Franz Ulrich Kinsky
Franz Ulrich Count Kinsky von Wchinitz (* 1634 in Chlumec nad Cidlinou ; † February 27, 1699 in Vienna ; Czech František Oldřich Kinský z Vchynic ) was a Bohemian-Austrian diplomat and politician .
Franz Ulrich Kinsky came from the old Bohemian noble family Kinsky . In 1683 he became the highest Czech chancellor and in 1689 a member of the Secret Conference . From 1695 he was the leading statesman of the Viennese court. In the peace negotiations with the Ottoman Empire , he advocated a tough policy of expansion.
family
His parents were the Bohemian court master and chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia Count Johann Octavian von Kinsky (1612–1679) and his wife Countess Margaretha Magdalena Sforzia von Porzia , he was with Anna Franziska von Ursenbeck († January 19, 1708), daughter of Franz Bernhard von Ursenbeck married. The marriage remained childless.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau, Franz Ulrich (I.) Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 11th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1864, p. 280 ( digitized version ).
- Ludwig Schlesinger: Kinsky, Franz Ulrich Graf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 771 f.
- Klaus Müller: Kinsky, Franz Ulrich Graf. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1977, ISBN 3-428-00192-3 , pp. 627 f. ( Digitized version ).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kinsky, Franz Ulrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kinsky von Wchinitz, Franz Ulrich; Kinský z Vchynic, František Oldřich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian-Austrian diplomat and statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1634 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chlumec nad Cidlinou |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1699 |
| Place of death | Vienna |