Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi

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Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi
Count of Coudenhove-Kalergi

Obituary of Heinrich Graf von Coudenhove Kalergi at the local museum in Mödling
	Mitsuko Aoyama
Issue
Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi
House	Coudenhove-Kalergi
Born	October 12, 1859 Vienna, Austria
Died	May 14, 1906 Poběžovice

Heinrich Johann Maria von Coudenhove-Kalergi (October 12, 1859 – May 14, 1906), also known as Heinrich Coudenhove-Kalergi and until 1903 Graf von Coudenhove, was an Austrian traveller and diplomat of the Coudenhove-Kalergi family. He was born in Vienna and died in Ronsberg, Western Bohemia (today Poběžovice in the Czech Republic). He spoke 18 languages (including Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and Japanese) and his postings included ones to Athens, Rio de Janeiro, Constantinople and Buenos Aires.

He was then made Deputy Minister of Austria-Hungary to Japan where he remained for 4 years, studying Buddhism and marrying a young Japanese woman from a Samurai turned merchant family, Mitsuko Aoyama Mitsuko Coudenhove-Kalergi. They had 7 children including Richard Nikolaus Graf von Coudenhove-Kalergi, best known for his role in establishing the Pan-European movement.

External links

William M. Johnston, The Austrian Mind, p. 320
Sotheby's Auction details
"Coudenhove, Count Heinrich von". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1901–1906. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 83547 LCCN: n82018347 ISNI: 0000 0001 1312 6938 GND: 113058039 BNF: cb12341455d

Persondata
Name	Coudenhove-Kalergi
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1859
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	May 14, 1906
Place of death	Poběžovice

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