Paul von Hatzfeldt
Paul von Hatzfeldt | |
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Wilhelm I | |
Preceded by | Julius von Canitz und Dallwitz |
Succeeded by | Eberhard zu Solms-Sonnenwalde |
Personal details | |
Born | Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation | 8 October 1831
Died | 22 November 1901 London, United Kingdom | (aged 70)
Spouse | Helene Moulton |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Hermann von Hatzfeldt (cousin) |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Melchior Hubert Paul Gustav Graf
Early life
Hatzfeldt was born in Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia, a part of the German Confederation, on 8 October 1831. A member of the House of Hatzfeld, he was the son of Sophie von Hatzfeldt (née Gräfin von Hatzfeldt-Schönstein zu Trachenberg) and Edmund von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg.
Career
Hatzfeldt had a long career in the German diplomatic office and was once described by Otto von Bismarck as das beste Pferd im diplomatischen Stall ("the best horse in the diplomatic stable").[1] He was Bismarck's secretary when he was Ambassador to Paris in 1862.
In 1874, he was appointed as German Minister to
In his letter accepting Count von Hatzfeldt's request to retire, Emperor
Personal life
Hatzfeldt was married on 24 November 1863 in Paris Helene Moulton (3 September 1846 – 9 April 1918), the daughter of New York real estate speculator Charles Frederick Moulton and Cesarinne Jeanne (
- Helene "Nelly" Susanne Pauline Hubertine Luise (1865–1901), who married Prince Max Anthon Karl von Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1860–1922), a son of Prince Hugo zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen and grandson of August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen.[3]
- Paul "Hermann" Karl Hubert (1867–1941), a diplomat who married Baroness Maria von Stumm (1882–1954), daughter of diplomat Baron Ferdinand Eduard von Stumm.[4]
- "Marie" Augusta Cesarinne Melanie (1871–1932), who married Prince Friedrich Karl von Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1855–1910), brother of her sister's husband.[3]
Count von Hatzfeldt died in London on 22 November 1901.[5] In 1910, his son inherited the title and properties of Paul's nephew, Prince Franz von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg.[6][b]
Honours
He received the following orders and decorations:[9]
German
- Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle, 18 June 1890; with Collar, 17 January 1891[10]
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class on White Band with Black Edge
- Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
- Knight of Merit of the Prussian Crown, 8 November 1901 - on his resignation as German Ambassador to London[11]
- Baden: Knight of the Order of Berthold the First
- Kingdom of Bavaria:[12]
- Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion
- Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Golden Crown
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon
- Kingdom of Saxony: Grand Cross of the Albert Order, with Golden Star, 1887[13]
- Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown
Foreign
- Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold
- Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
- Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
- Kingdom of Italy:
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion
- Netherlands: Knight of the Netherlands Lion
- Ottoman Empire: Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class in Diamonds
- Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
- Knight of the White Eagle
- Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, with Collar, 28 May 1877[14]
- Kingdom of Serbia: Grand Cross of the Cross of Takovo[15]
- Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight of St. Ferdinand and Merit
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Sources
- Hermann von Eckardstein. Lebenserinnerungen u. Politische Denkwürdigkeiten. Leipzig: Verlag Paul List, 1919.
- Vera Niehus: Ein »ambassadeur idéal«, jedoch »den Anstrengungen des ministeriellen Dienstes nicht gewachsen«: Paul von Hatzfeldt als außenpolitischer Mitarbeiter Bismarcks. In: ISBN 978-3-506-76591-8.
- Franz-Eugen Volz: Paul Graf von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg. In: Lebensbilder aus dem Kreis Altenkirchen. Altenkirchen, 1975.
References
Notes
Sources
- ^ Hermann von Eckardstein, Lebenserinnerungen u. Politische Denkwürdigkeiten (Leipzig: Verlag Paul List, 1919), 174.
- ^ a b c "GERMAN AMBASSADOR IN LONDON TO RETIRE.; Count von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg Will Be Succeeded by Count Wolff von Metternich". The New York Times. 13 November 1901. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Diplomat, A. Veteran (12 March 1911). "SOME EUROPEAN NOBLES THAT ARE ALMOST AMERICANS; The Family Histories of Prince Hermann Hatzfeldt and Baroness Stumm, Who Are Soon to Wed, Show Their Close Relation to This Country". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Times, Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph To the New York (19 February 1911). "BETROTHED TO A PRINCE.; Fraulein von Stumm to Wed Prince Herman von Hatzfeldt". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "COUNT VON HATZFELDT DEAD.; German Ambassador to Great Britain Expires in London -- His Resignation Announced a Few Days Ago". The New York Times. 23 November 1901. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Big Fortune for Count Hatzfeldt". The New York Times. 30 November 1910. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "PRINCE HATZFELDT DEAD.; Was ex-Ambassador to England and Son-in-Law of Late C. P. Huntington". The New York Times. 5 November 1910. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (19 December 1928). "AMERICAN PRINCESS DIES IN ENGLAND; Widow of Prince Hatzfeldt Was Adopted Daughter of Late C.P. Huntington. BECAME A SOCIAL LEADER Child of a Poor Grocer Was Noted for Lavish Entertainments-- Left No Heirs. Daughter of Poor Grocer. Prince a Noted Gambler". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1901, p. 70
- ^ "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 5 – via hathitrust.org
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- ^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und – Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern (in German), Munich: Druck and Verlag, 1890, pp. 30, 83, retrieved 3 March 2021
- ^ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 145 – via hathitrust.org.
- ^ Guía Oficial de España, 1883. p. 147.
- ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 607.