Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil (20 September 1933 – 14 December 2014) was a German politician.
Early life Alois was born on 20 September 1933 at Zeil Castle near Leutkirch im Allgäu. He was a son of Erich, 6th Prince of Waldburg-Zeil (1899–1953) and Princess Monika of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1905–1992). His elder brother was Georg, 7th Prince of Waldburg-Zeil. He went to school at Kolleg St. Blasien. He studied politics and economics at the University of Bonn, the Sapienza University of Rome, and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.Spiegel.de: Schwabens milliardenschwere Blaublüter, May 1, 2001
Career Waldburg-Zeil was from 1980 to 1998 member of German Bundestag.Bundestag: Alois Graf von Waldburg-ZeilBILD.de: CDU-Politiker Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil gestorben
Personal life On 21 June 1956, he married Clarissa, Countess von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (b. 1936).Catholicnewsagency: Ein Leben wie ein Roman: Ein Wort des Dankes zum Abschied an Clarissa Gräfin von Waldburg-Zeil (german) Together, they were the parents of:
Monika, Countess Wolff Metternich zur Gracht (b. 1957) Clemens, Count von Waldburg-Zeil (b. 1960), who married Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein, daughter of Prince Georg of Liechtenstein (son of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria) and Marie-Christine, Duchess of Württemberg (daughter of Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and Archduchess Helena of Austria), in 1985. Georg, Count von Waldburg-Zeil (1961–1989) Theresa Lenhart, Countess von Waldburg-Zeil (b. 1962) Franz-Anton, Count von Waldburg-Zeil (1964–1987)
Alois, Count von Waldburg-Zeil died on 14 December 2014.
Awards
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany National Order of the Lion from Senegal 1993: Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg Order of St. Gregory the Great Order of Isabella the Catholic
References
External links
Bundestag: Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil Spiegel.de: Schwabens milliardenschwere Blaublüter, May 1, 2001