Theodor Heinrich von Strattmann (1637 – 25 October 1693) was an Austrian statesman. He came from a distinguished historical family.

Career

Initially he served the

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, and later was at the court of the Elector Wilhelm von der Pfalz-Neuburg, ( Palatinate) where he held the position of vice chancellor (''Vicekanzler''). There he distinguished himself in dealing with disputes between Brandenburg and the Palatinate. Wishing to advance his career beyond the confines of the court at

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he entered the service of the Imperial Court where he came to the attention of Leopold I (1658 – 1705). He was sent as a representative to the peace negotiations at

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in 1676. Following this he worked to bring about the third marriage of the Emperor to

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in 1676. He enjoyed the favours of his new Empress. From 1680–1683 he was the Austrian ambassador at

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, and on 1 March 1683 became '' Hofkanzler'' following the death of his predecessor (Johann Paul Freiherr von Hocher 1663–1683), until his death in 1693. In that role he arranged the marriage of Leopold's daughter Maria Antonia of Austria to

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in 1685, and settled the dispute between Lorraine and Hungary. On 30 September 1685 he was raised to the nobility as Count. He worked on the

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succession culminating in the coronation of

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In 1690 as

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Life

Strattmann was married twice, first to Marie Mechtilde Freiin von Mollard, and secondly to Eleonore Therese, Countess Schellard. With his first wife he had five sons and three daughters. His daughter

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(1677–1741) was famous for her liaison with

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References

Sources

Strattmann, Theodor Heinrich, von Hanns Schlitter
in:

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, herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 36 (1893), S. 518–520 {{DEFAULTSORT:Strattman, Theodor von 1637 births 1693 deaths 17th-century politicians from the Holy Roman Empire Diplomats of the Habsburg monarchy Chancellors of Austria Place of birth unknown