Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz

Durchlaucht
Alfred August, Fürst zu Windischgraetz
Prince Alfred August of Windischgraetz in 1893
Minister-President of Austria
In office
11 November 1893 – 19 June 1895
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byEduard von Taaffe
Succeeded byErich Kielmansegg
Personal details
Born(1851-10-31)31 October 1851
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Died23 November 1927(1927-11-23) (aged 76)
Tachov, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
SpousePrincess Gabrielle von Auersperg
ChildrenPrincess Maria Hedwig of Windisch-Grätz
Prince Alfred Ludwig of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Christine of Windisch-Grätz
Prince Vincenz Alfred of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Agnes Mathilde of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Wilhelmine of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Maria Aglaë of Windisch-Grätz
Parent(s)Alfred II, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Hedwig of Lobkowicz

Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (German: Alfred August Karl Maria Wolfgang Erwin Fürst zu Windisch-Grätz; 31 October 1851, Prague – 23 November 1927, Tachov) was a Bohemian nobleman, an Austro-Hungarian statesman and Minister-President of Austria between 1893 and 1895.

Early life and ancestry

Born into an old House of Windisch-Grätz, he was the only child of Alfred II, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1819-1876) and his wife, Princess Hedwig of Lobkowicz (1829-1852).

Biography

He served as the 11th Minister-President of Cisleithania and was President of the Herrenhaus from 1895 to 1918.

Personal life

He was married to Princess Marie Gabrielle Eleonore von Auersperg (1855-1933). Through his eldest daughter, Princess Maria Hedwig of Windisch-Grätz (1878-1918), who married Austrian ambassador, Count Frigyes Szapáry, he was a great-grandfather of Princess Michael of Kent (formerly Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz).

Honours

Ancestry

Ancestors of Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
16. Count Leopold Karl of Windisch-Grätz
8. Count Joseph Niclas of Windisch-Grätz
17. Countess Maria Antonia of Khevenhüller
4. Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
18. Charles Marie Raymond, 5th Duke of Arenberg
9. Princess and Duchess Leopoldine of Arenberg
19. Countess Louise Marguerite de La Marck et de Schleiden
2. Alfred II, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
20. Johann Joseph, 5th Prince of Schwarzenberg(= 28.)
10. Joseph Johann, 6th Prince of Schwarzenberg (= 14.)
21. Countess Maria Eleonore of Oettingen-Wallerstein (= 29.)
5. Princess Eleonore of Schwarzenberg
22. Louis Engelbert, 6th Duke of Arenberg (= 30.)
11. Princesse and Duchess Pauline of Arenberg (= 15.)
23. Louise Antoinette de Brancas-Villars, Countess of Lauragais (= 31.)
1. Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
24. Prince August Anton of Lobkowicz
12. Prince Anton Isidor of Lobkowicz
25. Countess Maria Ludmilla Czernin of Chudenitz
6. Prince August Longin of Lobkowicz
26. Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchynitz and Tettau
13. Countess Maria Sidonia Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
27. Countess Rosa Harrach-Rohrau of Thannhausen
3. Princess Hedwig of Lobkowicz
28. Johann Joseph, 5th Prince of Schwarzenberg (= 20.)
14. Joseph Johann, 6th Prince of Schwarzenberg (= 10.)
29. Countess Maria Eleonore of Oettingen-Wallerstein (= 21.)
7. Princessin Bertha of Schwarzenberg
30. Louis Engelbert, 6th Duke of Arenberg (= 22.)
15. Princesse and Duchess Pauline of Arenberg (= 11.)
31. Louise Antoinette de Brancas-Villars, Countess of Lauragais (= 23.)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, pp. 50, 53, retrieved 2 November 2019

External links

  • Otto[permanent dead link] (in Czech)


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