Heinrich Franz von Mansfeld
Heinrich Franz von Mansfeld , Imperial Prince and Prince von Fondi (born November 21, 1640/41 in Bornstedt , † June 18, 1715 in Vienna ) was an Austrian diplomat , field marshal and President of the Court War Council .
Life
Heinrich Franz, who came from the Harz count family Mansfeld , entered the Habsburg service at a young age . After a short military service he was almost always in court or diplomatic service. Despite this little military experience and knowledge, he made it to field marshal and president of the court war council. From 1680 to 1682 he was envoy to the French and from 1683 to 1690 to the Spanish court. He was continuously promoted to higher military ranks, in 1689 to field marshal. From 1684 to 1701 he was Colonel court marshal at the imperial court in Vienna. In 1701 he was appointed President of the Court War Council. In this position he appeared repeatedly as an opponent of Prince Eugene . In 1703, Mansfeld, who was unpopular with generals and the army, was relieved of this post. He then remained as a colonel chamberlain at the Viennese court until his death .
In 1690 he led Princess Maria Anna of Pfalz-Neuburg as the bride of King Charles II of Spain to her wedding in Valladolid ; for this the king awarded him the Neapolitan principality of Fondi , the title of Spanish grandee and the order of the Golden Fleece . The dignity of imperial prince granted to him was confirmed in 1696 and 1709 and made public by Emperor Joseph I in 1711 .
He had Lukas von Hildebrand build a pleasure palace with a garden for himself from 1697 , which the Schwarzenberg family acquired after his death and, as the Schwarzenbergpalais, is an important Viennese monument.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Mansfeld, Heinrich Franz Prince of . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 16th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1867, p. 400 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Sommeregger: Mannsfeld-Fondi, Heinrich Franz Fürst von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 176.
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Mannsfeld, Heinrich Franz Gf., Fst. Von Fondi. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 4, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-218-00546-9 , p. 146 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Entry on Heinrich Franz von Mansfeld in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Jochen Vötsch: Heinrich Franz I, Prince of Mansfeld-Bornstedt (1641–1715) . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Habsburg envoy to France 1680–1682 |
Johann Friedrich von Seilern (from 1685) | |
| Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller (until 1623) |
Habsburg envoy to Spain 1683–1690 |
Karl Ernst von Waldstein |
| Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg |
President of the Court War Council 1701–1703 |
Eugene of Savoy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mansfeld, Heinrich Franz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mannsfeld-Fondi, Heinrich Franz Prince of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian diplomat, field marshal and President of the Court War Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1640 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bornstedt , Saxony-Anhalt |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1715 |
| Place of death | Vienna |