Franz Anton von Hartig
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Franz de Paula Anton Graf von Hartig (born August 29, 1758 in Prague , † May 1, 1797 in Dresden ) was an Austrian diplomat , historian , poet and geographer .
Life
Franz Anton was the son of the imperial envoy Adam Franz Graf von Hartig (1724–1783), later imperial minister in the Franconian - Swabian Empire , and Maria Theresa Countess Kolowrat-Krakowsky . On September 10, 1783 he married Countess Maria Eleonore von Colloredo (* February 19, 1764, † February 6, 1818), who was an excellent pianist.
Hartig, a friend of Emperor Joseph II , was Real Privy Councilor and Chamberlain . In 1787, at the age of only 29, he became envoy and plenipotentiary minister at the Electoral Saxon court in Dresden , where his son Franz de Paula Graf von Hartig was born. As early as 1794 he had to give up the diplomatic service due to a breast ailment and since then has increasingly devoted himself to literature and poetry. His works found recognition across Europe. Hartig was president of the Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences .
He was a landlord at Niemes , Wartenberg , Alteiche and Berskowitz, among others .
Orders and decorations
- Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen (1792)
literature
- Autobiography: Biography of Sr. Excellenz Franz Count von Hartig, Lord on Niemes, Wartenberg, Alteiche, Berskowitz etc., Real Secret Rathes, Kammerers u. former. full ministers am Churf. Saxon Court , Vienna 1799
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hartig, Franz de Paula Anton Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1861, pp. 392–396 ( digitized version ).
- Franz von Krones : Hartig, Franz Graf von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 653 f.
- Richard Blaas : Hartig, Franz v .. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 713 f. ( Digitized version ). (briefly mentioned there)
Web links
- Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
- Family list of the Counts of Hartig
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann von O'Kelly |
Austrian envoy to Saxony 1787–1794 |
Emmerich to Eltz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hartig, Franz Anton von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hartig, Franz de Paula Count Anton von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian diplomat, historian, poet and geographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1758 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1797 |
| Place of death | Dresden |