Arthur Franz Maximilian, 4th Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid (30 January 1846 – 29 September 1915) was an Austrian nobleman.
| Arthur von Schönborn-Wiesentheid | |
|---|---|
| Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid | |
 Portrait of Count von Schönborn-Wiesentheid, by Philip de László, 1899 | |
| Born | Artur Franz Maximilian von Schönborn-Wiesentheid 30 January 1846 Würzburg |
| Died | 29 September 1915 (aged 69) Wiesentheid, Lower Franconia, Bavaria |
| Spouse | Princess Stephanie of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst |
| Issue | Maria von Schönborn-Wiesentheid Johanna von Schönborn-Wiesentheid Erwein von Schönborn-Wiesentheid |
| House | Schönborn-Wiesentheid |
| Father | Klemens von Schönborn-Wiesentheid |
| Mother | Irene Batthyány de Német-Ujvár |
Early life
editSchönborn-Wiesentheid was born on 30 January 1846 in into the Hochadel (high nobility). He was the son of Klemens, 3rd Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid and Irene, Countess Batthyány de Német-Ujvár. Among his siblings were Elma von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (wife of diplomat Karl von und zu Franckenstein).[1]
His paternal grandfather, Franz, 1st Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid, was succeeded as Count by Arthur's uncle, Hugo, 2nd Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid in 1840. Upon his death in 1865, the title passed to Arthur's father, Klemens.[1]
Career
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The County of Schönborn-Wiesentheid was in Lower Franconia, the northwestern Region of modern Bavaria, and comprised various isolated districts spanning from the Regnitz River to the Main River east of Würzburg. Schönborn-Wiesentheid, a partition of Schönborn, inherited the other line of Schönborn-Heusenstamm in 1801 before it was mediatised to Bavaria in 1806.[1]
Upon the death of his father in 1877, he became the titular Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid.[2]
Personal life
editHe married Princess Stephanie Marie Antonie of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1851–1882), the second daughter of Princess Marie von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, the longtime Minister President of Prussia who served as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1894 to 1900 under Emperor Wilhelm II.[3] Together, they were the parents of:[4]
- Maria von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (1872–1920), who married Wolfgang, Count von Oberndorff, brother of Alfred von Oberndorff. After his death in 1906, she married Stanislaus, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (grandson of Prince Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg). After her death in 1920, her widow married Donna Elena Ruffo (the sister of Erwein's wife Donna Ernestina).[4]
- Johanna von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (1875–1957), who married Erwein, Count und Edler Herr von und zu Eltz gen. Faust von Stromberg.[4]
- Erwein von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (1877–1942), who married Donna Ernestina Ruffo, a daughter of Antonio Ruffo, 10th Prince of Scaletta, and Ludovica Borghese.[4]
Princess Stephanie died in Munich on 18 March 1882. The Count of Schönborn-Wiesentheid died on 29 September 1915 in Wiesentheid.[4] His portrait was painted by Philip de László.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Genealogisches Taschenbuch der freiherrlichen Häuser auf das Jahr . (in German). Perthes. 1868. p. 222. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Verhandlungen der Kammer der Reichsräthe des Königreiches Bayern (in German). 1881. p. 52. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Rust, Hermann (1897). Reichskanzler fürst Choldwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst und seine Brüder, Herzog von Ratibor, Cardinal Hohenloe, und Prinz Constantin Hohenlohe (in German). W. Deiters. p. 112. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Gothaischer genealogischer Hofkalender nebst diplomatisch-statistichem Jahrbuch (in German). J. Perthes. 1919. p. 207. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "The Catalogue | Schönborn-Wiesentheid, Count Arthur von". www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com. The de Laszlo Archive Trust. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
edit- Schönborn-Wiesentheid, Count Arthur von 1899 at the de Laszlo Catalogue Raisonne