Prince Adolf of Auersperg

Prince Adolf of Auersperg
Portrait by Eugen Felix, 1883
Minister-President of Austria
In office
25 November 1871 – 15 February 1879
MonarchFranz Joseph I of Austria
Preceded byBaron Ludwig von Holzgethan
Succeeded byKarl von Stremayr
Minister of the Interior
In office
5 July 1878 – 15 February 1879
Preceded byJosef Lasser von Zollheim
Succeeded byKarl von Stremayr
Supreme Marshal of Bohemia
In office
1867–1870
Preceded byCount Edmund von Hartig
Succeeded byCount Albert von Nostitz-Rieneck
Other offices
Provincial President of Salzburg
In office
1870–1871
President of the Supreme Audit Office
In office
1879–1885
Member of the Austrian House of Lords
In office
1869–1885
Personal details
Born(1821-07-21)21 July 1821
Died5 January 1885(1885-01-05) (aged 63)
Resting placeAuersperg Mausoleum, Losensteinleithen
PartyConstitutional Party
Spouse(s)
Aloise Freiin Mladota von Solopisk
(m. 1845; died 1849)

Countess Johanna Festetics de Tolna
(m. 1857; died 1884)
Children5
Parents
  • Wilhelm II, 7th Prince of Auersperg (father)
  • Frederika von Lenthe (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Prague
Awards
Military career
Service years1841–1849; 1850–1859
RankMajor ad honores
UnitAustro-Hungarian Army

Prince Adolf of Auersperg (German: Adolf Wilhelm Daniel Fürst von Auersperg; 21 July 1821 – 5 January 1885) was an Austrian statesman who served as the Minister-President of Cisleithania from 1871 to 1879. A leading figure of the Constitutional Party, his premiership marked the peak of liberal political influence in the dual monarchy. Before his national leadership, he served as the Supreme Marshal of Bohemia and the Provincial President of Salzburg.