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Hugo Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (born April 26, 1811 in Siemianowitz, Upper Silesia (now in Poland), died October 4, 1890 in Vienna) was a German-Austrian entrepreneur.
In 1832 he inherited his father's possessions in 
He rebuilt Castle Wolfsberg in neo-Gothic Tudor style was renewed.
He married twice first to Countess Laurą von Hardenberg (1812–1857), his second wife was Laurą von Kaszony (1836–1905) for whom he had the
Henckel von Donnersmarck, Hugo
Katalog Der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek ''d-nb.info'' * ''Hugo Reichsgraf Henckel Freiherr von Donnersmarck und die Geschichte seines Hauses'', Wien (b.r.w.). * ''Henckel von Donnersmarck Hugo'', A. Perlick, w
* ''Henckel von Donnersmarck Hugo'', w: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexicon 1815-1950, Bd II, Graz-Köln 1959. * ''Henckel von Donnersmarckowie. Kariera i fortuna rodu'', A. Kuzio-Podrucki, Bytom 2003,
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Hugo Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (born April 26, 1811 in Siemianowitz, Upper Silesia (now in Poland), died October 4, 1890 in Vienna) was a German-Austrian entrepreneur.
Biography
He was born the only child of Count Karol Henckel von Donnersmarck and Eugenia Wengersky von Ungarschütz.
In 1832 he inherited his father's possessions in Bytom
Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', german: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capital ...
, Upper Silesia and began his involvement in agriculture, livestock, and heavy industry. He built the first puddling
A puddle is a small accumulation of liquid on a surface.
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* Puddle, Cornwall, hamlet in England
* ''Puddle'' (video game)
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and Steel rolling mill in Germany at Laurahiitte ( Siemianowice Śląskie). In 1846 he inherited Henckel von Donnersmarck family possessions in Carinthia
Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German language, German. Its regional dialects belong to t ...
; in particular Wolfsberg and Bad Sankt Leonhard in Lavanttal. Here he reorganized the steel industry and moved it from Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud
Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud is a town in the district of Wolfsberg in the Austria
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in the Wolfsberg district
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Carinthia in Austria.
Municipalities
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to Zeltweg in Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
, where he had a puddling and steel rolling mill soon built.
By 1871 the company ''Vereinigte Königs- und Laurahütte'' was a major part of its coal and steel industry in Upper Silesia. To compensate the town of Frantschach
Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud is a town in the district of Wolfsberg in the Austria
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for the loss of its steel industry he set up a soda-pulp and paper mill
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt, ...
in 1881/82, which is still called ''Mondi Packaging Frantschach GmbH'' which is still the largest employer in Frantschach.
He rebuilt Castle Wolfsberg in neo-Gothic Tudor style was renewed.
He married twice first to Countess Laurą von Hardenberg (1812–1857), his second wife was Laurą von Kaszony (1836–1905) for whom he had the Palais Henckel von Donnersmarck
Palais () may refer to:
* Dance hall, popularly a ''palais de danse'', in the 1950s and 1960s in the UK
* ''Palais'', French for palace
**Grand Palais, the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées
** Petit Palais, an art museum in Paris
* Palais River i ...
in Vienna built as a gift in 1872.
His children were Hugo II (1832–1908), Łazarz IV (1835–1914), Artur (1836–1921), Laura (1838–1931) and Alfons (1840–1856).
See also
* Henckel von Donnersmarck family lineReferences
Henckel von Donnersmarck, Hugo
Katalog Der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek ''d-nb.info'' * ''Hugo Reichsgraf Henckel Freiherr von Donnersmarck und die Geschichte seines Hauses'', Wien (b.r.w.). * ''Henckel von Donnersmarck Hugo'', A. Perlick, w
* ''Henckel von Donnersmarck Hugo'', w: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexicon 1815-1950, Bd II, Graz-Köln 1959. * ''Henckel von Donnersmarckowie. Kariera i fortuna rodu'', A. Kuzio-Podrucki, Bytom 2003,
External links
Schlosss Wolfsberg
''www.schloss-wolfsberg.at''
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