English Catholic historian, usually referred to simply as Lord Acton. He was the son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet. In 1869 he was raised to the peerage by Queen Victoria and became the 1st Baron Acton.
Lord Acton was one of the founders of the English Historical Review and Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge. He was considered to be one of the most learned Englishmen of his time and was the author of one of the most famous quotes of the 19th century: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Acton married his cousin, a countess; they had six children. He died at the home of his wife's family in Tegernsee, Bavaria, and was buried at the little lakeside cemetery at Tegernsee.
From Roland Hill's biography entitled Lord Acton (Yale University Press, 2000): "The place where Lord Acton was buried at the Tegernsee cemetery has been altered. The marble headstone cross with the inscription "Ave Cruz Spes Unica" was preserved through World War II. Today, however, nothing indicates the location of Acton's grave or that of his daughter Elisabeth, nor of the neighbouring Acton family vault. Nevertheless, the site has not been used again and is considered by the Tegernsee cemetery authorities as an "open area." No exhumation has taken place of Acton's mortal remains. Acton scholars and others in the German-speaking countries, in Britain, and in the United States have expressed an interest in restoring the headstone or putting up a plaque dedicated to his memory."
Lord Acton was one of the founders of the English Historical Review and Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge. He was considered to be one of the most learned Englishmen of his time and was the author of one of the most famous quotes of the 19th century: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Acton married his cousin, a countess; they had six children. He died at the home of his wife's family in Tegernsee, Bavaria, and was buried at the little lakeside cemetery at Tegernsee.
From Roland Hill's biography entitled Lord Acton (Yale University Press, 2000): "The place where Lord Acton was buried at the Tegernsee cemetery has been altered. The marble headstone cross with the inscription "Ave Cruz Spes Unica" was preserved through World War II. Today, however, nothing indicates the location of Acton's grave or that of his daughter Elisabeth, nor of the neighbouring Acton family vault. Nevertheless, the site has not been used again and is considered by the Tegernsee cemetery authorities as an "open area." No exhumation has taken place of Acton's mortal remains. Acton scholars and others in the German-speaking countries, in Britain, and in the United States have expressed an interest in restoring the headstone or putting up a plaque dedicated to his memory."
English Catholic historian, usually referred to simply as Lord Acton. He was the son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet. In 1869 he was raised to the peerage by Queen Victoria and became the 1st Baron Acton.
Lord Acton was one of the founders of the English Historical Review and Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge. He was considered to be one of the most learned Englishmen of his time and was the author of one of the most famous quotes of the 19th century: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Acton married his cousin, a countess; they had six children. He died at the home of his wife's family in Tegernsee, Bavaria, and was buried at the little lakeside cemetery at Tegernsee.
From Roland Hill's biography entitled Lord Acton (Yale University Press, 2000): "The place where Lord Acton was buried at the Tegernsee cemetery has been altered. The marble headstone cross with the inscription "Ave Cruz Spes Unica" was preserved through World War II. Today, however, nothing indicates the location of Acton's grave or that of his daughter Elisabeth, nor of the neighbouring Acton family vault. Nevertheless, the site has not been used again and is considered by the Tegernsee cemetery authorities as an "open area." No exhumation has taken place of Acton's mortal remains. Acton scholars and others in the German-speaking countries, in Britain, and in the United States have expressed an interest in restoring the headstone or putting up a plaque dedicated to his memory."
Lord Acton was one of the founders of the English Historical Review and Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge. He was considered to be one of the most learned Englishmen of his time and was the author of one of the most famous quotes of the 19th century: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Acton married his cousin, a countess; they had six children. He died at the home of his wife's family in Tegernsee, Bavaria, and was buried at the little lakeside cemetery at Tegernsee.
From Roland Hill's biography entitled Lord Acton (Yale University Press, 2000): "The place where Lord Acton was buried at the Tegernsee cemetery has been altered. The marble headstone cross with the inscription "Ave Cruz Spes Unica" was preserved through World War II. Today, however, nothing indicates the location of Acton's grave or that of his daughter Elisabeth, nor of the neighbouring Acton family vault. Nevertheless, the site has not been used again and is considered by the Tegernsee cemetery authorities as an "open area." No exhumation has taken place of Acton's mortal remains. Acton scholars and others in the German-speaking countries, in Britain, and in the United States have expressed an interest in restoring the headstone or putting up a plaque dedicated to his memory."
