Henry Taaffe, 12th Viscount Taaffe
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Heinrich von Taaffe, 12th Viscount Taaffe
, also 12th Baron of Ballymote (22 May 1872 – 25 July 1928) was an Austrian Irish peer until 1919.
He was born at Innsbruck
, the son of Count Eduard Taaffe, Minister-President of Austria from 1879 to 1893. As required by the Titles Deprivation Act 1917
, his name was removed from the roll of the Peers of Ireland by Order of the King in Council 28 March 1919 for bearing arms against Britain in World War I
.
He was also a Count of the Holy Roman Empire
. In 1919, he lost this title as well when the newly established Republic of Austria abolished nobility and outlawed the use of noble titles.
He married on 22 May 1897, in Vienna
, Maria Magda Fuchs; they had a son: Edward Charles Richard Taaffe
, 8th Graf von Taaffe (1898–1967). Upon the death of his first wife on 3 January 1918, he remarried to Aglaë Isescu on 22 June 1919 at Ellischau.
He died in Vienna in 1928, aged 56.
Viscount Taaffe
The title Viscount Taaffe, of Corren, was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1628, together with the subsidiary title Baron Ballymote. From the 18th century onwards, the Viscounts Taaffe also held the title Count Taaffe in the Holy Roman Empire...
, also 12th Baron of Ballymote (22 May 1872 – 25 July 1928) was an Austrian Irish peer until 1919.
He was born at Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, the son of Count Eduard Taaffe, Minister-President of Austria from 1879 to 1893. As required by the Titles Deprivation Act 1917
Titles Deprivation Act 1917
The Titles Deprivation Act 1917 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which authorised enemies of the United Kingdom during the First World War to be deprived of their British peerages and royal titles. -Background:...
, his name was removed from the roll of the Peers of Ireland by Order of the King in Council 28 March 1919 for bearing arms against Britain in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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He was also a Count of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
. In 1919, he lost this title as well when the newly established Republic of Austria abolished nobility and outlawed the use of noble titles.
He married on 22 May 1897, in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Maria Magda Fuchs; they had a son: Edward Charles Richard Taaffe
Edward Charles Richard Taaffe
Count Edward Charles Richard Taaffe , knowns as Richard, was the Irish gemmologist who found the first cut and polished taaffeite in November 1945...
, 8th Graf von Taaffe (1898–1967). Upon the death of his first wife on 3 January 1918, he remarried to Aglaë Isescu on 22 June 1919 at Ellischau.
He died in Vienna in 1928, aged 56.
Titles from birth to death
- The Hon. Heinrich von Taaffe (22 May 1872-19 November 1895)
- The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Taaffe (19 November 1895-28 March 1919)
- Heinrich, Graf von Taaffe (28 March 1919-25 July 1928)