Karl Maria Alexander von Auersperg

His Serene Highness
Karl von Auersperg
9th Prince of Auersperg
Auersperg in 1902
Vice President of the Austrian House of Lords
In office
1897–1907
MonarchFranz Joseph I
Preceded byAlfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
Succeeded byMaximilian Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg
Member of the Austrian House of Deputies
In office
1907–1911
ConstituencyGottschee
Personal details
Born(1859-02-26)February 26, 1859
Vienna, Austrian Empire
DiedOctober 19, 1927(1927-10-19) (aged 68)
Schloss Goldegg, Austria
Resting placeAuersperg Mausoleum, Losensteinleithen
PartyConstitutional Party
Chairman: 1897–1907
SpouseCountess Eleonore von Breunner-Enkevoirth
Parents
Alma materGerman University in Prague
OccupationLandowner, politician, Privy Councilor
AwardsOrder of the Golden Fleece
Military career
AllegianceAustro-Hungarian Empire
Service yearsWorld War I
RankColonel of the Reserve

Karl Maria Alexander, 9th Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottschee (26 February 1859 in Vienna – 19 October 1927 in Goldegg; from 1919 Karl Maria Alexander Auersperg) [1] was an Austrian landowner and politician.

Biography

Karl was heir to the influential mediatized House of Auersperg. His father, Prince Adolf of Auersperg, was minister-president of Austria. The same position was held by his uncle, Prince Karl Wilhelm of Auersperg. He was Colonel of the reserve, Chief Treasurer and Chief Land Marshal in Carniola and the Windic March, as well as privy councilor.[2]

From 1894 to 1902 he was a member of the Landtag of Lower Austria as the representative of the constitutionally loyal landowners. In 1891 he succeeded his uncle, Prince Karl Wilhelm, as hereditary member of the House of Lords (Herrenhaus), where he became the House's vice president and leader of the Constitutional Party from 1897 to 1907.

As a member of the Reichsrat, he represented the constituency of Gottschee in the Austrian House of Representatives from 1907 to 1911.[3] He represented agricultural interests as president of the agricultural society and firmly opposed the introduction of universal suffrage.[4]

Family

He was the son of Prince Adolf Wilhelm Daniel of Auersperg (1821–1885) and his wife, Countess Johanna Festetics von Tolna (1830–1884). On the death of his uncle, Prince Karl Wilhem, he became 9th Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottschee, Princely Count of Wels.

In 1885, he married Countess Eleonore von Breunner-Enkevoirth, daughter of Count August von Breunner-Enkevoirth, with whom he had five children. The descendants of their elder son, Prince Adolf (1886–1923), continued the senior princely line. Their younger son, Prince Karl (1895–1980), was authorized by the Hungarian government in 1929 to assume the name Auersperg-Breunner following his adoption by his maternal aunt, Countess Ernestine Coudenhove (born Countess Breunner), who was childless. This legal union of name (Namensvereinigung) ensured the continuation of the Breunner name within the Auersperg family.[5]

Honours

References

  1. ^ See Adelsaufhebungsgesetz 1919
  2. ^ "Auersperg, Karl Maria Alexander Fürst". Republik Österreich Parlament (in German).
  3. ^ Erich Petschauer: 20. Jahrhundert / I. In: Jahrhundertbuch der Gottscheer, 1980. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. ^ Die Wahlrechtsreform 1907: Wichtiger Reformschritt oder Niederlage? Die Herrenhaus-Debatte 21 Dezember 1906. Parlamentskorrespondenz Nr. 41 26 Jänner 2007 des Österreichischen Parlaments. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Fürstliche Häuser Band XIX. Germany: C.A. Starke. 2011. p. 110.
  6. ^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1901, pp. 56, 56, retrieved 4 February 2026
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