Anton von Schmerling
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Anton Ritter von Schmerling was an Austrian statesman.
Lithograph of Schmerling by Josef Kriehuber, 1849
Portrait of Schmerling by Friedrich von Amerling
Karl, Prince of Leiningen was the third Prince of Leiningen and maternal half-brother of Queen Victoria. Leiningen served as a Bavarian lieutenant general, before he briefly played an important role i
Anton von Schmerling
…almost entirely due to him that, at least for while, this phantom government maintained some appearance of power and dignity. With the resignation of Prince Carl zu Leiningen on 5 September 1848, the Regent requested Schmerling to form a new ministry after Frederick Dahlmann had failed to do so. A defeat in the parliament…
Karl in 1855
Carl zu Leiningen, lithograph by Joseph Kriehuber (1833)
Karl's wife, Countess Marie of Klebelsberg-Thumburg.
Waldleinlingen Castle