Wenzel Norbert Octavian, Count Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (; 1 April 1642,
Prague
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– 3 January 1719,
Vienna
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) was a noble and
Bohemian High Chancellor.
Biography
Wenzel came from the Bohemian noble family of
Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau and was the younger brother of
Francis, Count of Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.
After studying law at
Charles University
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in Prague and his
Grand Tour, Kinsky entered the civil service. He became President of the
Court of Appeal
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in 1688, Vice-Chairman of Bohemia in 1689, Privy and Conference Councilor, Supreme Court Judge in 1696 and Supreme Chamber Treasurer and Imperial Commissioner in the Bohemian Parliament in 1701.
From 1705 to 1711 he was Bohemian Chancellor in Vienna under Emperor Joseph I. For his services he was made a Knight of the
Order of the Golden Fleece
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in 1711 (No. 610).
Marriage and children
Count Kinsky married twice, firstly to Countess Anna Franziska von
Martinic (1652-1694) and secondly to Baroness Maria Anna Theresia von
Nesselrode-Ehreshoven (d. 1719).
[https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00108829&tree=LEO] The two marriages produced 16 children, including:
*
Franz Ferdinand (1678–1741), Bohemian High Chancellor, had issue.
*
Stephan Wilhelm (1679–1749), 1st Prince (1746 Bohemian and 1747 Imperial Prince); his only son Franz-Joseph (1726–1748), 2nd Prince, died without a male heir.
*
Philip Joseph (1700–1749), Bohemian High Chancellor, advisor to Empress Maria Theresa. Had issue.
*Maria Theresa (1700–1775), married
Lajos Batthyány
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*Aloisia Stephanie (1707–1786), married Franz Wenzel von Wrbna-Freudenthal, mother of Eugen Wenzel von Wrbna-Freudenthal.
*Franz Karl (1709–1734), killed in the
Battle of Guastalla
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Background
In February 1733, following the death of King Augus ...
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1642 births
1719 deaths
17th-century people from Bohemia
Nobility from Prague
Diplomats of the Habsburg monarchy
Knights of the Golden Fleece
House of Kinsky
Charles University alumni