Eleonore Batthyány-Strattmann

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Countess Eleonore Batthyány-Strattmann (* around May 29, 1672 in the Palatinate; † November 24, 1741 in Vienna ) was a Viennese court lady and close confidante of Prince Eugene of Savoy .

Life

The daughter of Imperial Court Chancellor Count Theodor Heinrich von Strattmann married Adam II Batthyány on November 25, 1692 . Her father's estates, who died in 1693, were merged with those of the Batthyány family. The couple had two children:

  • Ludwig Ernst (1696–1765), Hungarian court chancellor and palatine
  • Karl Josef (1697–1772), general and field marshal

Adam Batthyány died on August 26, 1703 and Eleonora Batthyány-Strattmann took over the guardianship of the two sons.

Batthyány-Strattmann later became one of the most respected women at court. She represented the imperial idea and was committed to strengthening the German Empire (under Habsburg ). An intrigue of the “Spanish Party” against Prince Eugene of Savoy, who was denounced to the emperor after his victories in 1718, was uncovered with the help of documents. Eugen presented this to the emperor for his discharge and was restored to his prominent position at court. After that, Eugen stayed with her for the rest of his life (until 1736); even on the evening of his death he visited the "beautiful Lori", as Batthyány-Strattmann was called in Vienna.

Rechnitz Castle , Burgenland, then Hungary; Destroyed in 1945

The Countess's residence was Rechnitz Castle and the Batthyány Palace in Vienna, which she acquired in 1718.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. a b Antonius Lux (ed.): Great women of world history. 1000 biographies in words and pictures . Sebastian Lux Verlag , Munich 1963, p. 47.
  2. a b Short biography on the family website