Franz Joseph Karl Conrad, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (; 26 November 1787 – 14 January 1841) was the 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and the founder of the branch of the Dukes of
Ratibor and Princes of
Corvey
The Princely Abbey of Corvey ( or ) is a former Benedictine abbey and ecclesiastical principality now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was one of the half-dozen self-ruling '' princely abbeys'' of the Holy Roman Empire from the Late Middl ...
.
Early life
Prince Franz Joseph was the tenth child and the fourth son, but second surviving, of
(1742–1796) by his second wife, the Hungarian Baroness Judith Reviczky de Revisnye (1751–1836). His elder brother was
.
His paternal grandparents were Charles Albert I, 2nd Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and Countess Sophie Wilhelmine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (a daughter of
Dominic Marquard, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
Dominic Marquard, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (7 November 1690 – 11 March 1735) was the second Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort.
He was the sixth son and ninth child of Maximilian Karl Albert, last Count and first Prince o ...
). His maternal grandparents were Baron Johann Kazimir Reviczky de Revisnye and Baroness Rosalie Perényi de Perény.
Career
Prince Franz Joseph inherited
Schillingsfürst Castle from his father, thus founding the Bavarian Schillingsfürst line of the old Franconian noble
House of Hohenlohe
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. With the fall of the
Holy Roman Empire
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, all of the territories of the House of Hohenlohe were
mediatized Mediatization or mediatisation may refer to:
* German mediatisation, German historical territorial restructuring
* Mediatization (media)
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and in 1806 most of them fell to the
Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg ( ) was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Electorate of Württemberg, which existed from 1803 to 1806.
Geogr ...
and a smaller part to the
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria ( ; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1806 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German Empire in 1871, the kingd ...
. Prince Franz Joseph's inheritance belonged to the part that came under Bavarian sovereignty in 1806. As a mediatized prince, however, he remained a landlord and landowner in
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia (, ) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia, Germany, in the west of Bavaria bordering the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach; the most populous and largest city is Nuremberg.
Subdi ...
and also owned estates in
Bohemia
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,
Prussia
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, and
Russia
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. As a Lord of the Manor (Standesherr), he was a member of the
First Chamber of the
Bavarian National Assembly (''"Bayerische Ständeversammlung"''), the so-called
Chamber of Imperial Councillors, from 1819 to 1840. He was also a major à la suite in the
Bavarian Army
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.
Upon the death of his brother-in-law,
Victor Amadeus, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Victor of Hesse-Rotenburg (Victor Amadeus; 2 September 1779 – 12 November 1834) was the last Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and the Prince of Corvey from 1815 and Duke of Ratibor from 1821. His namesake was his second cousin King Victor Amad ...
, without issue on 12 November 1834, he bequeathed his non-Hessian estates of
Ratibor in
Upper Silesia
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and Corvey to Prince Franz Joseph's eldest son, Prince Viktor of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, along with his titles of
Duke of Ratibor and
Prince of Corvey. Thus, the entire family moved to Corvey. The property belonged next to the former monastery of Corvey in Westphalia, the rule Ratibor in Upper Silesia. This area was 34,000 ha in size and consisted mostly of forests. As Victor did not come of age until 1840, Prince Franz Joseph took over the administration of this inheritance as his son's guardian.
Personal life
On 29 March 1815 in
Schillingsfürst
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Ansbach ( , ; ) is a city in the Germany, German state of Ba ...
, he married Princess Caroline Friederike Constanze of
Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Hohenlohe-Langenburg () was a German county and later principality in the Holy Roman Empire. It was located around Langenburg in what is now northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Starting in medieval times and continuing until 1806, this smal ...
, daughter of
Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Karl Ludwig, 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (10 September 1762 in Langenburg – 4 April 1825 in Langenburg) was the third Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was the first child of Prince Christian Albert of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wi ...
and
Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
Karl Ludwig, 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (10 September 1762 in Langenburg – 4 April 1825 in Langenburg) was the third Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was the first child of Prince Christian Albert of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wi ...
. Her sister, Princess Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, married
Victor Amadeus, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Victor of Hesse-Rotenburg (Victor Amadeus; 2 September 1779 – 12 November 1834) was the last Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and the Prince of Corvey from 1815 and Duke of Ratibor from 1821. His namesake was his second cousin King Victor Amad ...
. Together, Prince Franz Joseph and Princess Caroline were the parents of the following children:
HOHENLOHE, Online-Gotha von Paul Theroffs
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* Princess ''Therese'' Amalie Judith of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1816–1891), who married her cousin Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst.
* Prince ''Viktor'' Moritz Carl of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1818–1893), who became Duke of Ratibor, Prince of Corvey; he married Princess Amalie of Fürstenberg Fürstenberg (also Fuerstenberg and Furstenberg) may refer to:
Historical states
* Fürstenberg-Baar, county (1441–1559)
* Fürstenberg-Blumberg, county (1559–1614)
* Fürstenberg-Donaueschingen, county (1617–1698)
* Fürstenberg-Fürst ...
, daughter of Karl Egon II zu Fürstenberg.
* ''Chlodwig'' Carl Viktor, 3th Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819–1901), who served as Chancellor of Germany
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and Prime Minister of Prussia
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from 1894 to 1900; he married Princess Marie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
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Most of the former county is located in the present district of Siegen-Wittgenstein (in the modern state of North ...
.
* Philipp Ernst, 2nd Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1820–1845), who died unmarried.
* Princess Amalie Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1821–1902), who married German portrait painter Richard Lauchert
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against the wishes of her family.
* Prince Gustav Adolf of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1823–1896), a Cardinal who was Archbishop of Edessa.
* Prince Joseph of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1824–1827), who died in infancy.
* Prince ''Konstantin'' Viktor Ernst Emil Carl Alexander Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1828–1896), Obersthofmeister
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and Cavalry General in Austria-Hungary; he married Princess Marie of Sayn-Wittgenstein.
* Princess Elise Adelaide Caroline Clotilde Ferdinande of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1831–1920), who married Prince Carl of Salm-Horstmar
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.
Prince Franz Joseph died at Corvey
The Princely Abbey of Corvey ( or ) is a former Benedictine abbey and ecclesiastical principality now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was one of the half-dozen self-ruling '' princely abbeys'' of the Holy Roman Empire from the Late Middl ...
on 14 January 1841.
Descendants
Through his youngest son Konstantin, he was a grandfather of Prince Gottfried von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Gottfried (Maximilian Maria) Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingfürst, Ratibor und Corvey (8 November 1867 – 7 November 1932), was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian army officer and diplomat during World War I. He was the grandson of Pr ...
(who married Archduchess Maria Henrietta of Austria) and Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Konrad Maria Eusebius Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (16 December 1863 – 21 December 1918) was an Austrian aristocrat and statesman. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Austria (Cisleithania) in Austria-Hungary in 1906.
Earl ...
(whose daughter Princess Franziska became sister-in-law the last Emperor of Austria
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).[Austria Forum: Entry for Konstatin zu HS]
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Ancestry
References
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1787 births
1841 deaths
House of Hohenlohe
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Heirs presumptive
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