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 was comprised of 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