Johann Rudolf, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (; 18 May 174826 August 1824) was an

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finance minister and government president (Gubernialpräsident) in the

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Early life

Johann Rudolf was born at

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, the only son of Johann Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (1704–1787) and Countess Anna Maria Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz (1711–1798).

Career

In 1770, he served in the Lower Austrian government, and in 1776 he was Councilor at the chancellery. In 1788, he allegedly resigned on account of his health, but in fact did so because of his poor relationship with the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II.Chotek John Rud. Graf. ''In: Austrian Biographical Dictionary 1815-1950 (ABL). Volume 1'', published by the

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, Vienna 1957, p. 146. Under the reign of Joseph II's successor Leopold II, in 1790 he was appointed president of the newly-constituted ''Finanzhofstelle''. In 1793 he was dismissed, but in 1802 was elevated to Minister of State and

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. He particularly superintended road construction, and established factories with English looms and spinning machines. From 1805 to 1809 he was a member of the ministry conference after the

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, President of the normal political ''Hofkommission'' in legislative matters.Adam Wolf: Count Rudolf Chotek, ''KK Austrian heads of state and ministers conference. In: Proceedings of the philosophical-historical class of the Imperial Academy of Sciences'' 9, 1852, pp. 435-437. In 1808, he was awarded the

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.Chotek, Rudolf Graf . ''In: General German Biography'' (ADB). Band 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, S. 138. Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 138.

Personal life

On 18 May 1772 in

, Johann Rudolf married Countess Maria Sidonia of Clary and Aldringen (1748–1824), second daughter of Franz Wenzel, 1st Prince of Clary and Aldringen, and his wife, Countess Josepha of

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. Together, they had eight children: * Count Johann Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (1773–1824), who married Countess Maria Isabella of Rottenhan in 1779. * Count Josef Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (1776–1809), who married Princess Maria Sophie of Auersperg in 1802. * Countess Louise Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (1777–1864), who married Carl Joseph, 3rd Prince of Clary-Aldringen in 1802. * Count Wenzel Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (d. 1807) * Count Ferdinand Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (1781–1836), Prince-Archbishop and Duke of Olmütz. * Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (1783–1868), who married Countess Marie Berchtold, Baroness of Ungarschitz in 1817. * Countess Theresa Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (b. 1785) * Count Heřman Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (1786–1822), who married Countess Henrietta Brunswick of Korompa. After his death in 1824, the family split into four main branches created by his surviving sons.Chotek . In: ''Meyers Lexikon- fourth. Edition. Volume 4'',

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1885-1892, p. 79.

Ancestry

References

Sources

*''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels'', Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin, Johann Rudolf, Count 1748 births 1824 deaths Johann Rudolf Nobility from Vienna Austrian people of Czech descent Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria Politicians from Vienna People from the Austrian Empire