Ignaz Sonnleithner, from 1828 Ignaz Edler von Sonnleithner (30 July 1770 – 27 November 1831), was an Austrian

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, writer and educator. He also founded the Society of Music Friends of the Austrian Imperial State in 1812.

Life

Family

Sonnleithner was born on 30 July 1770 in

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to Christoph Sonnleithner, a lawyer and composer of church music, symphonies and quartets,Sonnleithner composed excellent musical pieces, among them 36 quartets much admired by Austrian Emperor

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: ''Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam''; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 29, 1780 un ...

, who used to call him his favorite composer, and a few symphonies played by his friend Franz Bernhard Ritter von Kees and his orchestra. and Anna Maria Franziska Sonnleithner Doppler, née Dobler (1739–1810). His brother was Joseph Sonnleithner and his sister Maria Anna Sonnleithner (1767–1819), married to Dr. Wenzel Grillparzer (1760–1809) from 12 January 1789, was the mother of

Franz Grillparzer Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who was considered to be the leading Austrian dramatist of the 19th century. His plays were and are frequently performed at the famous Burgtheater in Vien ...

. He was married to Anna Putz (1773–1824) and one of his sons was Leopold von Sonnleithner.

Career

Sonnleithner was an Imperial Council, a solicitor from 1795, a

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since 1803 and in 1801 professor of

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and

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law at the

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. He also was a writer and founder of the General Pension Institution. He was in Vienna on 20 April 1828 with a nobility diploma dated 14 June 1828 stating that he was raised by the Austrian

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. Sonnleithner led from 1815 to 1824 a musical salon, where many songs were premiered by

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

. His witty sayings were legendary and circulated long after his death in Vienna.

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writes in his memoirs: "

Grillparzer Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who was considered to be the leading Austrian dramatist of the 19th century. His plays were and are frequently performed at the famous Burgtheater in Vie ...

's uncle from maternal side was a famous Viennese wit." He died on 27 November 1831 and was buried in the ''Matzleinsdorfer'' cemetery at '' Wiener Gemeindebezirk'' 5 ( Stadtbezirk). In 1890, the ''Sonnleithnergasse'' in Vienna-Favoriten was named after him.

Additional informations

Notes

References

;Attribution *''This article is based on the translation of the corresponding article on the German Wikipedia. A list of contributors can be found there at the'
History
''section''.

Sources

* * *Genealogical Handbook of nobility, ''Adelslexikon'' Vol. III, Vol. 128 the whole series, C. A. Starke publishing, Limburg (Lahn) 2002, * Peter Leisching: ''Die Sonnleithners''. In: Magazine ''Adler''. 1995, p. 65f

Bibliography

*''Trial of a guideline on the Austrian legal action and exchange'', Anton Gassler publishing, Vienna 1801 *''Vienna thoughts on banknotes, bonds and public funds. To reassure his fellow citizens.'' Andreas Gassler publishing, Vienna 1810 *''Textbook of commercial science for the use of the students of the Imperial Polytechnic Institute in Vienna'', Carl Gerold publishing, Vienna 1819 *''Textbook on the Austrian trade and exchange law, combined with legal provisions on the common law relationships of the merchants'', Vienna 1820 (1st ed.), 1832 (2nd ed.)

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Constantin von Wurzbach Constantin Wurzbach Ritter von Tannenberg (11 April 1818 – 17 August 1893) was an Austrian biographer, lexicographer and author. Biography He was born in Laibach, Carniola (present-day Ljubljana, Slovenia).He later went on to complete a cou ...

, ''Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich'', 36. Vol, p. 5, Imperial Court and State printing house, Wien 1878. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sonnleithner, Ignaz von 1770 births 1831 deaths Academics of the University of Vienna Austrian male writers Lawyers from Vienna Austrian educators 19th-century Austrian writers 19th-century male writers Edlers of Austria