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Franz Xaver Josef Baron von Unertl (21 February 1675 – 22 January 1750) was a Bavarian politician.
Unertl was born in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
. He served as Electoral Bavarian Privy Council Chancellor and Conference Minister. His role under the Austrian occupation during the
Spanish Succession War
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...
remains dubious. He died in his home town of Munich.
His sister Maria Johanna was married to the important salt merchant
Johann Baptista Ruffini
Johann Baptista Ruffini (1672 – 16 June 1749) was an important salt trader in Bavaria.
He was born in Meran. He married Maria Johann Unertl (1689–1768), a sister of the Privy Council Chancellor and Conference Minister Franz Xaver Josef ...
.
External links
Short Biography of von Unertl in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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1675 births
1750 deaths
Politicians from Munich
Barons of Germany
People from the Duchy of Bavaria
Geheimrat
Political office-holders in Bavaria