Prince Karl of Auersperg
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| Born | 1 May 1814 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 4 January 1890 (aged 75) Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Political party | Constitutional Party (Austria) |
| Spouse | Countess Ernestine Festetics de Tolna |
Karl Wilhelm Philipp, 8th Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottschee (
Biography
The 8th Prince of Auersperg, Karl Wilhem, was heir to one of the most prominent
Political career
As a member of the
In the following decade, after the resignation of Metternich as first minister and the abdication of Emperor Ferdinand I in favour of Emperor Franz Joseph I, Karl remained largely abscent from public life.
On the advent of the new constitutional era in 1861, Franz Joseph I established a bicameral Imperial Council in the Austrian Empire and appointed Karl as the first President of the House of Lords. Karl became the longest serving President over his three terms in office (1861-1867, 1896-1870, 1871-1879). In 1861 Karl also rejoined the Bohemian Landtag where he served intermittently as Oberstlandmarschall (supreme provincial marshal) of Bohemia and as chairman of the Landesausschuss (state committee) until 1883.[3]
After the constitutional changes that led to the creation the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867, the Emperor turned to the German-Liberals (who had supported the Austro-Hungarian Compromise) to form the new Austrian government and appointed Karl as the first Prime Minister. Karl's cabinet was referred to as the Citizens' Ministry as four out of its nine cabinet members were commoners (without noble titles) and another had only been enobled eleven years previously. After conflicts in the cabinet over concessions to various nationalities and ethnic groups through federalism, he resigned in protest on 4 September 1868. Although an advocate of centralism, he agreed to negotiations with the Czechs in order to win their participationin the Imperial Council. In his view, Viscount Taaffe and Foreign Minister Count Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust made excessive concessions to the Czech National Party.[4]
After his retirement, Karl worked as a zealous supporter of the policies of his brother, Prince Adolf of Auersperg, who served as Prime Minister of Austria from 1871 to 1879.
Honours
Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1852 (Austrian Empire)[5]
Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1863 (Austrian Empire)[5]
Gallery
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Coat of Arms of the Princely House of Auersperg
See also
References
- ^ Regarding personal names: Fürst is a title, translated as Prince, not a first or middle name. The feminine form is Fürstin.
- ^ Regarding personal names: Herzog is a title, translated as Duke, not a first or middle name. The female form is Herzogin.
- ^ a b "Auersperg Karl (Carlos) Wilhelm Fürst". In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Vol. 1, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 36.
- ISBN 0-472-10740-2, S. 135ff.
- ^ a b "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1890, pp. 80, 83, retrieved 1 April 2021
- New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
External links
- Otto[permanent dead link] (in Czech)
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