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He belonged to an illustrious family with little money. The family fortune had been squandered by excessive spending and poor management of their estates. So Maximilian needed to make a rich wife, and he found her in no less than a princess of the royal house. [[Otto|Princess Alexandrine]] was the youngest child of Prince Otto and Princess Victoria, a charming couple. She had a strong character and was quite beautiful as well, but she was used to an aristocratic lifestyle, moving around her parents' residences and being served by dozens of servants at their homes. However, she fell in love with Maximilian and wanted to marry him. Her parents initially disapproved him because of his lack of fortune, but her determination was great and they accepted him. The couple married in 1871 in Markund. She received a large dowry and a countryside home as wedding present. Although she wanted to live in Markund, Maximilian was not willing to dillapidate his wife's fortune by beginning an expensive lifestyle, and they moved permanently to their rural residence. The first years of marriage were difficult, as Alexandrine had been heavily spoilt by her parents, but she eventually adjusted to her new life and became very happy. | He belonged to an illustrious family with little money. The family fortune had been squandered by excessive spending and poor management of their estates. So Maximilian needed to make a rich wife, and he found her in no less than a princess of the royal house. [[Otto|Princess Alexandrine]] was the youngest child of Prince Otto and Princess Victoria, a charming couple. She had a strong character and was quite beautiful as well, but she was used to an aristocratic lifestyle, moving around her parents' residences and being served by dozens of servants at their homes. However, she fell in love with Maximilian and wanted to marry him. Her parents initially disapproved him because of his lack of fortune, but her determination was great and they accepted him. The couple married in 1871 in Markund. She received a large dowry and a countryside home as wedding present. Although she wanted to live in Markund, Maximilian was not willing to dillapidate his wife's fortune by beginning an expensive lifestyle, and they moved permanently to their rural residence. The first years of marriage were difficult, as Alexandrine had been heavily spoilt by her parents, but she eventually adjusted to her new life and became very happy. | ||
| − | They had ten children: Hugo (born 1872), Joseph (born 1873), [[Otto von Alderberg|Otto]] (born 1875), Sophie (born 1877), Marie Henriette (born and died 1878), Emmerich (1879-1884), Marie Henriette (born 1881), Carl (born 1883), Johann Nepomuk (born 1885) and [[Frederick V|Marie Cecilie]] (1887-1910). | + | They had ten children: [[Hugo von Alderberg|Hugo]] (born 1872), Joseph (born 1873), [[Otto von Alderberg|Otto]] (born 1875), Sophie (born 1877), Marie Henriette (born and died 1878), Emmerich (1879-1884), Marie Henriette (born 1881), Carl (born 1883), Johann Nepomuk (born 1885) and [[Frederick V|Marie Cecilie]] (1887-1910). |
Maximilian was a capable manager of his estate and became a prosperous man. His family came to prominence due to the failed romance between her youngest daughter Cilla and Crown Prince Frederick. After her death in 1910, she was buried at the village of St Markund, where it is said that Frederick visited every year on the anniversary of her demise. He arrived very early in the morning and stayed only for a few minutes, but he repeated this ritual until the end of his life. | Maximilian was a capable manager of his estate and became a prosperous man. His family came to prominence due to the failed romance between her youngest daughter Cilla and Crown Prince Frederick. After her death in 1910, she was buried at the village of St Markund, where it is said that Frederick visited every year on the anniversary of her demise. He arrived very early in the morning and stayed only for a few minutes, but he repeated this ritual until the end of his life. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:18, 16 April 2015
Count Maximilian von Alderberg (1849) was a Braslander nobleman.
He belonged to an illustrious family with little money. The family fortune had been squandered by excessive spending and poor management of their estates. So Maximilian needed to make a rich wife, and he found her in no less than a princess of the royal house. Princess Alexandrine was the youngest child of Prince Otto and Princess Victoria, a charming couple. She had a strong character and was quite beautiful as well, but she was used to an aristocratic lifestyle, moving around her parents' residences and being served by dozens of servants at their homes. However, she fell in love with Maximilian and wanted to marry him. Her parents initially disapproved him because of his lack of fortune, but her determination was great and they accepted him. The couple married in 1871 in Markund. She received a large dowry and a countryside home as wedding present. Although she wanted to live in Markund, Maximilian was not willing to dillapidate his wife's fortune by beginning an expensive lifestyle, and they moved permanently to their rural residence. The first years of marriage were difficult, as Alexandrine had been heavily spoilt by her parents, but she eventually adjusted to her new life and became very happy.
They had ten children: Hugo (born 1872), Joseph (born 1873), Otto (born 1875), Sophie (born 1877), Marie Henriette (born and died 1878), Emmerich (1879-1884), Marie Henriette (born 1881), Carl (born 1883), Johann Nepomuk (born 1885) and Marie Cecilie (1887-1910).
Maximilian was a capable manager of his estate and became a prosperous man. His family came to prominence due to the failed romance between her youngest daughter Cilla and Crown Prince Frederick. After her death in 1910, she was buried at the village of St Markund, where it is said that Frederick visited every year on the anniversary of her demise. He arrived very early in the morning and stayed only for a few minutes, but he repeated this ritual until the end of his life.
The Count was a beloved landlord for his tennants and a popular patriarch among his descendants.
He died in 1926, nine years after his wife's passing.
