Prince Karl of Auersperg
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Karl of Auersperg (1814–1890) was an Austrian statesman and the 8th prince of Auersperg.
On the advent of the new constitutional era, in 1861, he became a member of the Upper Chamber of the Reichsrat. As a representative of the Liberal landed proprietors of the Diet of of Bohemia, and afterward as president of the Austrian House of Peers, he took a conspicuous part in defending the constitutional system against clerical and feudal reaction and the union of the Empire. He presided over the Austrian ministry in 1868 and subsequently was a zealous supporter of the Liberal cabinet, at the head of which was his brother Adolph.
He was married to Countess Ernestine Festetics de Tolna, daughter of Count Ernõ János Vilmos.
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- Otto (Czech)
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This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
