Franz Joseph von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (1737–1806)
Franz Joseph von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (born April 4, 1737 in Graz , † February 12, 1806 in Vienna ) was an Austrian diplomat .
He comes from the younger (extinct) branch of the Styrian line. His parents were Count Leopold Siegmund von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (* February 5, 1701; † October 18, 1759) and his wife, Countess Anna Sabine von und zu Wildenstein (* February 17, 1700; † August 15, 1772). He devoted himself to the diplomatic career and was kuk envoy to the courts of Denmark, Saxony and Naples. He received the dignity of an Imperial and Royal Chamberlain and a real secret councilor.
He was married to Countess Maria Theresia von Sylva-Tarouca (born December 30, 1741) since April 30, 1764 . His wife was the daughter of Emanuel Silva-Tarouca . The couple had two sons and two daughters:
- Emanuel Alexander (October 18, 1766 - January 19, 1767)
- Heinrich Georg Ferdinand (December 19, 1767 - January 5, 1812)
- ⚭ May 8, 1811 Freiin Maria Leopolda von Hingenau (* November 8, 1789 - † October 26, 1866)
- Maria Theresia Friderika (born January 29, 1769; † before 1858)
- ⚭ January 17, 1781 Hieronymus di Ceva, Marchese di Ceva
- Amabilia (born May 20, 1770; November 26, 1856)
- ⚭ September 26, 1798 Luigi Panissera, 5th Count of Veglio (* June 30, 1760 - † March 5, 1812)
- ⚭ Carlo Luigi Stefano Maria Giacinto Porporato, Marchese di Sampeyre, Piasco, Venasca e Brossasco (* December 26, 1762 - † August 8, 1834)
- Leopold Karl (born November 4, 1772; † before 1786)
After the death of his first wife, he married Countess Maria Cäcilia Chlumčanská z Přestavlk on December 14, 1773 (from Prestawlk and Chlumcan; † March 18, 1822). The couple had a daughter:
- Aloisia Franziska Nepomuzena (April 4, 1775 - 1818)
- ⚭ October 15, 1774 Count Emanuel Wiežnik z Wiežnik on Wselis and Bukowan († 1806).
His son and heir, Count Georg Heinrich, remained without descendants and this branch of the Wurmbrand family died out.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wurmbrand-Stuppach, Franz Joseph (1737–1806) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 58th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1889, p. 295 ( digitized version ).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Anton Binder von Krieglstein ( Chargé d'affaires ) |
Austrian envoy in Copenhagen 1764–1765 |
Alois von Locella ( Chargé d'affaires ) |
| K. von Mayer ( Chargé d' affaires) |
Austrian envoy in Dresden 1765–1770 |
Joseph von Piller ( Chargé d'affaires ) |
| Anton Binder von Krieglstein |
Austrian envoy in Naples 1771–1773 |
Johann Joseph Maria von Wilczek |
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| SURNAME | Wurmbrand-Stuppach, Franz Joseph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1737 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1806 |
| Place of death | Vienna |