Prince Karl of Auersperg
Charles ( Carlos ) Wilhelm Philipp Fürst von Auersperg ( Czech Karel ( Carlos ) Vilém Auersperg ) ( born May 1, 1814 Prague, † January 4, 1890 ibid ) was a Bohemian-Austrian politician and Prime Minister.
Life
Karl came from the old Austrian noble family Auersperg, which was partially drawn to Bohemia of Carniola in the 18th and 19th centuries. Karl von Auersperg. the head of the royal line of his house was, studied law, but stay mostly on his Bohemian estates. Politically, in appearance, he performed for the first time in the 1840s when he the old rights of the Bohemian nobility represented in prior meeting of the Czech parliament and thus stood in opposition to Chancellor Metternich. After 1848, he changed his mind and went for the German liberals and fought all efforts of the Old Czechs and the Young Czechs. Like his brother Adolf von Auersperg, he was a leading figure of the Bohemian nobility and opponent of Jaroslav Jindřich Clam- Martinic.
Since 1861, with interruptions, until 1883, he was again represented in Parliament. On April 23, 1872, the emperor appointed him colonel District Marshal of Bohemia, a post he held until 31 May 1883. He was from 1861 to 1890 Member of the manor house of the Austrian Imperial Council, which until 1867 President of the House.
Shortly after the adoption of the Constitution in December on December 21, he was born on December 30, 1867 Prime Minister of the Austrian half of Austria - Hungary. His government was called because a majority of its members " citizens Ministry ". During his tenure, the loosening of the Concordat fell through the May Laws. Although an advocate of centralism, he agreed to negotiations with the Czechs to win this for employees in the Imperial Parliament. As Interior Minister Eduard Taaffe and foreign minister Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust made his view to reaching federal concessions in the negotiations with the Czech National Party, he resigned in protest on September 24, 1868.
1868 to 1883 he was again Colonel Country Marshal of Bohemia, fought here and in the mansion of federalism efforts of Prime Minister Taaffe and then retired from public life back.
Because of a pass for 15 years is suffering Auersperg had to pull the Christmas holidays in 1889 a bladder stone surgery, in their later episode of pneumonia ended the life of the prince.
Karl von Auersperg, who had become head of the princely house with thirteen years after the death of his father, Karl Wilhelm II von Auersperg (1782-1827), had no physical descendants. The primogeniture fell to his nephew, Karl Maria Alexander von Auersperg (1859-1927), the son of his brother Adolf of Auersperg ( 1821-1885 ).