Prince Karl of Auersperg
Karl von Auersperg 8th Prince of Auersperg | |
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Portrait by Ernst Lafite, 1876 | |
| Minister-President of Austria | |
| In office 30 December 1867 – 24 September 1868 | |
| Monarch | Franz Joseph I of Austria |
| Preceded by | Count Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (as Chairman of the Conference of Ministers) |
| Succeeded by | Eduard, Viscount Taaffe |
| President of the Austrian House of Lords | |
| In office 8 April 1861 – 31 December 1867 8 December 1868 – 15 May 1870 21 December 1871 – 17 May 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand, Prince of Trauttmansdorff |
| Supreme Marshal of Bohemia | |
| In office 1872–1883 | |
| Preceded by | Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz |
| Succeeded by | Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1814 |
| Died | 4 January 1890 (aged 75) Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Resting place | Auersperg Mausoleum, Losensteinleithen |
| Party | Constitutional Party |
| Spouse | Countess Ernestine Festetics de Tolna |
| Children | None |
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| Alma mater | University of Prague |
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Karl Wilhelm Philipp, 8th Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Gottschee (German: Karl Wilhelm Philipp Fürst von Auersperg, Herzog von Gottschee; 1 May 1814 in Prague – 4 January 1890 in Prague) was a Bohemian and an Austrian nobleman and statesman. He served as the first President of the Austrian House of Lords and as the first prime minister of the western part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Cisleithania).