Prince Adolf of Auersperg

Prince Adolf Wilhelm Daniel von Auersperg (21 July 1821 in Vlašim, Bohemia – 5 January 1885 in Schloss Goldegg, Neidling) was an Austro-Bohemian statesman. He served as 8th Minister-President of Cisleithania.

The Most Serene

Prince von Auersperg
Prince Adolf of Auersperg by Adolf Dauthage
8th Minister-President of Cisleithania
In office
28 November 1871 – 15 February 1879
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byLudwig Feirherr von Holzgethan
Succeeded byKarl Ritter von Stremayr
Personal details
Born(1821-07-21)21 July 1821
Vlašim, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Died5 January 1885(1885-01-05) (aged 63)
Goldegg Castle, Neidling, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary
Spouse(s)Baroness Johanna Aloysia Mladota von Solopisk
Countess Johanna Festétics de Tólna

Biography

After studying law, he served as an imperial cavalry officer from 1841 to 1860 and attained the rank of major in Prince Eugene's Dragoons regiment. In 1867 he entered political life as a member of the Bohemian Landtag (provincial assembly), being elected by the Liberal land proprietors. Ten months later, on the resignation of Count Hartig, he was appointed Supreme Marshal of the Kingdom of Bohemia, continuing in that office until 1870.[1] In January 1869 he was nominated life member of the Upper Chamber of the Austrian Reichsrat, in which he took a conspicuous part.

He was governor of Salzburg from 1870 to 1871, and proved in that position, as well as in his subsequent political life, a staunch supporter of the constitution.

In 1871 he succeeded Karl von Hohenwart as prime minister for the western half of the empire (Minister-President of Cisleithania). Auersperg's ministry enacted a measure of electoral reform (1873), secured direct elections to the lower chamber of the Reichsrat, and strengthened the political entente with Hungary. Intraparty controversies over Austrian occupation of Bosnia finally forced him to resign in 1879. Auersperg's resignation marked the end of German liberalism in Austrian politics throughout the remaining years of the Empire.

Family

He was the son of Prince Wilhelm II of Auersperg (1781–1827), Duke of Gottschee, and Friederike Luise Henriette von Lenthe; 1791–1860). His brother Prince Karl of Auersperg was also head of the Austrian ministry (1867–68). His other siblings were Aglae (1812–1899), Wilhelmine (1813–1886), Alexander (1818–1866) and Leopoldine (1820–1821). Adolf was married twice:

See also

References
  1. Encyclopedia Britannica. (2018). Adolf, prince von Auersperg | prime minister of Austria. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Karl-Daniel-Prince-von-Auersperg-Duke-von-Gottschee [Accessed 12 Nov. 2018].
  • Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Auersperg, Adolf Wilhelm Daniel" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  • Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Auersperg, Adolf Wilhelm Daniel" . Encyclopedia Americana.
  • Marek, Miroslav. "Auersperg genealogy". Genealogy EU. at genealogy.euweb.cz
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