Anselm von Hohenburg

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Anselm, Prince von Hohenburg (1736-1796) was a Braslander nobleman. He was the son of Prince Adam von Hohenburg.

He was some sort of middle-ground between his father and grandfather: he was interested in politics and Court life but also in farming. He divided his time between his estates and his palace in Markund. He was close to King Frederick III, his first cousin, but not close enough to be one of his favorites. However, he had very good connections at Court and this ensured him access to the most important members of the government. In 1773 he convinced King Frederick II to give him control over the kingdom's postal system, which was defficient. He developed an efficient system that ran all across the country and into some of the neighboring countries. With this he not only helped to improve communications within Brasland but increased his fortune to unimagineable size, becoming one of the most powerful men in the realm.

The Prince was very active in the improvement of living conditions in Thurwald. He used his own money to build churches and schools, as well as to improve communications in the region. He increased the size of his estates and became even wealthier than his predecessors.

In 1758 he married Princess Amalie von Lorensberg. They had five children: Friedrich (born 1760), Mathilde (born 1761), Antonia (born and died 1762), Peter (born and died 1764) and Sophie (born 1766). Amalie died in childbirth in 1766.

Anselm remarried in 1770 to Marie Henriette von Kerlich. They had no children.

He died in 1796.