Translations:Die Posthalterei der Familie Eckart/2/en

"Napoleon of Emskirchen"

After retiring from the postmaster’s post, Carl August dedicated himself to his scientific interests, horology and astronomy.

Maria Christina’s son Carl August Eckart continued the postmaster line of the Eckart family. The successful as well as ruthless "Napoleon of Emskirchen" was able to enlarge his property in and around Emskirchen. In 1815, he bought the inn and the post house from his mother. Despite being the richest man in Emskirchen, he refused to pay the agreed purchase price, until his mother hauled him to the court in 1822. As postmaster, Carl August was able to profit from a modernization in transportation during the first years of his professional career. Express carriages for passenger transportation were introduced in Bavaria in the 1820s. They were much more convenient than the old stagecoaches and twice as fast, with a maximum speed of up to ten kilometers per hour. Carl August ran the post house for 31 years, before retiring in 1846. He then transferred the postmaster’s post to his son Gottfried Eckart, who successfully ran the post house and the inn in Emskirchen for another 19 years.