▁a ▁name ▁change : ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Lö wen stein - W ert heim - Ro che fort ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Lö wen stein - W ert heim - R osen berg . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁Charles ▁Thomas ' s ▁father ▁died . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁poss essions . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁nob ility , ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Chamber ▁in ▁Baden , ▁Bav aria , ▁H esse ▁and ▁Wür ttemberg . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁had ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁issues ▁of ▁those ▁four ▁states . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁his ▁senior ▁officials ▁concerned ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁his ▁son ▁Const at ine ▁did ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁After ▁Const antine ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁the ▁senior ▁officials ▁took ▁over ▁again . ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁life , ▁Charles ▁Thomas ▁felt ▁a ▁strong ▁bond ▁with ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Empire ▁and ▁its ▁r uling ▁H abs burg ▁dynast y . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁wife ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁permanent ▁residence ▁in ▁Vienna ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁ ▁As ▁he ▁grew ▁older , ▁he ▁devoted ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁his ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁dev otion , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁his ▁grand son ▁and ▁successor ▁Charles