Johann Ludwig von Cobenzl
Johann Ludwig Graf von Cobenzl (also: Johann Ludwig Joseph Graf Cobenzl ) (born November 21, 1753 in Brussels , † February 22, 1809 in Vienna ) was an Austrian statesman .
Life
Johann Ludwig was one of ten children of the Austrian minister Johann Karl Philipp Graf Cobenzl (1712-1770), from the ancient Carinthian noble family Cobenzl , and his first wife Maria Theresa, Countess von Palffy (1719-1771). In 1772 Johann Ludwig Cobenzl entered the Austrian civil service and worked under Governor Johann Anton Graf Pergen in the newly acquired Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria . In 1774 he was already ambassador to Copenhagen , 1777 to Berlin and 1779 to Saint Petersburg , where he worked as ambassador until 1797, from 1786 onwards, and was accepted into the familiar circle of Empress Catherine II . In September 1795 he concluded an alliance for Austria with Great Britain and Russia against France and negotiated with Napoléon Bonaparte in Udine in 1797 . On October 17, 1797, he signed the Peace of Campo Formio . Since he fell ill as a negotiator for the peace negotiations, his cousin Johann Philipp Graf Cobenzl, as Austrian Vice Chancellor , concluded the Treaty of Teschen in 1779 , which ended the War of the Bavarian Succession . Cobenzl then went to the Rastatt Congress and led the negotiations that led to the 1801 Peace Treaty of Lunéville , which ended the war of the second coalition .
Cobenzl has now been appointed Vice Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs . In November he accompanied the court to Olomouc . He resigned from his offices in 1805 after the Peace of Pressburg .
He was a staunch advocate of the absolutist monarchy and bitter opponent of the French Revolution .
Cobenzl had been married to Maria Theresia Johanna, Countess de Monte l'Abbate , since 1774 , with whom he had several children, including Carl Ludwig Graf Cobenzl as a male descendant. His grave monument is in the grave grove of the Währinger Park .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Cobenzl, Johann Ludwig Joseph Graf von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographical-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 390 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Entry in Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
- Hermann Hüffer : Cobenzl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, pp. 355-363.
- Hellmuth Rößler: Cobenzl, Ludwig Graf von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 297 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 1, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00543-4 , p. 583.
- Oskar Regele : Karl Freiherr von Mack and Johann Ludwig Graf Cobenzl. Your role in the war year 1805 . In: Mitteilungen des Österreichisches Staatsarchivs 21 (1968), pp. 142–164.
Web links
- Entry on Johann Ludwig von Cobenzl in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Death news and obituary: On the morning of February 22nd, after a protracted illness in the 56th year of his age, Ludwig Graf von Cobenzl, Herr zu Proseck, Habsberg, Lueg and Lohitsch in Carniola, Colonel Erbland cupbearer of this province, Knight of the Golden, died here Vliesses, Grand Cross of the Johanniter and the Königsigl. Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, Imperial Chamberlain and secret councilor, State and Conference Minister .. In: Wiener Zeitung , February 25, 1809, p. 862 (online at ANNO ).
Individual evidence
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Franz Leopold of Metzburg ( Gt ) |
Austrian envoy in Copenhagen June 6, 1775 - April 9, 1777 |
Ludwig d'Yves |
| Gottfried van Swieten |
Austrian envoy in Berlin 18 Sep 1777 - Jul 3, 1778 |
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| Josef von Kaunitz-Rietberg |
Austrian Ambassador in Saint Petersburg Oct. 24, 1779 - May 17, 1800 |
Johann Locatelli |
| Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff |
Austrian Foreign Minister 18 Sep 1801 - Dec 25, 1805 |
Johann Philipp von Stadion |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cobenzl, Johann Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cobenzl, Johann Ludwig Joseph Graf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1809 |
| Place of death | Vienna |