List of foreign ministers of Austria-Hungary
This is a list of Foreign Ministers (Außenminister) of the Habsburg, Austrian and Austro-Hungarian Empires up to 1918.
Habsburg Monarchy (1753–1804)
- 26.03.1720–08.02.1742: Philipp Graf von Sinzendorf (1671–1742)
- 14.02.1742–13.05.1753: Corfiz Graf von Uhlfeld (1699–1760)
- 13.05.1753–19.08.1792: Wenzel Graf (from 1764, Fürst) von Kaunitz-Rietberg (1711–1794)
- 19.08.1792–27.03.1793: Johann Philipp Graf von Cobenzl (1741–1810)
- 27.03.1793–28.09.1800: Johann Freiherr von Thugut (1736–1818)
- 05.10.1800–30.11.1805: Franz Graf von Colloredo-Wallsee (1736–1806)
Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
- 24.12.1805–04.10.1809: Johann Graf Stadion-Thannhausen (1763–1824)
- 08.10.1809–13.03.1848: Klemens Graf (from 1813, Fürst) von Metternich-Winneburg (1773–1859)
- 18.03.1848–04.05.1848: Karl Graf von Ficquelmont (1777–1857)
- 08.05.1848–21.11.1848: Johann Freiherr von Wessenberg-Ampringen (1773–1858)
- 21.11.1848–05.04.1852: Felix Prinz zu Schwarzenberg (1800–1852)
- 11.04.1852–17.05.1859: Karl Graf von Buol-Schauenstein (1797–1865)
- 17.05.1859–27.10.1864: Johann Graf von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen (1806–1899)
- 27.10.1864–30.10.1866: Alexander Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly (1813–1871)
- 30.10.1866–30.12.1867: Friedrich Ferdinand Graf von Beust (1809–1886)
Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
Began | Ended | Name |
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30 December 1867 | 08 November 1871 | Count Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust |
14 November 1871 | 08 October 1879 | Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka |
08 October 1879 | 10 October 1881 | Baron Heinrich Karl von Haymerle |
20 November 1881 | 02 May 1895 | Count Gustav Kálnoky de Köröspatak |
16 May 1895 | 24 October 1906 | Count Agenor Romuald Gołuchowski |
24 October 1906 | 17 Februar 1912 | Count Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal |
17 Februar 1912 | 13 January 1915 | Count Leopold Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz |
13 January 1915 | 22 December 1916 | Count Stephan Burián von Rajecz |
22 December 1916 | 16 April 1918 | Count Ottokar Czernin von und zu Chudenitz |
16 April 1918 | 24 October 1918 | Count Stephan Burián von Rajecz |
24 December 1918 | 02 November 1918 | Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (the Younger) |
Notes
Regarding personal names:
- Prinz is a title, translated as Prince, not a first or middle name. The female form is Prinzessin.
- Fürst is a title, translated as (Sovereign) Prince, not a first or middle name. The female form is Fürstin.
- Graf is a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin.
- Freiherr is a title, translated as Baron, not a first or middle name. The female forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
See also
- Foreign Ministry of Austria-Hungary
- Austro-Hungarian Foreign Service
- List of diplomatic missions of Austria-Hungary
Bibliography
- Erwin Matsch, Der Auswärtige Dienst von Österreich-Ungarn 1720-1920, Vienna, Böhlau, 1986.
- —, Geschichte des Auswärtigen Dienstes von Österreich-Ungarn 1720-1920, Vienna, Böhlau, 1980.