Ferenc József, 1st Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (4 September 1767, in

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– 27 June 1826, in

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), was a Hungarian

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and statesman. He was a member of the noble

House of Koháry The House of Koháry () was the name of an ancient and wealthy Hungarian noble family with seats at Csábrág and Szitnya (now Čabraď and Sitno Castle) and the palace of Szentantal (now Svätý Anton, Slovakia). History Origin The origin ...

and served as Hungarian Chancellor. On 15 November 1815, Emperor

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awarded him the title of ''

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von Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya''.

Early life

He was the son of Ignác József Anton Franz Xaver,

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Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya ( Szent-Antal, 2 December 1726 – Vienna, 10 October 1777) and his wife, Countess Maria Gabriella Cavriani (Vienna, 25 April 1736 – Pest, 29 July 1803), who were married at Seiffersdorf on 15 January 1758.

Marriage and issue

On 13 February 1792, he married

Countess Maria Antonia von Waldstein Countess Maria Antonie Gräfin von Waldstein Herrin zu Wartenberg (4 March 1771, Vienna – 17 January 1854, Vienna) was an Austro-Hungarian nobelwoman. Biography Born on 4 March 1771 in Vienna, into the family of an old Bohemian nobility, An ...

in Vienna. They had two children, a son Ferenc (21 December 1792 – 19 April 1795) and a daughter Maria Antonia (Vienna, 2 July 1797 – Vienna, 25 September 1862). The latter ultimately became the heiress of his whole fortune of 20 million

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s.Paoli, Dominique (2006). Fortunes & Infortunes des Princes d'Orléans. France: Editions Artena. pp. 107, 113, 372. . On 30 November 1815 in Vienna, she married

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(

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, 28 March 1785 – Vienna, 27 August 1851), by whom she had issue, the so-called Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry.

Ancestry

Sources

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Genealogy of Maria Antonia Koháry
* Franz Karl Wißgrill: ''Schauplatz des landsässigen Nieder-Österreichischen Adels vom Herren- und Ritterstande, Band 5,'
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* Constantin von Wurzbach: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Band 12
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Ferenc Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány (1497–1566), Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Bene (1944–20 ...

1767 births 1826 deaths Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria People from the Austrian Empire {{Austria-noble-stub