Bohuslav
Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin
Count Bohuslav, portrait by Friedrich Kriehuber, 1870
Full name
Bohuslav
Born(1829-04-04)4 April 1829
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died11 October 1896(1896-10-11) (aged 67)
Görlitz, Kingdom of Prussia
Noble familyChotek
Spouse(s)Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
IssueCount Wolfgang
Countess Zdenka
Marie, Princess of Thun und Hohenstein
Countess Caroline, Countess von Nostitz-Rieneck
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Oktavia, Countess von Schönburg-Glauchau und Waldenburg
Maria Antonia, Countess von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm
Countess Henriette, Countess von Nostitz-Rieneck
FatherKarl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin
MotherCountess Marie Berchtold, Baroness von Ungarschitz

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, landowner, 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.

Early life and ancestry

By birth member of an old Bohemian noble House of Chotek, Bohuslav was born at Prague, as the younger son of Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1783–1868) and his wife, 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.

Diplomatic career

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 Orlicí to Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1838–1886), elder daughter of Count Joseph Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1806–1862) and his wife, Countess Maria Czernin von und zu Chudenitz (1806–1872).

They had one son and eight daughters:

  • Count Wolfgang Karl Wilhelm Bohuslav Jospeh Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (15 August 1860 – 10 December 1926), married in 1896 to Anna Elisabeth von Künell-Nedamow (1871-1922); no issue.
  • Countess Sidonie Zdenka Marie Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1861–1946)
  • Countess Maria Pia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (11 July 1863 – 21 June 1935), married in 1887 to Jaroslav, 2nd Prince von Thun und Hohenstein (1864-1926); had issue.
  • Countess Karolina Kara Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (19 November 1865 – 29 November 1919), married in 1886 to Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck (1865-1945); had issue.
  • Countess Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1 March 1868 – 28 June 1914), married morganatically in 1900 to Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; had issue.
  • Countess Theresia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (22 May 1871 – 19 September 1871)
  • Countess Oktavia Maria Josephine Karolina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (5 May 1873 – 29 November 1946), married in 1898 to Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (1873-1943); 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 Josefa Karolina Sophie Bonifacia Nepomucena Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (12 May 1874 – 13 June 1930), married in 1893 to Carl, Count von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm (1863-1946); had issue.
  • Countess Marie Henriette Leopoldine Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (9 July 1880 – 19 March 1964), married in 1921 to brother in law, Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck (1865-1945); had issue.

Honours and awards

Ancestry

References

  1. ↑ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 238. ISBN 0-220-66222-3
  2. ↑ Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, pp. 153, 613
  3. ↑ Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 54, 58. French.
  4. ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Hohenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.600–601.
  5. ↑ "Ritter-orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, Vienna, 1896, pp. 68, 81, 117, retrieved 19 January 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ "Ritter-orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (in German), Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1896, pp. 53, 96
  7. ↑ Almanach royal officiel: 1879. 1879. p. 53.
  8. ↑ "Königlicher Kronen-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1886, p. 581 – via hathitrust.org
  9. 1 2 3 "Hofstaat Seiner Kais. und Kön. Apost. Majestät", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, Vienna, 1896, p. 16, retrieved 19 January 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ↑ "Großherzogliche Hausorden", Staatshandbuch ... Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (in German), Weimar: Böhlau, 1896, p. 36 – via zs.thulb.uni-jena.de
  11. ↑ Sachsen (1888–1889). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1888/89. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 121 – via hathitrust.org.
  12. ↑ "Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III". Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish). 1895. p. 170.

Notes and sources

  • Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1980 478
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