Johann Joseph von Khevenhüller-Metsch

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Prince Johann Joseph von Khevenhüller-Metsch (born July 3, 1706 in Vienna ; † April 18, 1776 ibid) was an Austrian statesman and held a high position at the imperial court. From 1764 he was the first prince from the Khevenhüller family .

Johann Joseph Prince of Khevenhüller-Metsch

family

He was the son of Sigmund Friedrich von Khevenhüller . The mother Ernestine Leopoldine was the second wife of his father and a born Countess Orsini-Rosenberg . He himself married Karolina Countess von Metsch in 1728 , heir daughter of the Reich Vice Chancellor Johann Adolf von Metsch, who died without male heirs . Since 1751 he called himself and his descendants Khevenhüller-Metsch . He and his wife had a daughter and two sons. The second son was Johann Sigismund Friedrich von Khevenhüller-Metsch .

Life

He received his school education from a private tutor. He studied in Leyden and entered civil service in 1725 as a Lower Austrian regimen. He received the honorary title of Imperial Chamberlain in 1727. From 1728 he was Reichshofrat . Between 1734 and 1737 he served as envoy in Munich , The Hague and Copenhagen . He returned in 1737. He supported his father, who at that time was a governor.

In 1740, at the beginning of the reign of Maria Theresa , he was ambassador extraordinary to Dresden and Warsaw . There he tried to work for the maintenance of the peace. After his return to Vienna he was transferred to various court offices. From 1742 he was the Imperial Supreme Court Marshal. In 1745 he was the emissary of Bohemia for the emperor election of Franz I in Frankfurt. In the same year the emperor appointed him chief chamberlain. In 1765 he became second chief steward and in 1770 first chief steward . This was the highest court office. At the same time he was Minister of State and Conference. As such, he wielded not inconsiderable political influence.

The hereditary landmaster's office for Carinthia had been in the family since 1568. In 1775 he received the completed chief land stewardship of the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns for himself and his descendants.

In 1764 he and his heir were raised to the rank of imperial prince on the occasion of the coronation of Joseph II . He was knight of the Golden Fleece from 1744 .

Together with his father, he acquired the Riegersburg Castle and had it converted into a baroque castle by the master builder Franz Anton Pilgram . In 1751 he set up a foundation that financed a pastor for the church in neighboring Felling . His diary, which he kept for more than 33 years, is of importance for historical research.

In 1894, Khevenhüllerstraße in Vienna- Währing (18th district) was named after him.

Works

  • From the time of Maria Theresa. Diary of Prince Johann Joseph Khevenhüller-Metsch. Imperial chief steward. (Eds. R. Khevenhüller-Metsch, H. Schlitter) Vol. 1: 1742–1744. Leipzig / Vienna, 1907 digitized ; Vol. 2: 1745-1749. Leipzig / Vienna, 1908 digitized ; Vol. 3: 1752-1755. Leipzig / Vienna, 1910; Vol. 4: 1756-1757. Leipzig / Vienna, 1914; Vol. 5: 1758-1759. Leipzig / Vienna, 1911 digitized ; Vol. 6: 1764-1767. Leipzig / Vienna, 1917; Vol. 7: 1770-1773. Leipzig / Vienna 1925; Vol. 8: 1774-1780. (Eds. M. Breunlich-Pawlik, H. Wagner). Vienna, 1972

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