Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz

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 and Austro-Hungarian statesman. He served as the 11th Minister-President of Cisleithania and was President of the Herrenhaus from 1895 to 1918. Through his daughter, Princess Maria Hedwig of Windisch-Grätz, he was a great-grandfather of Princess Michael of Kent (formerly Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz).


Alfred August, Fürst zu Windischgraetz
Prince Alfred August of Windischgraetz in 1893
11th Minister-President of Cisleithania Prince of Windisch-Grätz
In office
11 November 1893  19 June 1895
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byEduard Graf von Taaffe
Succeeded byErich Graf von 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
Spouse(s)Princess Gabrielle von Auersperg
ChildrenPrincess Maria Hedwig of Windisch-Grätz
ParentsAlfred II, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
Princess Hedwig of Lobkowicz

He was a son of Alfred II, Prince of Windisch-Grätz and his wife Princess Hedwig of Lobkowicz.

Ancestry


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