Prince Adolf Wilhelm Carl Daniel von Auersperg (21 July 1821 in

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– 5 January 1885 in Schloss Goldegg, Neidling) was an

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-Bohemian statesman. He served as 8th Minister-President of Cisleithania.

Biography

After studying law, he served as an imperial cavalry officer from 1841 to 1860 and attained the rank of major in Prince Eugene's Dragoons regiment. In 1867 he entered political life as a member of the Bohemian

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(provincial assembly), being elected by the Liberal land proprietors. Ten months later, on the resignation of Count Hartig, he was appointed Supreme Marshal of the Kingdom of Bohemia, continuing in that office until 1870.Encyclopedia Britannica. (2018). Adolf, prince von Auersperg , prime minister of Austria. nlineAvailable at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Karl-Daniel-Prince-von-Auersperg-Duke-von-Gottschee ccessed 12 Nov. 2018 In January 1869 he was nominated life member of the Upper Chamber of the Austrian Reichsrat, in which he took a conspicuous part. He was governor of

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from 1870 to 1871, and proved in that position, as well as in his subsequent political life, a staunch supporter of the constitution. In 1871 he succeeded Karl von Hohenwart as prime minister for the western half of the empire ('' Minister-President of Cisleithania''). Auersperg's ministry enacted a measure of electoral reform (1873), secured direct elections to the lower chamber of the Reichsrat, and strengthened the political entente with

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. Intraparty controversies over Austrian occupation of Bosnia finally forced him to resign in 1879. Auersperg's resignation marked the end of German liberalism in Austrian politics throughout the remaining years of the Empire.

Family

He was the son of Prince Wilhelm II of Auersperg (1781–1827), Duke of

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, and Friederike Luise Henriette von Lenthe (1791–1860). His brother

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was also head of the Austrian ministry (1867–68). His other siblings were Aglae (1812–1899), Wilhelmine (1813–1886), Alexander (1818–1866) and Leopoldine (1820–1821). Adolf was married twice: *the first time (1845) with Baroness Aloysia Johanna Mladota von Solopisk (1820–1849), daughter of Adalbert, Baron Mladota von Solopisk and Baroness Franziska Schirndinger von Schirnding; no issue *the second time (1857) with Countess Johanna Feststics von Tolna (1830–1884), daughter of Count Ernst Johann Wilhelm Festetics von Tolna and Baroness Johanna Clara Maria Josepha Kotz von Dobrz. This second marriage produced 5 children, including: **

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(1859–1927), who became the 9th Prince of Auersperg. Karl married in 1885 Countess Eleonore Maria Gobertina Breunner von Enkevoirth (1864–1920), daughter of Count August Breunner von Enkevoirth and Countess Maria Agathe Szechenyi de Sarvár-Felsovidek. They had five children: *** Prince Adolf von Auersperg (1886–1923), married (1914) to Countess Gabrielle von Clam und Gallas (their son, Karl-Adolf, 10th Prince of Auersperg, married Countess Feodore of

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, daughter of Prince Friedrich III zu Solms-Baruth and

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; had issue *** Princess Agathe von Auersperg (1888–1973), married (1913) to Alexander, 5th Prince of Schönburg-Hartenstein *** Princess Johanna von Auersperg (1890–1967), married (1917) to Count Rudolf of

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, son of Count Franz of Meran and Countess Theresia von

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(1836–1913) *** Princess Eleonore von Auersperg (1892–1967), married (1919) to Erwin Wallner, whose son Rudolf Wellner married Countess Marie Hoyos von und zu Stichsenstein (b.1921) *** Prince Karl von Auersperg-Breunner (1895–1980), married (1927) to Countess Henriette of

**Aglae Franziska (1868-1919), married

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, had issue.

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