Fürst Karl Max Lichnowsky

1860 - 1928  (67 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Karl Max Lichnowsky
  Prefix	Fürst
  Birth	8 Mar 1860	Kreuzenort
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Feb 1928	Kuchelna
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  + 1. Fürst Karl Max Lichnowsky,   b. 8 Mar 1860, Kreuzenort d. 27 Feb 1928, Kuchelna  (Age 67 years) ▻ Gräfin Mechtilde Christiane Maria von Arco-Zinneberg + 2. Gräfin Marie Karoline Johanna Eleonore Luise Stephanie Amalie Lichnowsky,   b. 6 Sep 1861, Grätz d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Graf Wilhelm Heinrich Sigismund Joachim Viktor Innocenz von Redern + 3. Gräfin Margarete Eleonore Marie Karoline Lichnowsky,   b. 24 Sep 1863, Grätz d. 8 Apr 1954, Wien, Österreich  (Age 90 years) ▻ Graf Karl Anton Leo Ludwig von Brzezie-Lanckoronski
  Person ID	I38741	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

  Father	Fürst Karl Faustus Timoleon Maria Lichnowsky,   b. 19 Dec 1820, Grodzisk Wilkopolski (Grätz) d. 18 Oct 1901, Grodzisk Wilkopolski (Grätz) (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Prinzess Marie von Croÿ,   b. 2 Feb 1837, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland d. 1 Apr 1915, Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F16522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gräfin Mechtilde Christiane Maria von Arco-Zinneberg,   b. 8 Mar 1879, Schönburg,, Niederbayern, Bayern, Deutschland d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Fürst Wilhelm Dionysius Hermann Carl Max Lichnowsky,   b. 1 Jul 1905, Grodzisk Wilkopolski (Grätz) d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gräfin Leonore Marie Helene Leodine Mechtilde Lichnowsky,   b. 28 Aug 1906, Grodzisk Wilkopolski (Grätz) d. Yes, date unknown   3. Graf Michael Max Leopold Nikolaus Lichnowsky,   b. 9 Dec 1907, Kuchelna d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

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• Notes

  When Prince Lichnowsky took over as ambassador to London in the Fall of 1912, he was given a difficult task, but was not expected to accomplish it. It was his responsibility to repair damaged relations between Great Britain and Germany. He excelled at this job. Between the time of his appointment on 1912 and his departure in 1914 the Prince negotiated a colonial treaty, secured the peace of Europe in the1912 Conference of Ambassadors, and brought about better feelings between Great Britain and Germany. His success made his superiors in Berlin distrustful of him and his close relationship with the British foreign office. In July 1914, Lichnowsky pleaded with Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Gottlieb von Jagow, to use discretion in their support of Austria. In his view, Britain would definitely support Russia and France in a war defending Serbia against Austrian aggression. The Chancellor and the Secretary did not trust Prince Lichnowsky’s judgment because they believed him to be easily duped by the British. After the war started, Lichnowsky returned to Germany and spent the rest of his life trying to justify his actions. "The maintenance of Austria is of importance to us, only in that alliance we must be the LEADING partner, not the BLEEDING partner." Lichnowsky to Jagow, 23-Jul-14 [Caps. are his] "Had Lichnowsky continued to be the trusted representative of his government, had they dealt frankly with him, and through him with us, after the murder of the Archduke, war might have been avoided." British Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey