Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz

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Alfred August, Fürst zu Windischgraetz
Prince Alfred August of Windischgraetz in 1893
Minister-President of Austria
In office
11 November 1893 – 19 June 1895
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byEduard von Taaffe
Succeeded byErich Kielmansegg
Personal details
Born(1851-10-31)31 October 1851
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Died23 November 1927(1927-11-23) (aged 76)
Tachov, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
SpousePrincess Gabrielle von Auersperg
ChildrenPrincess Maria Hedwig of Windisch-Grätz
Prince Alfred Ludwig of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Christine of Windisch-Grätz
Prince Vincenz Alfred of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Agnes Mathilde of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Wilhelmine of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Maria Aglaë of Windisch-Grätz
Parent(s)Alfred II, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Hedwig of Lobkowicz

Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (German: Alfred August Karl Maria Wolfgang Erwin Fürst zu Windisch-Grätz; 31 October 1851, Prague – 23 November 1927, Tachov) was a Bohemian nobleman, an Austro-Hungarian statesman and Minister-President of Austria between 1893 and 1895.

Early life and ancestry[edit]

Born into an old House of Windisch-Grätz, he was the only child of Alfred II, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1819-1876) and his wife, Princess Hedwig of Lobkowicz (1829-1852).

Biography[edit]

He served as the 11th Minister-President of Cisleithania and was President of the Herrenhaus from 1895 to 1918.

Personal life[edit]

He was married to Princess Marie Gabrielle Eleonore von Auersperg (1855-1933). Through his eldest daughter, Princess Maria Hedwig of Windisch-Grätz (1878-1918), who married Austrian ambassador, Count Frigyes Szapáry, he was a great-grandfather of Princess Michael of Kent (formerly Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz).

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, pp. 50, 53, retrieved 2 November 2019

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