Alexander, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau
Encyclopedia
Alexander Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (b. August 15, 1969 in Mogadishu
, Somalia
) is a German
journalist
and writer
.
is the son of Joachim, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau
, and Beatrix, Countess Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék. His siblings are Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
, also known as Princess TNT (b. 1960), Maya Flick (b. 1958), and Carl-Alban of Schönburg (born 2 February 1966 - Lomé, Togo), as well as Anabel Maya-Felicitas, from his father's second marriage, to Ursula Zwicker. Since the death of his father in 1998, he has been the head of the comital branch of the former sovereign aristocratic house of Schönburg. As such, he is entitled to the predicate Illustrious Highness
.
His father's profession as a journalist and foreign correspondent took the family to Togo and later to Somalia, from 1965-1970. The family returned to Germany in 1970, and resided in Meckenheim, in the Rhineland. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, his father reclaimed the family's possessions in Saxony.
(b. 1971, Munich, Bavaria), granddaughter of Prince Christoph of Hesse and great-niece of Queen Elizabeth II
, in Berlin
. They were married religiously at Heusenstmm on 29 May 1999 They have three children:
Although they are direct descendants of Queen Victoria
(as great-great-grandchildren of Princess Margaret of Prussia
, landgravine of Hesse, who was the youngest daughter of the Empress Frederick
), their children were excluded from the Succession to the British throne
because they are Roman Catholic.
, Eckhart Nickel
, Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre and Joachim Bessing. In addition, he was also free lance journalist, with publications in Esquire
, Die Zeit
, and Die Weltwoche
. He landed a best seller in 2005 with The art of the stylish impoverished, in which he discussed the lessons of 500 years of decadence.
Alexander von Schönburg was Editor in Chief of Park Avenue in 2005. In 2006, he relinquished this position, and was replaced by Andreas Petzold. He continues his activities as a journalist, as a columnist and German correspondent for Vanity Fair
and the Bild-Zeitung
and as a free-lance writer for the Swiss periodical Weltwoche. His writing is characterized by an irreverent wit.
Mogadishu
Mogadishu , popularly known as Xamar, is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries....
, Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
) is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Life
Alexander of House of SchönburgHouse of Schönburg
Schönburg is the name of an old noble house, formerly with properties in present day Saxony, Thuringia and Bohemia.- History :...
is the son of Joachim, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau
Joachim, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau
Joachim, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau was the head of the noble house of Schönburg. Dispossessed and expelled from his homeland in 1945, he and his family migrated to the Rhineland, where he was an author and journalist...
, and Beatrix, Countess Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék. His siblings are Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis is a princess, by marriage, of the German Thurn und Taxis House.-Biography:Gloria was born on 23 February 1960, the daughter of Joachim, Count...
, also known as Princess TNT (b. 1960), Maya Flick (b. 1958), and Carl-Alban of Schönburg (born 2 February 1966 - Lomé, Togo), as well as Anabel Maya-Felicitas, from his father's second marriage, to Ursula Zwicker. Since the death of his father in 1998, he has been the head of the comital branch of the former sovereign aristocratic house of Schönburg. As such, he is entitled to the predicate Illustrious Highness
Illustrious Highness
His/Her Illustrious Highness is the English-language form for a style used by various members of the European aristocracy....
.
His father's profession as a journalist and foreign correspondent took the family to Togo and later to Somalia, from 1965-1970. The family returned to Germany in 1970, and resided in Meckenheim, in the Rhineland. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990, his father reclaimed the family's possessions in Saxony.
Marriage and children
On 30 April 1999 (civil) Alexander Count of Schönburg-Glauchau married Irina Verena, Princess of HessenIrina, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau
Irina, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau , is a Hessian princess by birth and the wife of Alexander, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau, the bestselling writer and journalist...
(b. 1971, Munich, Bavaria), granddaughter of Prince Christoph of Hesse and great-niece of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
, in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. They were married religiously at Heusenstmm on 29 May 1999 They have three children:
- Maria-Letitia Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau (b. 2001)
- Maximus Carolus Joachim Maria Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (b. 2003)
- Valentin Polykarp Josef Maria Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (b. 2005)
Although they are direct descendants of Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
(as great-great-grandchildren of Princess Margaret of Prussia
Princess Margaret of Prussia
Princess Margaret of Prussia was a daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal. She married Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse. In 1926 they became Landgrave and Landgravine of Hesse...
