Sophie von Waldburg-Syrgenstein
Sophie Countess von Waldburg-Syrgenstein , also from Waldburg-Zeil and Trauchburg , born. Countess von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (born June 4, 1857 at Reichenburg Castle in Lower Styria, today Grad Rajhenburg, Brestanica , Slovenia; † January 6, 1924 in Neutrauchburg , today to Isny in Allgäu) was a German poet.
Life
She was born as the daughter of Prince Eberhard II of Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1828–1903) (this line of the Waldburg family died out with the death of her father in 1903). On November 16, 1882, she married her cousin, the explorer Karl Graf von Waldburg-Zeil und Trauchburg, 16 years her senior . From 1885, with the permission of the King of Bavaria, he named himself Count von Waldburg-Syrgenstein after Syrgenstein Castle in the Allgäu (today Heimenkirch municipality ), the couple's residence. The marriage remained childless and ended in 1890 with the death of the husband.
In 1891 the widow married the k. and k. diplomatic agent and consul general in Egypt Karl von Heidler – Egeregg (* 1848, † 1917), who was raised to the rank of baron in December 1891. In 1897 he was allowed to associate his name with Syrgenstein, whereupon he called himself Heidler von Egeregg and Syrgenstein . Sophie's marriage also remained childless.
plant
She published several volumes of poetry under the name S. Waldburg . Her topics are wide-ranging and range from edifying idyll to patriotic-nationalistic battle chants. Her best-known poem "We are ready", which she wrote in 1888 in response to a Bismarck speech on the defense bill, was set to music by Norbert Hoft as a "Volkslied für Massenchor" (1889).
Publications
- Saint Ottilie , o. O. o. J.
- At home and on the go. Poems , Bosheuyer, Cannstatt 1888
- What is seen and what is thought. Poems by S. Waldburg , Pierson, Dresden 1904 ( digitized ; the poem "We are ready" on p. 49 )
- Last Poems , Kösel & Pustet, Munich 1930 - published posthumously
literature
- Anton König: The district of Wangen as a poet country . In: Argenbote , October 27, 1927
- Waldburg-Syrgenstein, Countess Sophie . In: Sophie Pataky (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German women of the pen . Volume 2. Verlag Carl Pataky, Berlin 1898, p. 404 ( digitized version ).
- Waldenburg, p . In: Sophie Pataky (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German women of the pen . Volume 2. Verlag Carl Pataky, Berlin 1898, p. 404 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Sophie von Waldburg-Syrgenstein in the catalog of the German National Library
- History of Eglof's warrior and reservist comradeship ( memento from October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (picture with Sophie v. Waldburg-Syrgenstein, the association's patron)
- Genealogy House Waldburg in Gotha
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the list of Austrian ambassadors in Serbia, he held this position from 1900 to 1903
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waldburg-Syrgenstein, Sophie von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldburg-Syrgenstein, Sophie Countess von; Waldburg, S. (pseudonym); Waldburg-Zeil and Trauchburg, Sophie von; Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach, Sophie von (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brestanica , Reichenburg Castle, Lower Styria |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1924 |
| Place of death | Neutrauchburg |