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Hugo, 3rd Prince Of Windisch-Graetz
Hugo Weriand Alexander Wilhelm Alfred, 3rd Prince of Windisch-Graetz (17 November 1854 – 15 May 1920) was an Austrian prince. Early life Hugo Vinzenz was born at Florence in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany on 17 November 1854. He was the son of Hugo, 2nd Prince of Windisch-Graetz (1823–1904) and Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1824–1859). From his parent's marriage, his siblings were Princess Alexandrine (wife of Count Rudolf von Khevenhüller family, Khevenhüller-Metsch), Princess Olga (wife of Andreas House of Mocenigo, Mocenigo), and Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz, Princess Marie (who married their first cousin, Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg). After his mother died in 1859, his father married Princess Matylda Radziwiłł family, Radziwill, with whom his father had three more children: Prince Ernst Wilhelm; Princess Aloisia Maria Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth Maria Mathilde; all of whom died unmarried. His paternal grandparents were Weriand, 1st Prince of Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windisch-Graetz
The House of Windisch-Graetz, also spelled Windischgrätz, is an ancient Austrian aristocratic family, descending from Windischgrätz in Lower Styria (present-day Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia). The noble dynasty serving the House of Habsburg achieved the rank of ''Freiherren'' in 1551, of Imperial Counts in 1682 and of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1804. As a mediatised house, the family belongs to high nobility. History According to the Almanach de Gotha, the family was first recorded in 1242. They temporarily served as '' ministeriales'' of the Patriarchs of Aquileia, owners of Windischgrätz until the mid 14th century. One Conrad of Windischgracz (d. 1339) acted as a Habsburg administrator in the Habsburg Duchy of Styria from 1323 onwards. The family owned Thal, Styria a former Von Graben possession, between 1315 and 1605. In 1574 the dynasty obtained '' Inkolat'' in Bohemia; later, however, several members converted to Lutheranism and lost their estates in the cours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Augusta Reuss Of Köstritz
Princess Augusta Reuss, Junior Line (Auguste Mathilde Wilhelmine Reuß; 26 May 1822 – 3 March 1862) was Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as the first spouse of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Early life Princess Augusta, third child and second daughter of Prince Heinrich LXIII Reuss of Köstritz, and his first wife, Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode, was born at Klipphausen, Kingdom of Saxony.C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings, volume 1, page 415. Reuss zu Köstritz branch belonged to the Junior line of the House of Reuss. Marriage On 3 November 1849 in Ludwigslust, Augusta married Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin son of Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Together they had six children. * Frederick Francis III (1851–1897) father of Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark and Cecile, last Crown Princess of Prussia. * Paul Friedrich (1852–1923) married Princess Marie of Windisch-Grätz. *M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadet Branch
A cadet branch consists of the male-line descendants of a monarch's or patriarch's younger sons ( cadets). In the ruling dynasties and noble families of much of Europe and Asia, the family's major assets (realm, titles, fiefs, property and income) have historically been passed from a father to his firstborn son in what is known as primogeniture; younger sons, the cadets, inherited less wealth and authority (such as a small appanage) to pass on to future generations of descendants. In families and cultures in which that was not the custom or law, such as the feudal Holy Roman Empire, the equal distribution of the family's holdings among male members was eventually apt to so fragment the inheritance as to render it too small to sustain the descendants at the socio-economic level of their forefather. Moreover, brothers and their descendants sometimes quarreled over their allocations, or even became estranged. While agnatic primogeniture became a common way of keeping the family's w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Alexandrine Of Prussia (1803–1892)
Alexandrine of Prussia (Friederike Wilhelmine Alexandrine Marie Helene; 23 February 1803 – 21 April 1892) was Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by marriage to Grand Duke Paul Frederick. She was the daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Early life Born on 23 February 1803 in Prussia, Alexandrine was the seventh child and fourth daughter of King Frederick William III of Prussia and Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin After rejecting a marriage proposal from the future King of Sweden, she married Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 25 May 1822. In 1837, Paul Frederick succeeded his grandfather as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, making Alexandrine the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The marriage was generally considered unhappy;< Paul Frederick was a military man who had little time for or interest in his wife and family. Alexandrine, by contrast, was a dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Frederick, Grand Duke Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Paul Friedrich (15 September 1800 – 7 March 1842) ruled as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1837 to 1842. Early life Paul Friedrich was born in Ludwigslust on 15 September 1800. He was the son of Friedrich Ludwig, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia. From his parent's marriage, he had a sister, Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who married Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. After his mother's death in 1803, his father married Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (daughter of Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) in 1810. Only one child survived to adulthood, his half-sister, Hélène of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who married Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (eldest son of King Louis Philippe I of France). After Princess Caroline died in 1816, his father married her first cousin, Landgravine Auguste of Hesse-Homburg, who became stepmother to his surviving children. His paternal grandparents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Franz Von Lobkowitz
