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Dietmar Schönherr
A title of nobility for a mountain
interviewer:
Ruth Deutschmann
photography:
Jürgen Pilger
copyright location:
Innsbruck
date of recording:
2008-10-03
English translation by:
Sylvia Manning - Baumgartner
Italian translation by:
Nicole D´Incecco
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1938
transcription:
So, this is so: The grandfather, who had just Kaiserschützen-General, and he was knighted by Emperor Karl - at the last moment of the monarchy. And - hold for his services. He has defended some mountain or whatever. And he was knighted, and you could choose the title of nobility itself. And he has chosen - that is, "Well Mr. Edler von Schönleiten - Schönleiten was the mountain, he just defends. We have never done this needle, which is actually 1918 in Austria - as we all know - in 1918, when it was the Republic, was abolished. When we came to Potsdam, which was a big help for my father that he could produce a title. Because in the regiment, which was such an elite regiment, regiment of guards - there were only noble officers. And they were quite surprised to have said: "This is the first time with us a Catholic officer in the officer corps is coming." Since household goods all Protestants and noble.