Bohuslav, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin

Bohuslav
Bohuslav
Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin
	Count Bohuslav, portrait by Friedrich Kriehuber, 1870
Born	4 July 1829; Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died	11 October 1896 (aged 67); Görlitz, Kingdom of Prussia
Noble family	Chotek
Spouse(s)	Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
Issue	Count 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
Father	Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin
Mother	Countess 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

By birth member of an old Bohemian noble House of Chotek, Bohuslav was born in 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.

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).

Personal life

On 30 October 1859 in Kostelec nad Orlicí, Bohuslav was married to Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (19th July, 1838 – 5th March, 1886), elder daughter of Count Joseph Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau and Countess Maria Czernin von und zu Chudenitz. They had eight daughters and one son.

Count Wolfgang Karl Wilhelm Bohuslav Joseph Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (15th August, 1860 – 10th December, 1926), who married Anna Elisabeth von Künell-Nedamow (12th April, 1871 – 26th December, 1922) in 1896.
Countess Sidonie Zdenka Marie Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (10th December, 1861 – 15th March, 1946), who died unmarried.
Countess Maria Pia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (11th July, 1863 – 21st June, 1935), who married Jaroslav, 2nd Prince von Thun und Hohenstein (23rd May,1864 – 5th March, 1926) in 1887.
Countess Karolina Kara Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (19th November, 1865 – 29th November, 1919), who married Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck (8th July, 1865 – 5th October, 1945) in 1886.
Countess Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1st March, 1868 – 28th June, 1914), who married morganatically Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (18th December, 1863 – 28th June, 1914) in 1900.
Countess Theresia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (22nd May, 1871 – 19th September, 1871).
Countess Oktavia Maria Josephine Karolina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (5th May, 1873 – 29th November, 1946), who married Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (20th July, 1873 – 3rd July, 1943) in 1898.
Countess Maria Antonia Josefa Karolina Sophie Bonifacia Nepomucena Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (12th May, 1874 – 23rd June, 1930), who married Carl, Count von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm (26th June, 1863 – 13th November, 1946) in 1893.
Countess Marie Henriette Leopoldine Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (9th July, 1880 – 19th March, 1964), who married her brother in law, Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck (8th July, 1865 – 5th October, 1945) in 1921.

Descendants

Through his daughter Oktavia, he was a great-great-great grand father of Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, mother of the current head of the house Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.^[5]

Honours and awards

Austria-Hungary:^[6]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, 1867
- Knight of the Iron Crown, 1st Class, 1878
- Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1881
Württemberg:^[7]
- Knight of Honour of the Württemberg Crown, 1853
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order, 1869
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (civil), 24 August 1878^[8]
Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Royal Crown Order, 2nd Class, 18 November 1861^[9]
Reuss: Civil Cross of Honour, 1st Class^[10]
Russian Empire:^[10]
- Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class
- Knight of St. Stanislaus, 2nd Class
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach:^[10]
- Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1892^[11]
- Golden Jubilee Medal
Kingdom of Saxony: Commander of the Albert Order, 1st Class, 1865^[12]
Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, 31 October 1871^[13]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Bohuslav, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin

8. Johann Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin

4. Johann Rudolf, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin

9. Countess Anna Maria Kottulinsky von Kottulin und Krzizkowitz

2. Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin

10. Franz Wenzel, 1st Prince von Clary und Aldringen

5. Countess Maria Sidonia von Clary und Aldringen

11. Countess Josepha of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

1. Bohuslav, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin

12. Anton, Count Berchtold von Ungarschitz

6. Anton, Count Berchtold, Baron von Ungarschitz

13. Marie Anna Reviczky von Revisnye

3. Countess Marie Berchtold, Baroness von Ungarschitz

14. Josef Huszár de Szent-Kereszt

7. Marie Anna Franziska Huszár de Szent-Baráth

15. Maria Elisabeth Majláth de Szekhely

References

^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 238. ISBN 0-220-66222-3
^ Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, pp. 153, 613
^ Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 54, 58. French.
^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Hohenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.600–601.
^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1980 p. 478.
^ "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)
^ "Ritter-orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (in German), Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1896, pp. 53, 96
^ Almanach royal officiel: 1879. 1879. p. 53.
^ "Königlicher Kronen-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1886, p. 581 – via hathitrust.org
^ ^a ^b ^c "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)
^ "Großherzogliche Hausorden", Staatshandbuch ... Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (in German), Weimar: Böhlau, 1896, p. 36 – via zs.thulb.uni-jena.de
^ Sachsen (1888–1889). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1888/89. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 121 – via hathitrust.org.
^ "Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III". Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish). 1895. p. 170.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by ?	Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Württemberg 16 December 1866 – 14 October 1869	Succeeded by Baron Otto of Walterskirchen
Preceded by Count Friedrich Revertera of Salandra	Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Russia 14 October 1869 – 11 September 1871	Succeeded by Baron Ferdinand of Langenau
Preceded by Count Karl Vitzthum of Eckstädt	Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Belgium 22 October 1872 – 24 April 1888	Succeeded by Count Rudolf of Khevenhüller-Metsch

[burke-1] Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 238. ISBN 0-220-66222-3

[willis-2] Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, pp. 153, 613

[enache-3] Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 54, 58. French.

[ghda-4] Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Hohenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.600–601.

[Genealogisches1980-5] Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1980 p. 478.

[osterreich2-6] "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)

[handbuch01-7] "Ritter-orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (in German), Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1896, pp. 53, 96

[8] Almanach royal officiel: 1879. 1879. p. 53.

[9] "Königlicher Kronen-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Gedruckt in der Reichsdruckerei, 1886, p. 581 – via hathitrust.org

[osterreich1-10] "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)

[11] "Großherzogliche Hausorden", Staatshandbuch ... Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (in German), Weimar: Böhlau, 1896, p. 36 – via zs.thulb.uni-jena.de

[12] Sachsen (1888–1889). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1888/89. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 121 – via hathitrust.org.

[13] "Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III". Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish). 1895. p. 170.

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