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Carl Lazarus Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck[1] (March 5, 1772 – July 12, 1864) was a German businessman who, among other things, founded the mines founding amongst others the mines of Katowice, which now house the Silesian Museum.
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| Honours | Order of Pour le Mérite Order of the Black Eagle |
Life edit
Karl Henckel von Donnersmarck was a member of the Henckel von Donnersmarck Austro-German noble family. Donnersmarck was the youngest son of Baron Erdmann Gustaw von Donnersmarck and Barroness Rudolphina von Dyherrn.
Karl was married to Countess Julia von Bohlen. Among his children was Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck (1830-1916), who would become a prince and industrial magnate.
Early career edit
During the Napoleonic Wars, Henckel founded and led a regiment of Silesian hussars.
Following the death of his brother Gustav Adolf in 1813, Henckel inherited the family estate in Świerklaniec.[2]
Honors and awards edit
He was awarded the Order of Pour le Mérite and the highest Prussian Order of the Black Eagle with Diamonds. He was the Commander and Senior of the Order of St. John (Protestant equivalent of the Order of Malta). In 1840 he became a hereditary national senior grandfather in the Duchy of Silesia with the title of "Excellency". As a free statesman, he was a member of the Prussian House of Lords.
References edit
- ^ https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd131737198.html
- ^ Stenographische Berichte über die Verhandlungen des Preußischen Herrenhauses (in German). Prussian state parliament. 1867. pp. 232–233.
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