Adam Philipp Losy from Losinthal

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Adam Philipp Losy von Losinthal , also Losymthal or Losynthal (* 1705 ; † April 21, 1781 in Vienna ) was an Austrian statesman, musician and general building director .

Life

The son of the lutenist Johann Anton Losy von Losinthal received his musical training from his father and was a talented double bass player. In 1720 his father gave him the rule of Steken in Bohemia. In the following year, Losy inherited the Tachau estate after the death of his father . Both of them were administered by his mother Franziska Claudia until he came of age. In 1746 Maria Theresa appointed him Cavaliere della Musica, Losy held the office until 1761.

In 1749 and 1750 Losy was President of the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns . On February 1, 1750, he was appointed General Court Building Director and at the same time was entrusted with the supervision of the painter and sculptor academy. He held this office until 1772. After Jacob van Schuppen's death , Losy also took over as protector of the Imperial and Royal Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Vienna from 1751 to 1759 . He revived the art academy, which had previously been closed for lack of support, and gave it a rectorate constitution on September 28, 1751. Losy passed this function on to the new director of the academy, Martin van Meytens, in 1759 . In 1763 he was accepted into the Order of the Golden Fleece .

With Adam Philipp Losy, who died without descendants, the Losy von Losinthal family died out in the male line. His widow Ernestine Countess Fuchs von Bimbach sold the goods to Joseph-Niklas zu Windisch-Graetz .

literature

  • The bey dem hochlöbl. k. larger land law in K. Böheim changed typefaces from the wife Ernestina wied Countess of Losynthal, bored Countess Fuchs of Bimbach and Dornheim, as the universal heir of her husband Hn. Adam Philipp Losy because. Counts of Losynthal, with the Count of Losynthal Fideicommiss hereditary claims, as female descendants of the Fideicommiss donor Johann Anton weil. Count Losy of Losynthal, Gross, Prague 1783.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Elisabeth Maier , Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Losy von Losinthal, Johann Anton. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
  2. ↑ Reinhard Müller : The Lower Austrian provincial government 1501 until today. In: The unemployed from Marienthal. Archive for the History of Sociology in Austria, November 2008, archived from the original on April 19, 2010 ; Retrieved January 5, 2014 .
  3. ↑ othes.univie.ac.at (PDF)
personal data
SURNAME Losy from Losinthal, Adam Philipp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Losy from Losymthal, Adam Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian statesman, court building director and musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1705
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 1781
Place of death Vienna