Friedrich Karl Joseph von Schönborn (2 August 1781 – 24 March 1849) was a German aristocrat and composer.

Early life

Franz Philipp Joseph was born on 2 August 1781 in the

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and named after his great-grandfather's brother,

Friedrich Karl von Schönborn Friedrich Karl von Schönborn (or Friedrich Carl, 1674–1746) was the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg and Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1729 to 1746. He also served as ''Reichsvizekanzler'' (Vice-Chancellor) of the Holy Roman Empire from 1705 to 17 ...

. He was the youngest son of Count Hugo Damian Erwein von Schönborn-Wiesentheid and Countess Maria Anna von Stadion zu Thannhausen und Warthausen (1746–1817).Angelika Burger:
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'' (NDB). Band 23, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2007, , p. 396 f. (Digitalisat). Among his siblings were

Franz Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim Franz Philipp Joseph, ''Graf'' von Schönborn-Buchheim (15 September 1768 – 18 August 1841), was an Imperial and Royal Lieutenant Colonel, Imperial and Royal Chamberlain. Early life Franz Philipp Joseph was born on 15 September 1768 in Mainz in ...

(who married Countess Maria Sophie von der Leyen), Sophie Theresia von Schönborn (who married Prince Philip Francis of Leyen),

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(who married Countess Fernandine of Westphalia zu Fürstenberg, daughter of

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Clemens August von Westphalen). His paternal grandparents were Joseph Franz Bonaventura von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (only surviving son of Count Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn)Domarus, Max: ''Rudolf Franz Erwein v. Schönborn, Graf und Herr zu Wiesentheid, 1677–1754 – Mensch, Künstler, Staatsmann.'', Selbstverlag, Wiesentheid 1954. and Countess Bernhardine von Plettenberg.Franck Lafage, ''Les comtes Schönborn, 1642–1756'', L'Harmattan, Paris, 2008, vol. 1, p. 14.

Career

Upon his father's death in 1817, the family's many estates were divided among Friedrich and his brothers. His eldest brother,

Franz Philipp Franz Joseph Philipp (August 24, 1890 – June 2, 1972) was a German Church musician (Germany), church musician and composer. He studied and later taught various instruments including organ, worked as a composer, directed a conservatory, and founde ...

, who is considered the founder of the Austrian branch of the family (who became known as '' Schönborn-Buchheim''), inherited the

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and Weyerburg estates, in

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, and the

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. Another brother, Franz Erwein, who is considered the founder of the Franconian branch (who became known as '' Schönborn-Wiesentheid''), inherited castles at

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, Gaibach,

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and the wine estates Hallburg near

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and

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. Friedrich, as the youngest son, is considered the founder of the Bohemian branch, and inherited

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(built between 1643 and 1656 for

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; today the U.S. embassy), and Skalka Castle (in today's

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which remained in the family until expropriation by the communists in 1946). He served as Chamberlain and Hereditary Cupbearer. Like his ancestor, Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn, he was a noted composer.

Personal life

On 12 May 1811 Schönborn was married to Baroness Maria Anna von

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(1784–1862), a daughter of Baron Wilhelm von Kerpen and Maria Antoinette von Hornstein-Göffingen. Her elder sister, Karolina Maria von Kerpen, was the wife of

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. Together, they were the parents of three sons, only one of whom lived to maturity: * ''Erwein'' Damian Hugo Damian Hugo von Schönborn (1812–1881), who married Countess ''Christina'' Maria Josefa von Brühl, a daughter of Count Friedrich August von Brühl. * Franz von Schönborn (1818–1818), who died young. * Philipp Rudolf von Schönborn (1820–1830), who also died young. The Count of Schönborn died on 24 March 1849.

Descendants

Through his son Erwein, he was a grandfather of Franziskus von Paula von Schönborn (1844–1899), the

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and

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who was created

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in 1889.

References

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