Charles II, 8th Prince of Leuvenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (full name - Karl Friedrich Franz Javier Joseph Aloisius Antonius Ignatius Expeditus Maria Scholastika ) ( German Karl Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg [1] [2] ; February 8, 1904 , Kleinheubach , Kingdom of Bavaria , German Empire - August 23, 1990 , Kleinheubach , Bavaria , Germany ) is a German aristocrat , the 8th head of the Princely House of Leuenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (January 25, 1952 - August 23, 1990). President of the Central Committee of German Catholics (1948-1967).
| Charles II, 8th Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | |||||||
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| him. Karl Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | |||||||
 Prince Karl Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg in 1962 | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Alois | ||||||
| Successor | Alois-Constantine | ||||||
| Birth | February 8, 1904 Kleineheubach , Kingdom of Bavaria , German Empire  | ||||||
| Death | August 23, 1990 (86 years old) Kleinheubach , Bavaria , Germany  | ||||||
| Kind | Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||||
| Birth name | Carl Friedrich Franz Javier Joseph Aloisius Antonius Ignatius Expeditus Maria Scholastica | ||||||
| Father | Alois | ||||||
| Mother | Countess Josephine Kinsky von Vinitz und Tettau | ||||||
| Spouse | Carolina Conti Rignon (1935-1975) | ||||||
| Children | Princess maria Princess Josephine Aloise Princess Monica Maria Princess christina Prince Alois-Constantine Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Princess Lioba Ernestina | ||||||
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Life
Born February 8, 1904 in the palace of the Princes Leuvenstein in Kleineheubach , Kingdom of Bavaria , German Empire . The third child and eldest son of Alois, the 7th Prince of Leuvenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1871-1952), and Countess Josephine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1874-1946). The princely house of Leuvenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg came from Frederick I, Elector Palatinsky (1425-1476), and his son Louis I, Count Levenshtein (1463-1523).
Karl studied at the Stella Matutina Jesuit school in Feldkirch , and later studied philosophy and jurisprudence in Innsbruck , Munich and Würzburg . In 1928, he graduated from the University of Würzburg with a doctorate.
In 1933 - 1938, Prince Karl Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg served as chairman of the Association of Catholic Scientific Student Societies, but in 1938 this organization was dissolved by the Nazis. In 1934, Prince Karl became a member of the assault squads (SA) .
In 1948, Karl became the successor of his father as president of the central committee of German Catholics. In January 1952, after the death of his father, Alois, Karl became the 8th Prince of Leuvenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.
In 1967, Prince Karl Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was forced to resign from the post of president of the central committee of German Catholics because of his connection with the Nazis.
Marriage and children
On January 7, 1935 in Rome, Prince Karl Leuvenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg married Carolina Conti Rignon (February 17, 1904 - September 20, 1975), daughter of Edoardo Conti Rignon, from whom he had seven children:
- Mary, Princess Levenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born November 6, 1935), husband since 1956, Archduke Joseph Arpad of Austria (born 1933)
- Josephine Aloysia, Princess Levenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born May 17, 1937), husband from 1961, Prince Alexander von und zu Lichtenstein (1929-2012), mother of Prince Stephen Lishtenstein (born 1961), Ambassador of Liechtenstein in Switzerland and Germany.
- Monica Maria, Princess Levenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born April 28, 1939), husband since 1968, Don Jaime Mendes de Vigo y del Arco (born 1933)
- Christina, Princess Levenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born September 18, 1940), husband since 1966, Archduke Michel of Austria (born 1942)
- Alois Constantine, 9th Prince Levenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born December 16, 1941), married since 1965 to Princess Anastasia Victoria of Prussia (born 1944)
- Elizabeth-Alexandra, Princess Levenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born May 2, 1944), husband since 1963 Jose Maria Trenor-i-Suarez de Letso (born 1939)
- Lioba Ernestina, Princess Levenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born October 2, 1946), husband since 1969, Prince Moritz Eugene von Ettingen-Ettingen (born 1946).
Rewards
- Order of Merit to the Federal Republic of Germany (1955)
- Bavarian Order of Merit (1955)
- Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory (1955).
Notes
- ↑ Gerhard Heinrichs: “Ich und mein Haus gehören dem Herrn.” Dr. Karl Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg im Alter von 86 Jahren gestorben. In: Würzburger katholisches Sonntagsblatt 35 (2. September 1990)
- ↑ Hildegard Preis: Zum Tode von Karl Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. Träger höchster Auszeichnungen - Initiator großer Hilfsunternehmen für notleidende Völker . In: Heimatbote für die Kreise Tachau und Bischofteinitz (7. September 1990)
Sources
- Marie-Emmanuelle Reytier: Die Fürsten Löwenstein an der Spitze der deutschen Katholikentage: Aufstieg und Untergang einer Dynastie (1868-1968). In: Günther Schulz und Markus A. Denzel (Hrsg.): Deutscher Adel im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Büdinger Forschungen zur Sozialgeschichte 2002 und 2003. Reihe: Deutsche Führungsschichten in der Neuzeit, Band 26. Scripta Mercaturae Verlag, St. Katharinen 2004, ISBN 3-89590-145-8