Franz Ulrich, 11th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (german: Franz Ulrich Johannes Clemens Christophorus Antonius Bonaventura Maria Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 7 October 19362 April 2009) was the titular pretender Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau as well the head of the House of

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Early life

Franz Ulrich was born at

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youngest son of

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by his second marriage with Baroness Marie Julia Mathilde von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen. He became the titular Prince upon the death of his father in 1938. He was first cousin of Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau that later became

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, and second cousin of

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, Prince consort of

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, both being descendants of Baron Julius von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen. In 1940 he emigrated with his mother to

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where he lived until his death. In 1942 Franz Ulrich inherited several estates from the Kinsky family, including the ''Kinsky Palace'' in

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. These properties were withdrawn from him in 1945 on the basis of the

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. Since 2003, Franz Ulrich complained against various Czech courts for the return of the assets. In total there are 157 lawsuits filed in the dispute of

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1.3 billion. The

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held that his

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(article 6 § 1 of the Convention) had been violated.

Marriage and family

Franz Ulrich married on 14 April 1965 in

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to Roberta Cavanagh (1942–2002), daughter of

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and his wife, Anne Rowell. The divorced on 25 April 1977. They had one son: *

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(born 10 January 1967), married in 2000 to Maria de las Dolores Beccar Varela; had issue. He married secondly on 24 October 1977 in

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to Countess Helena Hutten-Czapska (born 1941), daughter of Count Stanislaus Hutten-Czapski and Verena Narkiewicz-Jodko, they had no issue. She died in 2012. After Kinsky's death, his son and Helen Hutten Czapski entered a great dispute for Kinsky's properties. The Civil Judge Nº 103 is in charge of the claims.

Later life

The Prince died on 2 April 2009, aged 72. In 2012, some of his jewel collection was auctioned by Sothebys.

Ancestry

Notes and sources

*Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1984 450

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Franz Ulrich, 11th Prince Kinsky Of Wchinitz And Tettau 1936 births 2009 deaths House of Kinsky Nobility from Vienna People from Buenos Aires Argentine nobility Austrian emigrants to Argentina