Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller
Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller (* February 21, 1588 at Landskron Castle near Villach ; † June 13, 1650 in Baden near Vienna , Lower Austria) was the Austrian Supreme Treasurer, Chamberlain and Privy Councilor under Emperors Matthias and Ferdinand II and an important historiographer of the 17th century.
Life
Khevenhüller was the son of Bartolomäus Khevenhüller , Count of Frankenburg (1539–1613), and Bianka Ludmilla von Thurn and Valsassina . Raised a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism in 1609.
For fourteen years he was ambassador to Spain and in 1623 was awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece by King Philip IV . In his work as envoy, he tried to influence the increasingly complicated relationship between the Spanish and Austrian Habsburgs.
In 1634 Khevenhüller received permission to use files from the imperial chancellery for a historical treatise. This work, called Annales Ferdinandei, consists of nine folio volumes in the first edition (1640–46) and twelve volumes in the second edition (1721–26) . For today's historical research, the Annales are an important source for the 17th century.
literature
- Friedemann Needy : The Thirty Years War. A lexicon. Darmstadt 2006, ISBN 978-3-89678-287-8 .
- Kurt Peball : Khevenhüller-Frankenburg, Franz Christoph Graf von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1977, ISBN 3-428-00192-3 , p. 569 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Khevenhüller, Franz Christoph (I.) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 11th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, pp. 216–218 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Entry on Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Entry on Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
- Digitized version of the Annales
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Khevenhüller, Franz Christoph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian diplomat and historiographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1588 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landskron , Carinthia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1650 |
| Place of death | Baden near Vienna |