, landgravine of Hesse, who was the youngest daughter of the Empress Frederick
Victoria, Princess Royal
The Princess Victoria, Princess Royal was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. She was created Princess Royal of the United Kingdom in 1841. She became German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III...
), their children were excluded from the Succession to the British throne
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
because they are Roman Catholic.
Activities as journalist and writer
By 1999, Alexander von Schönburg was widely known as a member of one of the so-called popular culture quintuplets, with Christian KrachtChristian Kracht
Christian Kracht is a Swiss novelist and journalist.-Early life:Kracht was born in Saanen. His father, Christian Kracht Sr., was chief representative for the Axel Springer publishing company in the 1960s. Kracht attended Schule Schloss Salem in Baden and Lakefield College School in Ontario, Canada...
, Eckhart Nickel
Eckhart Nickel
Eckhart Nickel is a German author and journalist.Nickel was born in Frankfurt am Main. After studying art history and literature in Heidelberg and New York City, he worked at various media outlets including the German lifestyle magazine Tempo, Arte television in Strasbourg, and Architectural Digest...
, Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre and Joachim Bessing. In addition, he was also free lance journalist, with publications in Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, Die Zeit
Die Zeit
Die Zeit is a German nationwide weekly newspaper that is highly respected for its quality journalism.With a circulation of 488,036 and an estimated readership of slightly above 2 million, it is the most widely read German weekly newspaper...
, and Die Weltwoche
Die Weltwoche
Die Weltwoche is a Swiss weekly magazine based in Zürich. It is privately owned by Roger Köppel. The magazine's regular columnists of note include the former president of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, Peter Bodenmann, as well as Christoph Mörgeli MP, a leading figure of the right...
. He landed a best seller in 2005 with The art of the stylish impoverished, in which he discussed the lessons of 500 years of decadence.
Alexander von Schönburg was Editor in Chief of Park Avenue in 2005. In 2006, he relinquished this position, and was replaced by Andreas Petzold. He continues his activities as a journalist, as a columnist and German correspondent for Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
and the Bild-Zeitung
Bild-Zeitung
The Bild is a German tabloid published by Axel Springer AG. The paper is published from Monday to Saturday, while on Sundays, Bild am Sonntag is published instead, which has a different style and its own editors...
and as a free-lance writer for the Swiss periodical Weltwoche. His writing is characterized by an irreverent wit.
| Ancestors of Alexander, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau | ||||||||
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| Great Great Grandparents | Count Karl von Schönburg-Forderglauchau (1832–1898) ∞ 1864 Countess Adelheid von Rechteren-Limpurg (1845–1873) |
Count Bohuslaw Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin (1829–1896) ∞ 1859 Countess Wilhelmine Kinski von Wchinitz und Tettau (1838–1885) |
Count Adam Baworów-Baworowski ∞ Countess Franziska von Hardegg auf Glatz und im Machlande |
Count Victor Paul Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske (1883–1901) ∞ 1863 Countess Anna von Trautmansdorff-Weinsberg (* 1843) |
Count Estevão Széchényi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... (* 1791) ∞ 1836 Countess Crescência von Seilern und Aspang (1799–1875) |
Gregoriu Christopoulos ∞ Eufrosyne Caravas |
Prince Pavel Galitzine (1822–1871) ∞ Princess Ekaterina Trubetskoy (1831–1918) |
Prince Nikolai Petrovich Mestschersky ∞ Countess Maria Alexandrowna Panin |
| Great Grandparents | Count Joachim von Schönburg-Glauchau (1873–1943) ∞ 1898 Countess Oktavia Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin (1873–1946) |
Count Rudolf Baworow-Baworowski (1865–1931) ∞ 1850 Countess Fanny Anna Chorinsky, Freiin von Ledske (1876–1963) |
