Richard Friedrich zu Dohna-Schlobitten

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Richard Friedrich Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlobitten (born April 6, 1807 in Königsberg , † July 12, 1894 in Schlobitten ) was a Prussian landowner and politician.

family

Richard Friedrich zu Dohna-Schlobitten came from a line of the widespread and wealthy aristocratic family Dohna in East Prussia , which was founded by the Brandenburg field marshal Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten and to which the majority, since 1840 a county, belonged to Dohna-Schlobitten.

Richard Friedrich zu Dohna-Schlobitten married Countess Mathilde Truchsess zu Waldburg (1813-1858) in 1835 . The couple had several children:

  • Richard Wilhelm Ludwig (* August 17, 1843; † August 21, 1916) (from 1900 Prince of Dohna-Schlobitten) ⚭ 1868 Amelie zu Dohna-Schlodien (* November 1, 1837; † August 18, 1906)
  • Eberhard Friedrich Ludwig (* August 11, 1846; † July 2, 1905) ⚭ 1874 Countess Elisabeth von Kanitz (* March 11, 1851; † November 26, 1936)
  • Manfred Carl Ludwig (born August 3, 1848 - † January 20, 1868)
  • Antonia Amalie Marie (June 10, 1836 - September 24, 1897) ⚭ 1856 Count Anton Johannes von Saurma-Jeltsch (January 23, 1832 - March 24, 1891)

Life

Dohna studied law and cameralia at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . In 1827 he became a member of the Corps Guestphalia Heidelberg . After completing his studies, he entered the Prussian diplomatic service and from 1835 to 1847 was legation counselor at the legations in Turin and Brussels . Soon after inheriting his father's majority in 1845, he retired from civil service and devoted himself to the administration of the county and the estates.

In 1847 Dohna received a seat in the gentleman's curia of the United State Parliament . In 1850 he belonged to the state house of the Erfurt Union Parliament . In 1852 he was elected to the Second Chamber . Finally, in 1856, he took the hereditary seat in the manor house , which was connected to the possession of the County of Dohna-Schlobitten.

From 1867 to 1879 he held the ceremonial function of chief marshal in the Kingdom of Prussia, and since 1879 he was appointed as the land steward who was responsible for accommodating the king when he was in East Prussia. In 1887 he received the Order of the Black Eagle .

literature

  • Walter Görlitz : The Junkers. Nobility and peasants in the German east. Historical balance of 7 centuries . CA Starke, Limburg, 3rd, supplemented edition 1964.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses for the year 1858, p. 196.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 112 , 265
  2. ^ Jochen Lengemann: The German Parliament (Erfurt Union Parliament) from 1850 , 2000, pp. 118–119
personal data
SURNAME Dohna-Schlobitten, Richard Friedrich too
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dohna-Schlobitten, Richard Friedrich Burggraf and Count zu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian landowner and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH Koenigsberg
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1894
Place of death Schlobitten