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Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
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'''''Konstantin'' Viktor Ernst Emil Karl Alexander Friedrich Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst''' (born September 8, 1828, Schloss [[Schillingsfürst]] near [[Rothenburg ob der Tauber]], [[Bavaria]]; died February 14, 1896, [[Vienna]])<ref name=AustriaForum/> was a [[Imperial and Royal|k.u.k.]] First [[Obersthofmeister]] (chief of staff of the royal court) and [[General of the cavalry (Austria)|General of the Cavalry]] of [[Austria-Hungary]].
[[File:Konstantin_Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst_Kriehuber.jpg|thumb|Konstantin Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Lithographie by [[Josef Kriehuber]], 1869]]
== Biography ==
=== Family ===
Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst was the youngest son of [[Fürst]] [[Franz Joseph, 5th Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]] and his wife, Caroline Friederike Constanze of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He had three older brothers: [[Victor I, Duke of Ratibor|Victor Herzog von Ratibor]], President of the [[Preußisches Herrenhaus]], [[Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]], German [[Reichskanzler]], and [[Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst]]. He had three sisters. Two additional brothers died at a young age.
In 1859 Konstantin got married to Princess Marie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1837–1920) at [[Weimar]]. She was the daughter of Fürstin [[Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein]] (1819–1887) who after her divorce lived with [[Franz Liszt]] since 1848 at Weimar. In 1861 he bought [[Palais Hohenlohe|Palais Dobner-Dobenau]] in Vienna, and the couple moved in the following year. His wife became a sponsor of Vienna's cultural life and a supporter of its social institutions. The couple had six children:
* Prince Franz Joseph zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1861–1871)
* [[Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]] (1863–1918), Prime Minister of Austria-Hungary
* Prince Philipp zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1864–1942), Pater Konstantin OSB
* Prince Gottfried zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1867–1932), married Erzherzogin Maria Henriette von Österreich-Teschen (1883–1956)
* Prince Wolfgang zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1869–1883)
* Princess Dorothea zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1872–1954)
=== Career ===
Hohenlohe went to school at the Maria-Magdalenen-Gymnasium, [[Breslau]] graduating with the [[Abitur]] in 1848. The same year he joined the military of the [[Austrian Empire]] and served in a campaign in Northern Italy in 1849. In 1854 he entered service at the [[Royal Court (Austria)|Royal Court]] in Vienna. He advanced becoming [[Aide-de-camp]] of Emperor [[Franz Joseph I.]] in 1859 and First "Obersthofmeister" with the appointment to "Fürst" in 1866.<ref>See ''Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Kaiserthumes Österreich'', Wien 1868, S. 9.</ref>. He was seen as the perfect courtier, always in agreement with the political views of the Emperor. In his position, Hohenlohe was at the center of the political and cultural life at the Royal Court. After the [[Ausgleich]] of 1857, the term [[k.u.k.]] was added to his title signifying that his duties were to both parts of [[Austria-Hungary]].<ref name=AustriaForum>[http://bit.ly/2T0uXEt Austria Forum: Entry for Konstatin zu HS]</ref>
In 1857, Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] issued the decree "I have resolved to command" (''[[s:de:Die Erweiterung der Stadt Wien|Es ist Mein Wille]]'' at Wikisource) ordering the demolition of the city walls and moats. In his decree, he laid out the exact size of the [[Ringstrasse]], the new representative boulevard, as well as the geographical positions and functions of the new buildings. Hohenlohe was responsible for buildings and properties of the Royal Court along the Ringstrasse as well as the completion of the [[Wiener Staatsoper|Hofoperntheater]], and the new construction of the [[Burgtheater|Hofburgtheater]] und of two new museums, the [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]] and the [[Naturhistorisches Museum]]. The construction of the [[Neue Burg]] at the Hofburg was not completed until the First World War. Hohenlohe participated in the development of the [[Wiener Prater]] where the [[1873 Vienna World's Fair|World Exhibition]] took place in 1873. The Konstantinhügel in the Prater is named after him. Hohenlohe also oversaw work for the [[Vienna Danube regulation]].<ref name=ANNO>[http://bit.ly/2ATgB1Q Obituary, Wiener Salon, February 15, 1896]</ref>
As the highest official of the court, Hohenlohe had many official and representative duties. He worked until his death and was succeeded by [[Rudolf von Liechtenstein]].
== Honors and dedications ==
* Honorary member of the [[Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde]], 1870
* Honoray Kurator of the [[Academy of Fine Arts Vienna]], 1873
* Honorary Kurator of the [[Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna]], 1873
* Member of the [[Herrenhaus (Austria)|Herrenhaus]] of Austria
* Recipient of the [[Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary]]
* Recipient of the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]]
* Recipient of the [[Order of the Black Eagle]], and many more.
[[Johann Strauss Jr.]] dedicated his waltz [[Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald]] to Hohenlohe in 1868 and [[Anton Bruckner]] dedicated his [[Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major]] to him in 1873.
