Marie Eleonore of Dietrichstein (1 January 1623 – 20 March 1687), was a German noblewoman by birth member of the
House of Dietrichstein and by her two marriages Countess of
Kaunitz
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (german: Wenzel Anton Reichsfürst von Kaunitz-Rietberg, cz, Václav AntonÃn z Kounic a Rietbergu; 2 February 1711 – 27 June 1794) was an Austrian and Czech diplomat and statesman in the Habsburg monarc ...
and
Oppersdorf.
Early life
Born in
Vienna
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, she was the fourth child and third (but second surviving) daughter of
Maximilian
Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name.
The name " Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names.
List of people
Monarchs
*Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459†...
, 2nd Prince of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, and his first wife Princess Anna Maria Franziska of
Liechtenstein
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(1597-1640), elder daughter of
Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Karl I (30 July 1569 – 12 February 1627), was the first member of the Liechtenstein family to become a Prince of Liechtenstein, thus he was the founder of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein.
Karl was the elder son of Hartmann II, Baron of ...
Duke of
Troppau
Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a historical capital of ...
and
Jägerndorf
Krnov (; german: Jägerndorf, pl, Karniów or ''Krnów'') is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The town is made up of town parts of Pod BezruÄ ...
.
Biography
In Vienna on 26 November 1646 Marie Eleonore married firstly with Lev Vilém (''Leopold Wilhelm''; 16 January 1614 – 31 October 1655), a Bohemian Count since 12 June 1642 and son of Oldřich (''Ulrich'') V of Kaunitz and his second wife Ludmilla Raupowsky of Raupow. They had one son:
* Dominik Andreas I (30 November 1654 – 11 January 1705), Count of Kaunitz; married on 25 November 1675 to Countess Maria Eleonore of
Sternberg. They had eight children; one of his descendants, Countess Maria Eleonora of Kaunitz-Rietberg, became in the first wife of
Klemens von Metternich
Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternic ...
.
In
HodonÃn
HodonÃn (; german: Göding) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
HodonÃn is made up of only one administrative part.
Geography
HodonÃn is located about southeast ...
on 15 April 1663 Marie Eleonore married secondly with Bedřich Leopold (Frederick Leopold; d. 22 January 1699), Count of Oppersdorf. They had no children.
Marie Eleonore died in
Brno
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aged 64.
Notes
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1623 births
1687 deaths
Dietrichstein family
