Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (german: Joseph Ernst Leonhard Dominik Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 12 January 175111 August 1798) was the 4th
Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.
Early life
Joseph was born at
Vienna
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Habsburg monarchy second son of
and Countess Maria Sidonie of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. He became the prince upon the death of his father in 1792.
Political career
Joseph became an
Imperial chamberlain in 1767,
Lord-in-waiting (wirklicher Kammerherr) in 1772, counsellor to the government of the
Archduchy of Austria in 1774, and imperial counsellor in 1775. In this role he travelled extensively throughout
Europe
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. He succeeded his father in 1792, becoming the 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. At this stage he resigned his position in the state service.
He was a patron of
Pavel Wranitzky (1756–1808) and other
Moravia
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Bohemian musicians in Vienna.
Marriage and family
Joseph married on 23 April 1777 in
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to Countess Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen (1758–1814), youngest daughter of
Ferdinand Bonaventura II von Harrach
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and his wife, Countess Maria Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen.
They had four children:
*Countess Maria Sidonia of Wchinitz and Tettau (12 February 1779 – 26 March 1837), married in 1796 to Anton Isidor, Prince of Lobkowicz; had issue.
*Countess Maria Rosa Johanna of Wchinitz and Tettau (23 May 1780 – 16 March 1842), married to Franz Anton, Count of Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky (1778-1861).
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Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (german: Ferdinand Johann Nepomuk Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 5 December 17813 November 1812) was the 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.
Early life
Ferdinand was born at Vien ...
(5 December 1781 – 3 November 1812), married in 1801 to Baroness Maria Charlotte Caroline of Kerpen; had issue.
*Count Franz de Paula Joseph of Wchinitz and Tettau (23 March 1784 – 17 November 1823), married in 1809 to Countess Therese of Wrbna and Freudenthal; had issue.
Ancestry
Notes and sources
*Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956 548
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1751 births
1798 deaths
Joseph
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Nobility from Vienna
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