LOEWENSTEIN, Karl Wertheim-Rosenberg, Prince of. — Sociologist, b. at Haid (Bohemia) 21 May 1834, d. at Cologne 8 Nov. 1921. At the age of 73, after the death of his second wife, he entered the Dominican Order at Venlo (1918).
Deeply religious and of refined social sensibility, he placed himself at the service of the Catholic cause in Germany, cooperating with the Centre Party; resolving, during his five parliamentary terms, difficult political and social issues; and setting an example of a Christian and understanding landowner on his extensive estates. He was responsible for the foundation of the abbey of St. Hildegard at Eibingen (Benedictine); and other convents and religious communities received from him the means for their foundation and support.
But the most beautiful and effective work of his entire life was the organization of the Katholikentage, which he skillfully directed for 30 years as commissioner. To this must be added his presidency of the Anti-Duel League, which he revived, and his care for the “Freie Vereinigung katholischer Sozialpolitiker.”