Bohuslav, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin
Bohuslav, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin.[1][2][3][4] (Czech: Bohuslav hrabě Chotek z Chotkova a Vojnína, German: Bohuslaw Graf Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin; 4 July 1829 – 11 October 1896) was a Bohemian nobleman and a diplomat in the service of Austria-Hungary. He was the father of Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, the morganatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Bohuslav | |
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| Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin | |
 Count Bohuslav, portrait by Friedrich Kriehuber, 1870 | |
| Full name
Bohuslav | |
| Born | 4 April 1829 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia |
| Died | 11 October 1896 (aged 67) Görlitz, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Noble family | Chotek |
| Spouse(s) | Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau |
| Issue
Count Wolfgang Countess Zdenka Marie, Princess of Thun und Hohenstein Countess Caroline Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg Oktavia, Countess von Glauchau und Waldenburg Maria Antonia, Countess von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm Countess Henriette | |
| Father | Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin |
| Mother | Countess Marie Berchtold, Baroness von Ungarschitz |
Life
Bohuslav was born at Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, the younger son of Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1783–1868) and Countess Marie Berchtold von Ungarschitz (1794–1878). Bohuslav's father was the Governor of Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Bohemia, and also a founder of the Tyrolean State Museum.
In 1866, Bohuslav became the Austrian ambassador in Stuttgart, (Kingdom of Württemberg). In 1869, he became ambassador to St. Petersburg (Russian Empire) and from 1872 in Brussels (Belgium).
Marriage and family
Bohuslav married on 30 October 1859 in Kostelec nad Orlici to Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1838–1886), elder daughter of Count Joseph Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau and his wife, Countess Maria Czernin von und zu Chudenitz.
They had one son and seven daughters:
- Count Wolfgang Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (15 August 1860 – 10 December 1926), married in 1896 to Anna Elisabeth von Künell auf Nedamow; no issue.
- Countess Zdenka Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1861 – 1946)
- Countess Marie Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (11 July 1863 – 21 June 1935), married in 1887 to Jaroslav, 2nd Prince von Thun und Hohenstein; had issue.
- Countess Caroline Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (19 November 1865 – 29 November 1919), married in 1886 to Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck; had issue.
- Countess Sophie Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1 March 1868 – 28 June 1914), married morganatically in 1900 to Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; had issue.
- Countess Oktavia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (5 May 1873 – 29 November 1946), married in 1898 to Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau and Waldenburg; had issue, her great-grand daughter is Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, mother of the current head of the house Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.
- Countess Maria Antonia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (12 May 1874 – 13 June 1930), married in 1893 to Carl, Count von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm; had issue.
- Countess Henriette Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (9 July 1880 – 19 March 1964), married in 1921 to Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck; had issue.
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References
- Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 238. ISBN 0-220-66222-3
- Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, pp. 153, 613
- Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 54, 58. French.
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Hohenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.600-601.
Notes and sources
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1980 478
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by ? |
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Württemberg 16 December 1866 – 14 October 1869 |
Succeeded by Baron Otto of Walterskirchen |
| Preceded by Count Friedrich Revertera of Salandra |
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Russia 14 October 1869 – 11 September 1871 |
Succeeded by Baron Ferdinand of Langenau |
| Preceded by Count Karl Vitzthum of Eckstädt |
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Belgium 22 October 1872 – 24 April 1888 |
Succeeded by Count Rudolf of Khevenhüller-Metsch |
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