Ferdinand von Colloredo-Mannsfeld

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Ferdinand von Colloredo-Mansfeld, lithograph by Franz Eybl , 1845

Ferdinand Graf von Colloredo-Mannsfeld (born July 30, 1777 in Vienna , † December 10, 1848 at Stiebar Castle near Gresten , Lower Austria) was an Austrian diplomat, politician , landowner and entrepreneur .

family

He came from the originally Italian noble family Colloredo and was the son of Prince Franz de Paula Gundaker von Colloredo-Mannsfeld . The mother was Maria Isabella, b. Countess von Mannsfeld .

He himself married Auguste Freiin Groschlag von Dieburg in 1801. The marriage was annulled in 1809. He then married the patrician daughter Maria von Ziegler in Zurich in 1810. The marriage had two children. In his third marriage, he was married to Emilie Freiin von Metzburg from 1842 .

Life

He was actually intended for the clergy and studied law in Würzburg and Göttingen . He then entered the imperial diplomatic service. In 1801 he was the electoral Bohemian envoy to the Reichstag in Regensburg . He was involved in the deliberations that led to the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss . Afterwards he was envoy in Naples.

In 1808 he retired into private life. During the war of 1809 he was a major in a land defense unit. Among other things, he distinguished himself in the battles of Aspern and Wagram . At the instigation of Archduke Karl , he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Leopold Order. After the war he returned to his possessions. He did not do military service again until 1814 after Napoleon's return . First he served in Schwarzenberg's headquarters and was then sent to Switzerland .

After the war, in 1822, he became a member of the gentry in the Lower Austrian state parliament . In particular, he played a major role in real estate tax regulation after 1824.

In Dürnkrut he was the founder of the country's first sugar factory. In addition, he made a contribution to the economic development of the country. In 1819 he was involved in the establishment of the first Austrian savings bank and in 1825 in the creation of the mutual fire damage insurance company. In 1838 he was appointed General Court Building Director. As such, he has made a contribution to reducing the risk of fire in Vienna. A second aqueduct was also laid from the zoo to Schönbrunn Palace . There are also further structural measures. Against resistance from conservative circles, he helped found the Lower Austrian trade association in 1840 . This became a meeting point for the bourgeoisie and the nobility. In addition to economic issues, political issues were also dealt with in terms of a moderate reform policy.

At the beginning of the March Revolution he became the commander of the Academic Legion and tried to act moderately. Threatened by the radicals with arrest, he fled and resigned from the post.

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SURNAME Colloredo-Mannsfeld, Ferdinand von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Colloredo-Mannsfeld, Ferdinand Graf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian diplomat, entrepreneur and politician, member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 1848
Place of death Gresten