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Franz von Ballestrem (5 September 1834 – 23 December 1910) was a German entrepreneur, manager and politician for Centre Party.
Early life
Franz was born on 5 September 1834 in Plawniowitz (today in Poland) into the House of Ballerstrem, which belonged to an old German nobility. He was the son of Carl Wolfgang von Ballestrem (1801–1879) and his wife, Betha von Leithold (1803–1874).
On 21 June 1858, he married Countess Hedwig von Saurma, Freiin von und zu der Jeltsch (12 November 1838 – 5 March 1915). Together they had nine children:
Valentin Wolfgang Gustav Alexander Joseph Christian (21 December 1860 – 17 May 1920) ∞ Countess Agnes zu Stolberg-Stolberg (11 May 1874 – 26 March 1940)
Johann Baptists Wolfgang Karl Raphael (24 October 1866 –27 July 1929)
Pia Hedwigis Luise Katharina Viktoria (10 Februar 1869 – 10 July 1918)
Bertha Maria Ludmilla Maritia (7 April 1870 – 19 May 1939)
Gustav Franz Xaver Wolfgang Maria Friedrich Meinrad (born 16 April 1872 – 24 April 1909)
Leo Wolfgang (20 October 1873 – 4 July 1915) ∞ Eva von Durant (18 October 1882 – 10 April 1958)
Ludwig-Carl (5 October 1875 – 6 March 1957)
Elisabeth (16 April 1878 – 15 March 1969)
Marco (26 April 1881 – 17 April 1965)
Death
Franz von Ballestrem died on 23 December 1910 in Plawniowitz, at the age of 76. His wife Hedwig outlived him for 5 years.
Literature
Eckhard Hansen, Florian Tennstedt (ed.) u. a.: Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der deutschen Sozialpolitik 1871 bis 1945. Band 1: Sozialpolitiker im Deutschen Kaiserreich 1871 bis 1918. Kassel University Press, Kassel 2010, ISBN 978-3-86219-038-6, p. 7 f. (Online, pdf-file).