Joseph Franz Maximilian, 7th Prince of Lobkowitz (also spelled ''Lobkowicz'') (8 December 1772 – 16 December 1816Joseph Franz Maximilian, VII. Fürst zu Lobkowicz Geni, accessed 31 December 2014.) was an aristocrat of Bohemia, from the House of Lobkowicz. He is known particularly for his interest in music and as a patron of Ludwig van Beethoven. Early life He was born in Vienna, son of Ferdinand Philipp von Lobkowicz, Ferdinand Philipp Joseph, 6th Prince Lobkowicz (1724–1784) and Princess Maria Gabriella di House of Savoy-Carignano, Savoia-Carignano (1748–1828). In 1786 Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Joseph II made him Duke of Roudnice nad Labem, Roudnice (''Herzog von Raudnitz'' in German, ''vévoda ro ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobkowicz Family
The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is an important Bohemian noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest noble families of the region. Over the centuries, the family expanded their possessions through marriage with the most powerful families of the region, which resulted in gaining vast territories all across central Europe. Due to that, the family was also incorporated into the German, Austrian and Belgian nobility. History The first Lobkowiczs were members of the gentry of north-eastern Bohemia in the late 14th century. On 3 August 1459 they were granted the title of Freiherr. In the 17th century, members of the family were awarded with the title of Prince, which was granted to them on 17 October 1623 by Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. In 1786, Emperor Joseph II further ennobled the 7th Prince when he created him Duke of Roudnice (''Herzog von Raudnitz'' in German, ''vévoda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Nicholas Of Windisch-Graetz
Joseph Louis Nicholas, Count of Windisch-Graetz, Baron of Waldstein and Thal (6 December 1744 – 24 January 1802) was a nobleman, a member of the House of Windisch-Graetz, and was chamberlain (office), chamberlain to Archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria. Early life He was the second son of Count Leopold Carl Joseph of Windish-Graetz (1718–1746) and his wife Countess Maria Antonia Josepha von Khevenhüller (1726–1746). As his father died young, he was the heir of his grandfather, Count Leopold Johann Victorin Windisch-Graetz. However, the estate was heavily indebted, forcing him to sell Červená Lhota Castle in Southern Bohemia to the Barons of Gudenus in 1755 and the Trautmannsdorf an der Leitha estate in Lower Austria in 1756. Career On 12 May 1781, he purchased the lordships of Tachov, Ctěnice Castle, Ctěnice, and Štěkeň from Ernestine :de:Fuchs (Adelsgeschlecht), Fuchs von Bimbach, the widow of Count Adam Philipp Losy von Losinthal. Here he founded his extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weriand, 1st Prince Of Windisch-Graetz
Weriand Alois Leopold Ulrich Johann Paul, Prince of Windisch-Graetz (31 May 1790 – 27 October 1867), was a Slovenian-Austrian prince and landowner. Early life He was the third, but second surviving, son of Duchess Maria Leopoldine Franziska of House of Arenberg, Arenberg (1751–1812) and Count Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz. His elder sister, Countess Sophie Luise Wilhelmine of Windisch-Graetz, married Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Prince Karl of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (the son of Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort).Harald Stockert: ''Adel im Übergang. Die Fürsten und Grafen von Löwenstein-Wertheim zwischen Landesherrschaft und Standesherrschaft'', Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart, 2000, His elder surviving brother was Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, who married Princess Marie Eleonore Philippine Luise of House of Schwarzenberg, Schwarzenberg (daughter of Prince Josef Johann of Schwarzenberg), and was raised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Joseph, 3rd Prince Of Clary-Aldringen
Karel Josef von Clary und Aldringen (12 December 1777 – 31 May 1831) was an Austro-Hungarian prince. Early life Karel Josef was born on 12 December 1777 in Vienna, Austria. He was the son of Johann Nepomuk, 2nd Prince of Clary-Aldringen (1753–1826), and Princess Marie Christine Leopoldine de Ligne (1757–1830). His younger brother was Count Franz Moritz Joseph Mathaeus von Clary und Aldringen, who never married. His paternal grandparents were Franz Wenzel, 1st Prince of Clary-Aldringen, and Maria Franziska Josepha von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (a daughter of Count Herman Frederik von Hohenzollern-Hechingen and, his second wife, Countess Maria Josepha of Oettingen-Spielberg). His maternal grandparents were Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, and Princess ''Franziska'' Xaveria Maria von Liechtenstein (a daughter of Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein). His maternal grandmother, Princess Franziska, was the elder sister of the reigning Prince, Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clary-Aldringen
The House of Clary und Aldringen, also known as Clary-Aldringen, is one of the most prominent Austro-Hungarian princely families. Originally from Friuli, Northern Italy, one branch of the family moved to the County of Tyrol around 1500 and to the Kingdom of Bohemia around 1600, where it became one of the leading families of the Bohemian nobility. It produced several notable Austro-Hungarian statesmen, military officers and diplomats. Origin The ''Clario de Riva'' family were lords of Riva del Garda. One brother moved to the neighboring County of Tyrol around 1500, in the service of Emperor Maximilian I, the other brother sided with the emperor's enemy, the Republic of Venice, and remained in the Friuli province where his descendants later extinguished. Franz von Clary moved from Tyrol to the Kingdom of Bohemia and acquired the Dobříčany estates at Liběšice in 1622/23, a property confiscated from protestants that were banned from Bohemia. Some Tyrolian possessions also remaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoni Radziwiłł
Prince Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł (; 13 June 1775 – 7 April 1833) was a Polish and Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian szlachta, noble, magnate, aristocrat, musician, and politician. Initially a hereditary Duke of Nesvizh, Nieśwież and Olyka, Ołyka, as a scion of the Radziwiłł family he also held the honorific title of a ''Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, Reichsfürst'' of the Holy Roman Empire. Between 1815 and 1831 he acted as ''Duke-Governor'' (, ) of the Grand Duchy of Posen, an autonomous province of the Kingdom of Prussia created out of Greater Poland, Greater Polish lands annexed in the Partitions of Poland. Early life Antoni Radziwiłł was born on 13 June 1775 in Vilnius to Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł and Helena Radziwiłłowa, Helena Przeździecka. His family lived in Czernawczycy, then Nieborów Palace, and in the Radziwill Palace in Warsaw. Among his siblings was his elder brother, Prince Ludwik Nikolai Radziwiłł, 10th Ordinate of Klecki (who married Marianna J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
