Lazarus IV Henckel von Donnersmarck
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Lazarus IV Henckel von Donnersmarck | |
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 Henckel von Donnersmarck in 1908 | |
| Member of the Reichstag | |
| In office 1884–1887 | |
| Member of the Prussian House of Representatives | |
| In office 1870–1876 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1835 Siemianowitz-Laurahütte, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 18 December 1914 Breslau, Prussia, German Empire |
| Political party | Centre Party |
| Spouse | Countess Maria von Schweinitz und Krain |
| Children | 3 (including Edwin) |
| Parent(s) | Count Hugo Henckel von Donnersmarck Countess Laurą von Hardenberg |
| Occupation | politician, industrialist, landowner |
Count Lazarus IV Henckel von Donnersmarck (23 May 1835 – 18 December 1914), also spelled Łazarz IV, was a German-Polish politician and landowner. He was a founding member of the Centre Party and sat in the Prussian House of Representatives from 1870 to 1876 and in the Reichstag from 1884 to 1887.
Biography[edit]
Count Lazarus IV Henckel von Donnersmarck was born on 23 May 1835 in Siemianowitz-Laurahütte to Count Hugo Henckel von Donnersmarck and Countess Laurą von Hardenberg.[1] He was a member of the House of Henckel von Donnersmarck, a Silesian noble family.
On 4 August 1858, he married Countess Maria von Schweinitz und Krain, Baroness zu Kauder. They had several children:
- Countess Alice Marie Laura Flora
- Countess Maria Theresa Josefina Wanda
- Count Edwin Hugo Lazarus
Henckel von Donnersmarck managed his 677-acre estate in Romolkwitz and owned shares in the Fideikommiss Beuthen as well as several coal mines.[2] He lived in a palace in Nakło and, in 1892, he funded the construction of the parish church there.[1] He also funded the construction of a church in Alt Tarnowitz and the Camillian monastery.[1] He was Catholic,[3] and was made a Knight of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
He was one of the founders of the Centre Party. From 1870 to 1876, he was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives as a member of the Beuthen constituency and, from 1884 to 1887, he was a member of the German Reichstag for the constituency of Beuthen and Tarnowitz.[4][5][6]
He died on 18 December 1914 in Breslau.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "History of the Donnersmarck family".
- ^ Gothaisches Genealogical Pocket Book of the Counts' Houses 1894 . In: “The Gotha” . 67th edition. Hencker von Donnersmarck, I. Line Beuthen. 1st branch (Catholic). 1. Lazarus, born May 23, 1835. Justus Perthes, Gotha November 16, 1893, p. 431–433 ( google.de [accessed December 9, 2023]).
- ^ "BIORAB Kaiserreich – ParlamentarierPortal". Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Verhandlungen des Deutschen Reichstags". www.reichstag-abgeordnetendatenbank.de. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Mann, Bernhard (arr.): Biographical handbook for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867–1918. Collaboration by Martin Doerry, Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne. Droste-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1988, p. 174. In: Handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties, vol. 3; for the election results see Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, electoral alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 978-3-7700-5181-6 , pp. 354–358.
- ^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1907. Statistics of the Reichstag elections along with the parties' programs and a list of elected representatives. 2nd edition supplemented by an appendix. Addendum. The Reichstag election of 1907 (12th legislative period). Carl Heymanns Verlag , Berlin 1908, p. 87.
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