Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

Joseph
Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Spouse Countess Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen
Issue
Maria Sidonia, Princess of Lobkowicz
Countess Maria Rosa Johanna
Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Count Franz
Full name
Joseph Ernst Leonhard Dominik
House House of Kinsky
Father Franz de Paula Ulrich, 3rd Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Mother Countess Maria Sidonie of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Born 12 January 1751(1751-01-12)
Vienna, Habsburg Monarchy
Died 11 August 1798(1798-08-11) (aged 47)
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia

Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (German: Joseph Ernst Leonhard Dominik Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 12 January 1751 – 11 August 1798) was the 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.

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Early life

Rudolf was born at Vienna, Habsburg Monarchy second son of Franz de Paula Ulrich, 3rd Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau and Countess Maria Sidonie of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. He became the prince upon the death of his father in 1792.

Political career

Joseph became an Imperial chamberlain in 1767, Lord-in-Waiting (wirklicher Kammerherr) in 1772, counsellor to the government of the Archduchy of Austria in 1774, and imperial counsellor in 1775. In this role he travelled extensively throughout Europe. He succeeded his father in 1792, becoming the 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. At this stage he resigned his position in the state service.

He was a patron of Pavel Wranitzky (1756–1808) and other Moravian and Bohemian musicians in Vienna.

Marriage and family

Joseph married on 23 April 1777 in Vienna to Countess Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen (1758–1814), younger daughter of Ferdinand Bonaventura II Anton, Count of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen and his wife, Countess Maria Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen.

They had four children:

Ancestry

Notes and sources

Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Born: 12 January 1751 Died: 11 August 1798
Titles of nobility
Preceded by
Franz de Paula Ulrich
Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
19 December 1792 – 11 August 1798
Succeeded by
Ferdinand