Karl Maria Alexander, 9th Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottschee (German: Karl Maria Alexander Fürst von Auersperg, Herzog von Gottschee 26 February 1859 in Vienna – 19 October 1927 in Goldegg; from 1919 Karl Maria Alexander Auersperg) was an Austrian statesman who served as vice president of the Austrian House of Lords and leader of the Constitutional Party from 1897 to 1907. He subsequently served as a member of the House of Deputies until 1911.
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Karl Maria Alexander, 9th Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottschee (German: Karl Maria Alexander Fürst von Auersperg, Herzog von Gottschee 26 February 1859 in Vienna – 19 October 1927 in Goldegg; from 1919 Karl Maria Alexander Auersperg) was an Austrian statesman who served as vice president of the Austrian House of Lords and leader of the Constitutional Party from 1897 to 1907. He subsequently served as a member of the House of Deputies until 1911.
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Biography Auersperg was heir to the influential mediatized House of Auersperg. His father, Prince Adolf, was minister-president of Austria. The same position was held by his uncle, Prince Karl Wilhelm. Auersperg was educated in Vienna and studied law at the University of Prague. He served as a cavalry officer in the 14th Dragoons regiment and later as Colonel (Oberst) of the Reserve in the 13th Landwehr division during World War I. He began his political career as a member of the Austrian House of Lords (Herrenhaus) in 1890, where he became vice president and leader of the Constitutional Party from 1897 to 1907. From 1894 to 1902, Auersperg was a member of the Landtag of Lower Austria as the representative of the constitutionally loyal landowners (Verfassungstreuer Großgrundbesitz). A major figure in the imperial economy, Auersperg served as a leading representative of agrarian and forestry interests. He held the presidency of the Imperial and Royal Agricultural Society in Vienna from 1897 to 1908 and led the Austrian Imperial Forestry Association for nearly two decades (1902–1919). Additionally, he chaired the Austrian Central Office for the Protection of Agricultural and Forestry Interests (1905–1907). Auersperg’s prominence in these sectors led to his appointment as…
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Personal life Auersperg’s central estate in Bohemia was Vlašim, which was often visited by Crown Prince Rudolf, who was a friend of his since childhood. His residence in Prague was the Auersperg Palace (Aueršperský palác), an early Baroque building opposite Wallenstein Palace in Malá Strana. In 1904, the palace was bought from the Auersperg family by the Land Committee of the Kingdom of Bohemia and utilized by state authorities throughout the 20th century. Following the Velvet Revolution, it was integrated into the parliamentary seat of the Chamber of Deputies. Auersperg's primary seats in Austria were Schloss Goldegg in Lower Austria, where he died in 1927, and Schloss Losensteinleiten in Upper Austria, where he is interred in a family mausoleum. He also held the estate of Belaj in Istria. In 1885, Auersperg married Countess Eleonore von Breunner-Enkevoirth, daughter of Count August von Breunner-Enkevoirth. They had five children: Prince Adolf of Auersperg (1886–1923); married in 1914 to Countess Gabrielle von Clam und Gallas, and had issue. Their son, Karl-Adolf, 10th Prince of Auersperg, married Countess Feodore of Solms-Baruth, daughter of Friedrich III, Prince zu Solms-Baruth and Princess Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Princess Agathe of Auersperg (1888–1973); married in 1913 to Alexander, Prince of…
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Honours
Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1900 (Austria-Hungary)
