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Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst

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Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
Konstantin Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Lithographie by Josef Kriehuber, c. 1869
Konstantin Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Lithographie by Josef Kriehuber, c. 1869
Born 8 September 1828
Wildeck, Hesse
Died 14 February 1896 (aged 67)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Spouse Princess Marie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
Issue Prince Konrad
Prince Gottfried
Names
Konstantin Viktor Ernst Emil Karl Alexander Friedrich
House Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Father Franz Joseph, 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Mother Princess Constanze of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst — Prince Konstantin Viktor Ernst Emil Karl Alexander Friedrich zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (8 September 1828 – 14 February 1896)[1] was a k.u.k. First Obersthofmeister (Lord High Steward or the chief of staff of the imperial and royal court) and General of the Cavalry of Austria-Hungary.

Early life

Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst was the youngest son of Fürst Franz Joseph, 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and his wife, Caroline Friederike Constanze of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1792–1847). He had three older brothers who achieved high positions: Victor Herzog von Ratibor, President of the Prussian House of Lords, Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chancellor of Germany, and Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. In addition, he had three sisters and two other brothers died at a young age.

His paternal grandparents were Karl Albrecht II, 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and Baroness Judith Reviczky de Revisnye (a daughter of Baron Johann Kazimir Reviczky de Revisnye). His maternal grandparents were Karl Ludwig, 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth (the only child of Count Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth).

Hohenlohe went to school at the Maria-Magdalenen-Gymnasium, Breslau graduating with the Abitur in 1848.

Career

In 1848, the same year he graduated from Gymnasium, he joined the military of the Austrian Empire and served in a campaign in Northern Italy in 1849. In 1854 he entered service at the Royal court in Vienna. He advanced becoming aide-de-camp of Emperor Franz Joseph I. in 1859 and First "Obersthofmeister" with the elevated appointment to "Fürst" in 1866.[2] He was seen as the perfect courtier, always in agreement with the political views of the Emperor. As the highest court official, Hohenlohe had many administrative and representative duties and was at the centre of the political and cultural life at the Austrian Court. After the Ausgleich of 1867, the term k.u.k. was added to his title signifying that his duties were to both parts of Austria-Hungary.[1]

Involvement at Hofburg

In 1857, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria issued the decree "I have resolved to command" (Es ist Mein Wille at Wikisource) ordering the demolition of the city walls and moats. In his decree, he laid out the exact size of the Ringstrasse, the new representative boulevard, as well as the geographical positions and functions of the new buildings. Hohenlohe was responsible for buildings and properties of the Royal Court along the Ringstrasse as well as the completion of the Hofoperntheater, and the new construction of the Hofburgtheater and of two new museums, the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Naturhistorisches Museum. The construction of the Neue Burg at the Hofburg was not completed until the First World War. Hohenlohe participated in the development of the Wiener Prater where the World Exhibition took place in 1873. The Konstantinhügel in the Prater is named after him. Hohenlohe also oversaw work for the Vienna Danube regulation.[3]

Hohenlohe worked until his death in 1896 and was succeeded by Rudolf von Liechtenstein.

Personal life

On 15 October 1859, Konstantin married Princess Marie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1837–1920) at Weimar. She was the daughter of Fürstin Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1819–1887) who after her divorce lived with Franz Liszt since 1848 at Weimar. In 1861 he bought Palais Dobner-Dobenau in Vienna, and the couple moved in the following year. His wife became a sponsor of Vienna's cultural life and a supporter of its social institutions. The couple had six children:

Prince Konstantin died in Vienna on 14 February 1896.

Honours and dedications

Orders and decorations[5]
Civil appointments

Johann Strauss Jr. dedicated his waltz Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald to Hohenlohe in 1868 and Anton Bruckner dedicated his Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major to him in 1873.

Ancestry

Literature

References

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  2. Back to citation See Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Kaiserthumes Österreich, Wien 1868, S. 9.
  3. Back to citation Obituary, Wiener Salon, February 15, 1896
  4. Back to citation Nemec, Norbert (2010). Erzherzogin Maria Annunziata (1876-1961): die unbekannte Nichte Kaiser Franz Josephs I. (in German). Böhlau Verlag Wien. p. 227. ISBN 978-3-205-78456-2. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. Back to citation "Hofstaat Seiner Kaiserlichen und Koniglich Apostolischen Majestat", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1896, p. 15, retrieved 25 August 2020
  6. Back to citation Hof- und – Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern (1890), "Königliche Orden". pp. 10, 34
  7. Back to citation Sachsen (1888–1889). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1888/89. Dresden: Heinrich. pp. 5, 120 – via hathitrust.org.
  8. Back to citation Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1886/7), "Königliche Orden" pp. 37, 79
  9. Back to citation Almanach royal officiel de Belgique. Librairie polytechnique De Decq. 1868. p. 53.
  10. Back to citation occurrence 10.0 Back to citation occurrence 10.1 Hof- und Staats-Handbuch... Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 24, 45
  11. Back to citation occurrence 11.0 Back to citation occurrence 11.1 "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1896, pp. 61, 64, retrieved 20 July 2020
  12. Back to citation "Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III". Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish). 1887. pp. 149, 152. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  13. Back to citation Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Alteburg (1869), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 29
  14. Back to citation Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1884), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 31
  15. Back to citation Italia: Ministero dell'interno (1884). Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia. Unione tipografico-editrice. p. 48.
  16. Back to citation Jørgen Pedersen (2009). Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009 (in Danish). Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 472. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2.
  17. Back to citation Sveriges statskalender (PDF) (in Swedish), 1895, p. 406, retrieved 16 November 2020 – via gupea.ub.gu.se
  18. Back to citation Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1891), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 33
  19. Back to citation "Johor di Persada Global – Portal Kesultanan Johor". Portal Kesultanan Johor. Johor Royal Council.
  20. Back to citation occurrence 20.0 Back to citation occurrence 20.1 "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 7, 583, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
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