Karl Eugen Damian Erwein, Fürst von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck (3 April 1798 – 17 May 1879) was a Baden nobleman, Bavarian landowner and Major General.
| Erwein I von der Leyen | |
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| Prince of Leyen and of Hohengeroldseck Count of Hohengeroldseck | |
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| Born | Karl Eugen Damian Erwein von der Leyen 3 April 1798 Wiesentheid |
| Died | 17 May 1879 (aged 81) Waal, Bavaria |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Philipp Franz Erwein Theodor von der Leyen |
| House | Leyen |
| Father | Philipp Franz Wilhelm Ignaz Peter von der Leyen |
| Mother | Sophia Therese Walpurgis von Schönborn |
Early life
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He was born on 3 April 1798 at Wiesentheid, the son of Sophia Therese Walpurgis von Schönborn (1772–1810) and Philipp Franz Wilhelm Ignaz Peter von der Leyen (1766–1829), who briefly ruled the Principality of Leyen. His sister Amalia, was the wife of Count Louis Tascher de La Pagerie (a first cousin of the French Empress Josephine).[1]
His paternal grandparents were Franz Georg Karl Anton von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck and the former Baroness Maria Anna Sophia of Dalberg (sister of Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, who later became Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine). Through his sister Amalia, he was an uncle of Charles, Duc de Tascher de La Pagerie. His maternal grandparents were Count Hugo Damian Erwein von Schönborn-Wiesentheid and Countess Maria Anna von Stadion zu Thannhausen und Warthausen.[1]
Career
editOn the establishment of the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806, the County of Hohengeroldseck was raised to a Principality, and his father, Philipp Franz, who had succeeded his father as Count of Hohengeroldseck in 1775, became the 1st Prince of Leyen and of Hohengeroldseck. After the Confederation was dissolved in 1813, the Principality of Leyen was under Allied administration from May 1814. By the Congress of Vienna, it was given to Austria, but was sold to the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1819. His father kept the title of Fürst (Prince), though now without a Principality.[1]
Upon his father's death in 1829, he inherited the title, Prince of Leyen and of Hohengeroldseck.[1]
Personal life
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In 1818, Erwein married his double first cousin Sophie Therese of Schönborn-Buchheim (1798–1876), a daughter of Count Franz Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim and Countess Maria Sophie von der Leyen. Together, they were the parents of:[3]
- Philipp Franz Erwein Theodor von der Leyen (1819–1882),[4] who married Princess Adelheid Karoline von Thurn und Taxis, the daughter of Prince Karl Theodor von Thurn und Taxis (a direct descendant of Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis) and Juliane Karoline von Einsiedel.[5]
- Franz Ludwig Erwein Damian von der Leyen (1821–1875), a Bavarian Major à la suite.[5]
- Amalie Sophie Marie Erwine Caroline Luise von der Leyen (1824–1857)[6]
The Prince of Leyen died in Waal, Bavaria on 17 May 1879, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Philipp.[7]
Descendants
editThrough his son Philipp, he was a grandfather of Princess Maria Anna von der Leyen (1857–1936), who married Baron Anton von Aretin; Princess Julie Luise von der Leyen (1860–1930), wife of Count Hans von Franckenstein (son of Georg Arbogast von Franckenstein); Erwein von der Leyen (1863–1938), who married Princess Maria Charlotte of Salm-Reifferscheidt;[4] and Princess Eugenie von der Leyen (1867–1929), a Roman Catholic mystic.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Treitschke, Heinrich von (1917). Treitschke's History of Germany in the Nineteenth Century: The beginnings of the Germanic federation, 1814-1819. McBride, Nast. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Wurzbach, Wolfgang von (1902). Josef Kriehuber: katalog der von ihm lithografirten portraits (in German). H. Helbing. p. 21. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Archivaria. Association of Canadian Archivists. 1978. pp. 134–135. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b The Titled Nobility of Europe: An International Peerage, Or "Who's Who", of the Sovereigns, Princes and Nobles of Europe. Harrison & Sons. 1914. p. 918. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b Kleinschmidt, Arthur (1912). Geschichte von Arenberg, Salm und Leyen, 1789-1815 (in German). F. A. Perthes. pp. 402–403. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Gothaischer Hof Kalender zum Nutzen und Vergnügen (in German). Perthes. 1856. p. 120. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ The American Almanac, Year-book, Cyclopedia and Atlas ... New York American and Journal. 1903. p. 154. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Leyen, Eugenie von der (1979). Meine Gespräche mit armen Seelen (in German). Pattloch. ISBN 978-3-557-98181-7. Retrieved 14 August 2024.