Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Prince Dietrichstein von Nicolsburg
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Count Alexander Mensdorff-Pouilly (August 4, 1813 – February 14, 1871), was an Austrian politician, including one month's service as Minister-President of Austria.
[edit] Foreign Minister
Mensdorff's policies during his tenure as Foreign Minister for Emperor Franz Joseph were often largely a continuation of the conservative traditionalism of Rechberg, his predecessor. Mensdorff, like Rechberg, sought to maintain conservative dominance of the German Confederation through an alliance between Austria and Prussia (in which Prussia was the junior partner), and he steadfastly refused to consider British suggestions that Austria surrender Venetia to Italy.[1] He was also a first cousin of Queen Victoria through the morganatic marriage of her aunt, his mother.
[edit] References
- ^ F. R. Bridge, The Habsburg Monarchy Among the Great Powers, 1815-1918.
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| Preceded by Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria |
Minister-President of Austria 1865 |
Succeeded by Count Belcredi |
| Preceded by Count Rechberg |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1864–1866 |
Succeeded by Count Beust |
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