Michael Wenzel von Althann
Michael Wenzel von Althann (also: Michael Wenzel the Elder ; * 1630; † 1686 in Wölfelsdorf ) was the Imperial Privy Councilor and envoy in Poland and Sweden. From 1680 to 1686 he was governor of the Bohemian county Glatz and at the same time held the post of commander of the fortress Glatz .
Life
Michael Wenzel von Althann came from the noble family Althann . From 1660 he was married to Countess Anna Maria Elisabeth von Aspremont-Lynden (1646–1723), who gave birth to four daughters and five sons:
- Michael Wenzel by Althann the Elder J. († 1738), heir to the majority rule and the allodial rule Schnallenstein
- Michael Friedrich von Althann (1680–1734), Bishop of Waitzen in Hungary and Viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily
- Michael Ferdinand von Althann († 1733), imperial field marshal lieutenant and commandant of Brieg
- Michael Franz von Althann († in childhood)
- Michael Karl von Althann († in childhood)
Michael Wenzel von Althann was a half-brother of Count Michael Ferdinand von Althann († 1658) and inherited from his son Michael Wenzel Franz von Althann († 1676), who died early, the majorate lords of Grulich in Bohemia and Mittelwalde , Schönfeld and Wölfelsdorf in the County of Glatz.
He was the Imperial Privy Councilor and Chamberlain and 1678–1679 Imperial envoy to the Polish royal court. After his return in 1680 he was appointed governor of the County of Glatz and at the same time held the post of commander of the Glatz fortress. 1682–1683 he was the imperial envoy to the Swedish royal court in Stockholm.
In 1684 he acquired numerous villages in the Habelschwerdt district from the imperial auction commission , from which he formed the Schnallenstein rule , as well as several villages in the Landeck district , which he combined to form the Seitenberg rule . The purchase was confirmed by Emperor Leopold I on December 28, 1684 in Vienna. He built the four-story castle in Wölfelsdorf. There he died on May 17, 1686 at the age of 57. He bequeathed the allodial rule Seitenberg to his widow; the majority rule and the rule Schnallenstein inherited his son of the same name.
literature
- Joseph Kögler : The chronicles of the county Glatz. Revised and edited by Dieter Pohl . Volume 4: The chronicles of the villages, parishes and lordships of the Habelschwerdt district (= historical sources of the County of Glatz. Series A: Local history. NF Vol. 4). Dieter Pohl , Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-927830-18-6 , pp. 222-223.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Franz von Lisola (until 1665) |
Habsburg envoy to Poland 1678–1679 |
Heinrich Johann Franz von Strattmann (from 1700) |
| Office newly created |
Habsburg envoy to Sweden 1682–1683 |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Althann, Michael Wenzel from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Althann, Michael Wenzel the Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | imperial council, imperial envoy, governor of the County of Glatz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1630 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1686 |
| Place of death | Wolfelsdorf |