Jakob Eltz Vukovarski

22.09.1922. -10.02.2006

Grof Eltz Vukovarski rodjen je 1922. godine u kući svojeg djeda po majci u Njemačkoj, ali je odrastao i živio u Vukovaru sve do 1944. kada se, predosjećajući da će u Jugoslaviji doći na vlast komunisti, s obitelji odselio u Njemačku na obiteljsko imanje.

Count Johann Jakob Eltz (Croatian: Jakov grof Eltz-Vukovarski) (September 22, 1921 – February 10, 2006) was a German noble and a Croatian politician who became a key figure in Croatian politics during the 1990s. He is often styled as the count of Vukovar (vukovarski grof). September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...

Early life

Jakob Eltz was born in Kleinheubach, Bayern, Germany to the eminent Eltz family, Roman Catholic nobles with ties to Croatia since 1736, when his ancestor Philipp Karl zu Eltz (Prince Elector and Archbishop of Mainz) bought the Lordship of Vukovar. The family owned several estates in Slavonia, including the Eltz castle in Vukovar. When Eltz was seven months old, his father died in a car crash, and his mother then decided to move to Vukovar, where Eltz spent his childhood and attended private schools. Eltz is the name of a noted German noble family. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ...

He decided to study agronomics and went to the study at Zagreb and then Tetschen. Eltz was 18 years old when World War II broke out, and refused to join the Nazis, although he was eventually forced in 1944. Following the German's defeat a year later, all of the Eltz property was seized by the communists when Tito took power. He then went to live in West Germany, where he became a professor of viticulture at Mainz University, and also became a deputy of the Knights of Malta. He got married and together with his wife had nine children. He was also known for his charity work and pilgrimages to Lourdes during this time. Agronomics is an agricultural science, that specifically deals with land usage. ... Zagreb (pronounced ) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅ�jÅ� Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... National Socialism redirects here. ... Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a university in the city of Mainz, Germany. ... The Knights Hospitaller (also known as Knights of Rhodes, Knights of Malta, Cavaliers of Malta, and the Order of St. ...

Role in Croatian government

Eltz returned to Vukovar in 1991 after Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia where he began working with political leaders to help reconstruct the government. That same year, war broke out and Vukovar became the prime target of shelling by the heavily armed Serbs. He was present during the beginning of the Battle of Vukovar helping with the city's defence and even took up arms to defend it, despite being 70 years old (the Eltz Castle was destroyed during the battle and the tomb and bodies of the Eltz family desecrated). Due to his popularity, he was persuaded to run for office, and was elected by a large majority to the Croatian parliament in 1992 as an independent candidate for Vukovar. He also became a member of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe where he promoted Croatia's case to joining the European Union. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, ÐˆÑƒÐ³Ð¾Ñ�Ð»Ð°Ð²Ð¸Ñ˜Ð° in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Combatants Croatian Army Paramilitary organisations Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Serb Krajina Army Yugoslav Peoples Army Paramilitary organisations Commanders Franjo TuÄ‘man (President of Croatia) Anton Tus (Chief of Staff of Croatian Army 1991-1992) Janko Bobetko (Chief of Staff of Croatian Army 1992-1995) Slobodan MiloÅ¡eviÄ‡ (President... The parliament of Croatia is called Hrvatski Sabor in Croatian - the word sabor means an assembly, a gathering, a congress. ...

He continued serving in the parliament until his retirement in 1999, and was so highly regarded that he was asked to continue as an honorary member in his own right. He also spoke six languages: Croatian, German, English, French, Italian, and Latin. He died in 2006 in Eltville, Germany.

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