Heinrich Franz von Bombelles
Heinrich Franz Graf von Bombelles (born June 26, 1789 in Versailles , † March 31, 1850 in Savenstein in Lower Carniola ) was an Austrian diplomat , officer and educator of the future Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Life
Bombelles was the son of the French general, diplomat and later Bishop of Amiens Marc Marie Marquis de Bombelles and Princess Angélique de Mackau .
He joined Austrian military service in 1805, fought in Italy and in 1813 as a captain in the Battle of Leipzig . He later accompanied Count Merveldt to London and took part in the 1815 campaign as an adjutant to Archduke Ferdinand. Later he became envoy to Petersburg, then to the Portuguese and finally to the Turin court. In 1836 he took over the education of the grandchildren of Emperor Franz II , later Emperor Franz Joseph, and his brothers in Vienna , and in May 1848 he accompanied them on their flight to Innsbruck .
Metternich considered Heinrich Franz von Bombelles to be the suitable tutor of the future heir to the throne: “I rank Bombelles among the small number of people who, because of an innate inclination, thought what I thought, saw what I saw and wanted what I did wanted. ” Bombelles was considered one of the most outstanding pillars of ecclesiastical influence at court. As a result, he was hated by the opposition-minded section of the population. During the revolution of 1848/49 the revolutionaries called him "Judas, the arch rogue" and hung puppets depicting him as the "originator of all evil" .
He died on March 31, 1850 on his rule Savenstein in Lower Carniola in what is now Slovenia .
His brother, Ludwig Philipp von Bombelles , was also an Austrian diplomat and confidante of Metternich. Charles-René de Bombelles (1785-1856), his other brother, was chief steward and minister at the court of Parma and the third husband of Marie-Louise of Austria .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Bombelles, Heinrich Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 39 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ quoted from: Franz Herre: Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich. His life - his time . Special edition Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 1992, p. 32, ISBN 3-462-02197-4
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bombelles, Heinrich Franz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bombelles, Heinrich Franz Count of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1789 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Versailles , Île-de-France , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1850 |
| Place of death | Savenstein , Duchy of Carniola , Austrian Empire (today: Slovenia ) |