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Rudolph von Apponyi, lithograph by Josef Kriehuber , after a drawing by Buchheister, ca.1860.
Rudolph Count Apponyi von Nagy-Appony (born August 1, 1812 in Karlsruhe , † May 31, 1876 in Venice ) was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat .
Life
The nobleman from the Apponyi family pursued a career in the diplomatic service. He held important positions in the course of his career.
career
- Envoy to the Electorate of Hesse and the Grand Duchy of Baden (1847–1849)
- Envoy in Turin , Kingdom of Sardinia (1849-1853)
- Envoy in Munich (1853-1856)
- Envoy to London (March 7, 1856– October 28, 1860)
- Ambassador to the Court of St. James in London (October 28, 1860– November 8, 1871) and, as such, participant in the London Conference in 1864
- Ambassador to Paris (December 13, 1871– April 30, 1876)
- In 1875 Austria-Hungary signed the Meter Convention in Paris .
Honors
Count Apponyi was the bearer of the Grand Cross of the Austrian-Imperial Leopold Order and, since 1865, of the Order of the Golden Fleece .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rudolf Agstner , FROM CHANDOS HOUSE TO BELGRAVE SQUARE in communications from the Austrian State Archives: Volume 45, Austrian State Archives - 1997, p. 43
- ↑ http://www.coresno.com/index.php/ordensritter/160-leopold-orden/2946-lo-gk
- ↑ List nominal des chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'or, depuis son instiution jusqu'à nos jours , in: The House of Austria and the Order of the Golden Fleece. Edited by the Ordenskanzlei. Leopold Stocker Verlag, Graz / Stuttgart 2007 ( ISBN 978-3-7020-1172-7 ), pp. 161–198, here p. 190.
Web links
Biography in the Biographical Lexicon of the Empire of Austria
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Valentin von Esterhàzy |
Austrian envoy to Bavaria 10 December 1853 to 7 March 1856 |
Edmund von Hartig |
| Franz de Paula von Colloredo-Wallsee |
Austrian Ambassador to the United Kingdom March 7, 1856 to November 8, 1871 |
Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust |
| Richard Klemens von Metternich |
Austro-Hungarian ambassador to France December 13, 1871 to April 30, 1876 |
Felix von Wimpffen |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apponyi, Rudolph von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Apponyi from Nagy-Appony, Rudolph Graf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-Hungarian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1876 |
| Place of death | Venice |