Count Maximilian Friedrich Karl Franz von Hatzfeldt zu Trachenberg (7 June 1813 – 19 January 1859) was a Prussian aristocrat and diplomat. By birth he was member of an ancient

House of Hatzfeld The House of Hatzfeld, also spelled House of Hatzfeldt, is the name of an ancient and influential German nobility, German noble family, whose members played important roles in the history of the Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia and Au ...

Early life

Maximilian was born in Berlin on 7 June 1813. He was the second son and youngest child of the Prussian general, Prince Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg and Countess Friederike Karoline von der Schulenburg-Kehnert (1779–1832), a daughter of the Prussian minister to the General Directorate Count Friedrich Wilhelm von der Schulenburg-Kehnert. His older sister, Countess Luise von Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg was the wife of Prussian General Ludwig Freiherr Roth von Schreckenstein, the

Minister of War A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...

. Among his other siblings was older brother Prince Hermann Anton von Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg and sister Countess Sophie von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg. From his elder brother's second marriage to Countess Marie von Nimptsch, he was uncle to Prince Hermann von Hatzfeldt, who represented the Deutsche Reichspartei in the Reichstag. From his sister's marriage to their distant cousin, Count Edmund von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg, he was uncle to Paul von Hatzfeldt, who was Ambassador to

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and

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, Foreign Secretary, and Head of the

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Career

Von Hatzfeldt was secretary to the Prussian legation at Paris and, afterwards, from 1849 to 1859 Minister accredited to the Emperor

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...

. In 1856, he was at the

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and was a signatory to the Treaty of Paris which settled the

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between the

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and an alliance of the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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.Hertslet, Edward (1875), "GENERAL TREATY between Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia and Turkey, signed at Paris on 30th March 1856 (Translation)" in ''The Map of Europe by Treaty; which have taken place since the general peace of 1814. With numerous maps and notes'', vol. II, London: Butterworth, pages 1250-65Pierre Albin (1912), "ACTE GENERAL DU CONGRES DE PARIS (30 mars 1856)" ,''Les grands traités politiques. Recueil des principaux textes diplomatique depuis 1815 jusqu'à nos jours'', Paris: F.Alcan, p. 170-180
/ref> He was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, the Cross of Honour 1st Class, of the

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, Grand Duke Baden's Knight, First Class of Order of the Zähringer Lion, Knight Grand Cross of the First Class, Order of St. Gregory the Great and Knight First Class of the

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. He was also a Grand Officer of the French

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and a Knight of the

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Personal life

Hatzfeldt married on 20 June 1844 in Paris Mademoiselle Rachel Elisabeth ''Pauline'' de Castellane (Paris, 6 July 1823 – Berlin, 9 March 1895). Pauline was a daughter of Boniface de Castellane,

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, and Louise Cordélia Eucharis Greffulhe (sister of French banker and politician Jean-Henry-Louis Greffulhe). Her brother, Henri de Castellane, married

Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord Joséphine Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord, Marquise de Castellane (29 December 1820 12 October 1890) was a French noblewoman. Early life Joséphine Pauline was born in Paris on 29 December 1820. She was the third legitimate child of the Edmo ...

. Together, they were the parents of six children, three sons and three daughters, including: * Franz Ludwig Hermann Karl (Paris, 13 February 1845 – 2 April 1884); who died unmarried. * Hélène Boniface Pauline Luise (Paris, 11 July 1847 –

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionGeorg von Kanitz (1842–1922), ''aide de camp'' to Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia. After divorcing in 1884, she remarried to Baron Arthur von Scholl (1847–1904). * Melchior (Paris, 18 December 1848 –

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, 1 January 1880); who married Baroness Mathilde von Gaugreben (1838–1910).''Les maréchaux de Napoléon III : leur famille et leur descendance''. Joseph Valynseele. 1980. pp. 291, 300. * Margarete (Paris, 23 April 1850 – Berlin, 16 July 1923); who married Baron Anton Saurma von der Jeltsch (1836–1900), Prussian diplomat. * Louise (Paris, 7 January 1852 – San Remo, 3 March 1909); who married Count Bernhard von Welczeck (1844–1917). * Bonifacius (Paris, 27 April 1854 – Münster, 31 October 1921); who married Princess Olga Manoukbey (1854–1920). After his death, his widow remarried to Louis de Talleyrand-Périgord, duc de Valençay, 3rd duc de Talleyrand-Périgord. The duc de Valençay was the older brother of Pauline's brother Henri de Castellane's wife

, and was the father of Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord from his first marriage to Anne Louise Charlotte de Montmorency.

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatzfeld, Max von 1813 births 1859 deaths Maximilian Ambassadors of Prussia to France