== Literatur ==
*
* Martina Winkelhofer-Thyri: ''Prinz Constantin zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1828–1896). Der große Unbekannte am Wiener Hof.'' In: Alma Hannig, Martina Winkelhofer-Thyri (Hrsg.): ''Die Familie Hohenlohe. Eine europäische Dynastie im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert''. Verlag Böhlau, Köln 2013, ISBN 978-3-41222201-7, S. 181–198.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1828 births]]
[[Category:1896 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Bavaria]]
[[Category:House of Hohenlohe]]
[[Category:German princes]]
[[Category:Knights of the Golden Fleece]]
[[File:Konstantin_Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst_Kriehuber.jpg|thumb|Konstantin Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Lithographie by [[Josef Kriehuber]], 1869]]
== Biography ==
=== Family ===
Prince Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst was the youngest son of [[Fürst]] [[Franz Joseph, 5th Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]] and his wife, Caroline Friederike Constanze of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He had three older brothers: [[Victor I, Duke of Ratibor|Victor Herzog von Ratibor]], President of the [[Preußisches Herrenhaus]], [[Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]], German [[Reichskanzler]], and [[Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst]]. He had three sisters. Two additional brothers died at a young age.
In 1859 Konstantin got married to Princess Marie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1837–1920) at [[Weimar]]. She was the daughter of Fürstin [[Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein]] (1819–1887) who after her divorce lived with [[Franz Liszt]] since 1848 at Weimar. In 1861 he bought [[Palais Hohenlohe|Palais Dobner-Dobenau]] in Vienna, and the couple moved in the following year. His wife became a sponsor of Vienna's cultural life and a supporter of its social institutions. The couple had six children:
* Prince Franz Joseph zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1861–1871)
* [[Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]] (1863–1918), Prime Minister of Austria-Hungary
* Prince Philipp zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1864–1942), Pater Konstantin OSB
* Prince Gottfried zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1867–1932), married Erzherzogin Maria Henriette von Österreich-Teschen (1883–1956)
* Prince Wolfgang zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1869–1883)
* Princess Dorothea zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1872–1954)
=== Career ===
Hohenlohe went to school at the Maria-Magdalenen-Gymnasium, [[Breslau]] graduating with the [[Abitur]] in 1848. The same year he joined the military of the [[Austrian Empire]] and served in a campaign in Northern Italy in 1849. In 1854 he entered service at the [[Royal Court (Austria)|Royal Court]] in Vienna. He advanced becoming [[Aide-de-camp]] of Emperor [[Franz Joseph I.]] in 1859 and First "Obersthofmeister" with the appointment to "Fürst" in 1866.<ref>See ''Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Kaiserthumes Österreich'', Wien 1868, S. 9.</ref>. He was seen as the perfect courtier, always in agreement with the political views of the Emperor. In his position, Hohenlohe was at the center of the political and cultural life at the Royal Court. After the [[Ausgleich]] of 1857, the term [[k.u.k.]] was added to his title signifying that his duties were to both parts of [[Austria-Hungary]].<ref name=AustriaForum>[http://bit.ly/2T0uXEt Austria Forum: Entry for Konstatin zu HS]</ref>
In 1857, Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] issued the decree "I have resolved to command" (''[[s:de:Die Erweiterung der Stadt Wien|Es ist Mein Wille]]'' at Wikisource) ordering the demolition of the city walls and moats. In his decree, he laid out the exact size of the [[Ringstrasse]], the new representative boulevard, as well as the geographical positions and functions of the new buildings. Hohenlohe was responsible for buildings and properties of the Royal Court along the Ringstrasse as well as the completion of the [[Wiener Staatsoper|Hofoperntheater]], and the new construction of the [[Burgtheater|Hofburgtheater]] und of two new museums, the [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]] and the [[Naturhistorisches Museum]]. The construction of the [[Neue Burg]] at the Hofburg was not completed until the First World War. Hohenlohe participated in the development of the [[Wiener Prater]] where the [[1873 Vienna World's Fair|World Exhibition]] took place in 1873. The Konstantinhügel in the Prater is named after him. Hohenlohe also oversaw work for the [[Vienna Danube regulation]].<ref name=ANNO>[http://bit.ly/2ATgB1Q Obituary, Wiener Salon, February 15, 1896]</ref>
As the highest official of the court, Hohenlohe had many official and representative duties. He worked until his death and was succeeded by [[Rudolf von Liechtenstein]].
== Honors and dedications ==
* Honorary member of the [[Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde]], 1870
* Honoray Kurator of the [[Academy of Fine Arts Vienna]], 1873
* Honorary Kurator of the [[Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna]], 1873
* Member of the [[Herrenhaus (Austria)|Herrenhaus]] of Austria
* Recipient of the [[Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary]]
* Recipient of the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]]
* Recipient of the [[Order of the Black Eagle]], and many more.
[[Johann Strauss Jr.]] dedicated his waltz [[Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald]] to Hohenlohe in 1868 and [[Anton Bruckner]] dedicated his [[Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major]] to him in 1873.
== Literatur ==
*
* Martina Winkelhofer-Thyri: ''Prinz Constantin zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1828–1896). Der große Unbekannte am Wiener Hof.'' In: Alma Hannig, Martina Winkelhofer-Thyri (Hrsg.): ''Die Familie Hohenlohe. Eine europäische Dynastie im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert''. Verlag Böhlau, Köln 2013, ISBN 978-3-41222201-7, S. 181–198.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1828 births]]
[[Category:1896 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Bavaria]]
[[Category:House of Hohenlohe]]
[[Category:German princes]]
[[Category:Knights of the Golden Fleece]]
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