Rudolf Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau

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Rudolf Fürst Kinsky, lithograph by Joseph Kriehuber .

Rudolf Prince Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau (born March 30, 1802 in Prague , † January 27, 1836 in Linz ) was a statesman and landowner in the Kingdom of Bohemia.

biography

Kinský was the eldest son of Ferdinand Fürst Kinsky from his marriage to Karolina Maria Freiin von Kerpen and a great-grandson of Franz de Paula Ulrich (Prince since 1752) Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau from the princes of the Kinsky line .

After studying at the Charles University in Prague , Prince Kinsky traveled through Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Since 1825 in Prague in the civil service as Gubernialrat as Councilor in 1833 Wien active and repeated diplomatic mission. 1835 District President of Upper Austria . Together with Frantisek Palacky, J. Jungmann and K. Graf Sternberg, he is the founder of "matice ceska" and was its curator.

Rudolf Fürst Kinsky married Countess Wilhelmine Elisabeth von Colloredo-Mannsfeld (* July 20, 1804, † December 3, 1871) in Prague on May 12, 1825 , was the 6th prince in direct succession and father of Ferdinand Bonaventura Prince Kinsky . Among other things, he was the owner of the Chotzen Castle from 1824 to 1836. In 1834 he bought the manor of Horažďovice from Karl von Rummerskirch . He had the rock world around Dittersbach made accessible in Bohemian Switzerland . That is why the Rudolfstein was named after him. The family resided in the Kinsky Palace on Old Town Square in Prague . From 1834 until his death on January 27, 1836 he was President of the provincial government of the Crown Lands of Austria ob der Enns .

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SURNAME Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau, Rudolf Fürst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian nobleman and regional president of Upper Austria
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1836
Place of death Linz