Felix von Wimpffen (diplomat)
Count Felix Friedrich Wenzel von Wimpffen (born March 16, 1827 in Brunnsee id Steiermark , † December 30, 1882 in Paris ) was an Austrian, later Austro-Hungarian diplomat .
Life
Felix von Wimpffen came from the house of the Counts of Wimpffen . His father was the Württemberg general Franz Karl Eduard von Wimpffen , his mother his second wife Paulina Maria geb. Baroness of Marschall (1787–1869). One of his half-brothers was the Austrian general Franz Emil Lorenz Wimpffen .
He studied law in Prague until 1848 and took part in the Italian campaign in the spring of 1849 before entering the diplomatic service that same year. After working in Rome and London , he was ambassador to Denmark from January 9, 1866 , and to Prussia from October 13, 1866 . In Berlin he met Margarethe Countess von Lynar (1837–1895), whom he married in August 1867.
From 1871 he was ambassador to Italy and France twice, but increasingly suffered from a fear of Alzheimer's disease and committed suicide in 1882 during his mission in Paris.
He left his widow and two daughters:
- Maria Margarethe von Wimpffen (* 1868 in Berlin, † 1930 in Bozsok)
- Pauline von Montgelas (* 1874 in Rome, † 1961 in Rottach-Egern)
Honors and memberships
- 187? Order of the Iron Crown 1st class
- 1875 Grand Cross of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Leopold Order
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wimpffen, Felix Friedrich Wenzel Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 56th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1888, p. 246 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Wimpffen, Franz Karl Eduard Graf von. Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- ↑ Erwin Matsch: The Foreign Service of Austria (-Hungary) 1720-1920 . Böhlau Verlag , Vienna 1986 ( online ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Karl von Haymerle ( Gt ) |
Austrian envoy in Copenhagen 1866–1866 |
Karl von und zu Franckenstein ( Gt ) |
| - |
Austro-Hungarian ambassador in Berlin 1866–1871 |
- see: Ambassador in the German Reich |
|
Aloys Kübau von Kübeck Heinrich Karl von Haymerle |
Austro-Hungarian ambassador in Rome 1871–1876 1879–1882 |
Heinrich Karl by Haymerle Emanuel by Ludolf |
|
Rudolf Apponyi from Nagy-Appony Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust |
Austro-Hungarian ambassador in Paris 1876–1878 1882–1883 |
Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust Ladislaus Hoyos-Sprinzenstein |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wimpffen, Felix von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wimpffen, Felix Friedrich Wenzel von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian, later Austro-Hungarian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brunnsee in Styria |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1882 |
| Place of death | Paris |