Count Edmund Széchényi von Sárvár-Felsövidék (1839–1922) ∞ 1891 Eulalia Christopulos (1854–1918) |
Prince Paul Galitzin (1856–1916) ∞ 1887 Princess Alexandra Nikolajewna Mestscherskaya (1864–1941) |
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| Grandparents | Count Karl von Schönburg-Glauchau (1899–1945) ∞ 1927 Countess Maria Anna Baworowska (1902–1988) |
Count Valentin Széchényi von Sárvár-Felsövidék (1893–1954) ∞ 1921 Princess Maria Galitzin (1895–1976) |
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| Parents | Joachim, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau Joachim, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau Joachim, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau was the head of the noble house of Schönburg. Dispossessed and expelled from his homeland in 1945, he and his family migrated to the Rhineland, where he was an author and journalist... (1929–1998) ∞ 1957 Beatrix Maria Countess Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsövidék (* 30. Januar 1930) |
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Alexander, Count von Schönburg-Glauchau (* 1969) |
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Works
- Das Beste vom Besten. Ein Almanach der feinen Lebensart (mit Reinhard Haas und Axel Thorer). Econ, Düsseldorf 1989, ISBN 3-430-13733-0
- No. 1. Die besten Seiten des Lebens von A–Z (mit Reinhard Haas und Axel Thorer). Econ, Düsseldorf ISBN 3-612-26037-5
- In Bruckners Reich. Erzählung. In: Christian KrachtChristian KrachtChristian Kracht is a Swiss novelist and journalist.-Early life:Kracht was born in Saanen. His father, Christian Kracht Sr., was chief representative for the Axel Springer publishing company in the 1960s. Kracht attended Schule Schloss Salem in Baden and Lakefield College School in Ontario, Canada...
(Hrsg.): Mesopotamia. Ernste Geschichten am Ende des Jahrtausends. DVA, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-421-05191-7 - Tristesse Royale: Das popkulturelle Quintett mit Joachim Bessing, Christian Kracht, Eckhart Nickel, Alexander v. Schönburg und Benjamin v. Stuckrad-Barre, hrsg. von Joachim Bessing. Ullstein, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-548-31226-8
- Karriere. Theaterstück. Hannover, 2001
- Der fröhliche Nichtraucher. Wie man gut gelaunt mit dem Rauchen aufhört. Rowohlt Taschenbuch, Reinbek 2003, ISBN 3-499-61660-2
- Die Kunst des stilvollen Verarmens. Wie man ohne Geld reich wird. Rowohlt Berlin, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-87134-520-2
- Lexikon der überflüssigen Dinge. Rowohlt Berlin, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-87134-543-1
- Alles was Sie schon immer über Könige wissen wollten aber nie zu fragen wagten. Rowohlt Berlin, Berlin 2008, ISBN 3-87134-604-7
Sources
- The Schönburg-Glauchau line
- Die Kunst des stilvollen Verarmens Werbetext des Rowohlt Verlags
- Andreas Petzold übernimmt Chefredaktion von PARK AVENUE Pressemitteilung des Verlagshauses Gruner + JahrGruner + JahrGruner + Jahr GmbH & Co. KG is the largest European printing and publishing firm. Its headquarters is in Hamburg, Germany.-History:Originally founded on August 1, 1948 as the Henri Nannen publishing house, Gruner + Jahr was created in 1965 from a merger by acquisition, by publishers John Jahr Sr....
vom 22. August 2006 - Weniger ist mehr Alexander von Schönburg erläutert seine Philosophie in der Welt am SonntagWelt am SonntagWelt am Sonntag is a German national Sunday newspaper published by Axel Springer AG, and established in 1948. Its head office is in Berlin, and it has local editions for Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Düsseldorf....
vom 13. März 2005
External links
- Weniger ist mehr Alexander von Schönburg erläutert seine Philosophie in der Welt am SonntagWelt am SonntagWelt am Sonntag is a German national Sunday newspaper published by Axel Springer AG, and established in 1948. Its head office is in Berlin, and it has local editions for Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Düsseldorf....
vom 13. März 2005 - Rezension zu Die Kunst des stilvollen Verarmens auf schoenerlesen.de
- Webpräsenz Alexanders von Schönburg (in Bearbeitung)