Christoph Sonnleithner

Christoph Sonnleithner (born May 28, 1734 in Szeged , Hungary , † December 25, 1786 in Vienna ) was an Austrian lawyer and composer .

family

Christoph Sonnleithner was married to Anna Maria Doppler. The couple had ten children:

Eleonore Sonnleithner (1762–1819), wife of the Knight of Paumgartten
Joseph Sonnleithner (1766–1835), librettist, theater director and archivist
Anna Sonnleithner (1767–1819), wife of Wenzel Grillparzer, mother of the writer Franz Grillparzer
Franziska Sonnleithner (1768–1857), wife of Johann Sigmund Rizy, mother of the lawyer Theobald von Rizy
Franz Xaver Sonnleithner (1769–1832), civil servant and writer
Ignaz Sonnleithner (1770–1831), lawyer and author, husband of Anna Putz, father of the lawyer Leopold von Sonnleithner
Christoph Heinrich Sonnleithner (1773–1841), lawyer and civil servant, husband of Maria Wenger
Therese Sonnleithner († 1829)
Johanna Sonnleithner (1777–1861), pianist, wife of Franz Theser
Charlotte Sonnleithner (1778–1816), wife of Joseph Florentin

Life

Sonnleithner studied at the University of Vienna Law and graduated with doctorate from. Later he got a job as court court attorney in the service of the Princely Esterházy Domain Administration; his employer was Prince Paul II Anton Esterházy de Galantha .

Sonnleithner was appointed dean of the law faculty at the University of Vienna and thus also held the office of court judge of the Schottenstift .

As a composer, Sonnleithner was in contact with Joseph Haydn . He composed 36 string quartets ( dedicated to Joseph II ), several symphonies and various church music.

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Sonnleithner, Christoph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 36th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1878, p. 1 f. ( Digitized version ).
Eusebius Mandyczewski: Sonnleithner . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 34, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1892, p. 639 f.

Web links

Entry on Christoph Sonnleithner in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Works by and about Christoph Sonnleithner in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

^ Constantin von Wurzbach : Stammtafel of the Sonnleithner family . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 36th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1878, p. 15 ( digitized version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Sonnleithner, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian lawyer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 28, 1734
PLACE OF BIRTH	Szeged , Hungary
DATE OF DEATH	December 25, 1786
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Constantin von Wurzbach : Stammtafel of the Sonnleithner family . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 36th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1878, p. 15 ( digitized version ).