Friedrich-Carl Henckel von Donnersmarck | |
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Born | Maria Friedrich-Carl Lazarus Emanuel Franz Johannes Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck 27 May 1905 |
Died | 1 September 1989 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria |
Resting place | Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria |
Occupation | philosopher |
Spouse | Countess Ann-Ilse von Zitzewitz |
Children | 2 (including Leo-Ferdinand) |
Parent(s) | Count Edwin Henckel von Donnersmarck Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau |
Family | Henckel von Donnersmarck |
Count Maria Friedrich-Carl Lazarus Emanuel Franz Johannes Henckel von Donnersmarck (27 May 1905 – 1 September 1989) was a German-Polish philosopher and landowner. His specialized in Scholasticism and studied the works of Thomas Aquinas. In 1945, during the flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II, his castle, Schloss Romolkwitz, was burned to the ground by the Soviet Army. He and his family fled to Bavaria in West Germany before settling in Carinthia, Austria.