Adolf, prince von Auersperg

Adolf, prince von Auersperg (born July 21, 1821, Prague, Austrian Empire [now in Czech Republic]—died January 5, 1885, Schloss Goldegg, Austria) was a liberal and anticlerical prime minister of the western half of the Habsburg empire (1871–79). After 14 years’ active duty as an imperial cavalry officer, Auersperg was elected to the Bohemian Landtag (provincial assembly) as a member of the Constitutional Great Lords Party (1860). In 1867 he was appointed Oberstlandmarschall (supreme provincial marshal)...