hatzfeld as well as the Prince-Bishop Franz von Hatzfeld . After the death of his father in 1675, his mother Lucia and his uncle, Count Ludwig Gustav (1634–1697), took over the guardianship. It ended in 1686 when Philipp Karl came of age. Since the house laws did not provide for a joint government of uncle and nephew, in 1688 the estate of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was divided into the newly created counties Schillingsfürst and Bartenstein.

The division was made by drawing lots. Count Ludwig Gustav received office and castle Schillingsfürst. Philipp Karl received the county of Bartenstein with the evangelical office of Bartenstein, the associated castle; plus the Schnelldorf office and the rights to Wolfsau. He made Bartenstein his residence.

Life

Philipp Karl, Count von Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, married Countess Sophie von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst on May 17, 1693. She died on August 17, 1698 after the birth of a daughter, namely:

  • Maria Franziska (born August 17, 1698 in Bartenstein; † December 11, 1757 in Frankfurt am Main), married on August 11, 1731 to Landgrave Christian von Hessen-Rheinfels (1689–1755)

On June 12, 1700 he married a daughter of Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Wanfried , who was also a sister of his later son-in-law Christian von Hessen-Wanfried: Sophie Leopoldine, Princess of Hessen-Rheinfels-Wanfried (* July 17, 1681; † 18 April 1724 in Wetzlar ). The marriage had eight children:

  • Carl Philipp Franz , later ruling Count, or Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (1702–1763), married on May 26, 1727 to Princess Sophie Friederike von Hessen-Homburg, Countess of Limpurg (February 18, 1714 - May 1, 1777 )
  • Joseph Anton Friedrich, from 1745 Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Pfedelbach (born April 5, 1707 in Bartenstein; † May 14, 1764 in Ellwangen)
  • Anton Ruprecht Franz Ferdinand zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (born June 23, 1709 in Bartenstein; † April 3, 1745 ibid), marriage on February 15, 1737 to Countess Marie Felizitas von Waldburg zu Zeil (June 26, 1722 - August 22, 1751 )
  • Maria Anna Adelheid (August 4, 1701 - September 16, 1758), married in 1731 to Louis Ferdinand Joseph de Claris-Valincourt, Marquis de Laverne-de-Rodes († 1773 in Brussels)
  • Leopoldine Ernestine Juliane (* August 21, 1703 in Brussels; † 1776 in Aachen), marriage on June 3, 1731 to Prince Franz von Nassau-Siegen (* October 18, 1678; † March 4, 1735)
  • Sophie Charlotte (born July 25, 1704 - † May 5, 1716 in Bartenstein)
  • Louise Eleonore (born July 7, 1705 in Schillingsfürst; † March 31, 1707 ibid)
  • Eleonore Juliane (born May 9, 1708 in Bartenstein; † July 29, 1708 ibid)

Act

In order to determine the assets of the County of Schillingsfürst, an extensive inventory of the condition of Bartenstein Castle was carried out in 1686 before the division. Accordingly, their condition was very poor, and only a few rooms were habitable. He received 7,000 guilders in compensation. This amount was tied to renovation work on the ailing Bartenstein Castle. Philipp Karl had uninhabitable parts of the castle demolished. A new residence was not planned. The necessity to live permanently in Bartenstein did not arise because he had honorary posts at the imperial court in Vienna . 1699 Emperor named him Leopold to Chamberlain , 1703 to the Privy Council. The first major construction project was the construction of the Catholic court church (the population in the surrounding area was Protestant) in the palace area. Construction began in 1712. The inauguration took place in 1716, although the construction work was not yet fully completed. Personnel were required in connection with the construction work. A place Bartenstein did not exist at that time. Count Philipp Karl had the first houses built east of the castle. Mostly Catholic craftsmen and civil servants settled there.

1722 appointed Emperor Karl VI. Count Philipp Karl as Reich Chamber Judge at the Wetzlar Reich Chamber Court . The duty of representation tied him to Wetzlar. His son, Carl Philipp, who was of age, was in charge of government business in Bartenstein. Philipp Karl died in 1729 and his son Carl Philipp took over the county. In the years that followed, the town was expanded into a closed baroque city complex, particularly under Philipp Karl's grandson, Ludwig Carl Franz Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein .

literature

  • Ferdinand, Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, information brochure, Bartenstein 1972
  • Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg: Hohenlohe, Neuenstein 1983
  • Contemporary obituary (digital scan)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gleichen and Hatzfeld Herr zu Wildenburg, Hermann Graf zu. Hessian biography. (As of August 26, 2014). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ^ Pia Wüst: Bartenstein Castle and the castle building activities of the Counts and Princes of Hohenlohe in the 18th century . Der Andere Verlag, Wissenschaftlicher Buchverlag, Osnabrück 2002, p. 46 ff .
  3. ^ Hohenlohe Central Archive Neuenstein: Amt Bartenstein 61/1
  4. ↑ Anne and Claus Reimann: Bartenstein as it used to be . Bartenstein 2009, p. 12 ff .
personal data
SURNAME Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, Philipp Karl zu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German imperial count
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1668
PLACE OF BIRTH Schillingsfürst
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1729
Place of death Wetzlar