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Ferenc József, Prince Koháry of Csábrág and Szitnya

Ferenc József, 1st Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (4 September 1767, in Vienna – 27 June 1826, in Oroszvár), was a Hungarian magnate and statesman.[1] He was a member of the noble House of Koháry and served as Hungarian Chancellor.[2] On 15 November 1815, Emperor Francis I of Austria awarded him the title of Fürst von Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya.[3]

Ferenc József, Prince Koháry
Portrait by Ignaz Unterberger
Born(1767-09-04)4 September 1767
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died27 June 1826(1826-06-27) (aged 58)
Oroszvár, Kingdom of Hungary
BuriedHronský Beňadik
Noble familyKoháry
Spouse(s)Countess Maria Antonia von Waldstein
FatherIgnác József, Count Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya
MotherCountess Maria Gabriella Cavriani

Early life

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He was the son of Ignác József Anton Franz Xaver, Count Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (Szent-Antal, 2 December 1726 – Vienna, 10 October 1777) and his wife, Countess Maria Gabriella Cavriani (Vienna, 25 April 1736 – Pest, 29 July 1803), who were married at Seiffersdorf on 15 January 1758.[1]

Marriage and issue

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On 13 February 1792, he married Countess Maria Antonia von Waldstein in Vienna.[1] They had two children, a son Ferenc (21 December 1792 – 19 April 1795) and a daughter Maria Antonia (Vienna, 2 July 1797 – Vienna, 25 September 1862).

The latter ultimately became the heiress of his whole fortune of 20 million francs.[4] On 30 November 1815 in Vienna, she married Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Coburg, 28 March 1785 – Vienna, 27 August 1851), by whom she had issue, the so-called Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry.

Ancestry

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Sources

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Princely arms
  • Marek, Miroslav. "Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya Family". genealogy.euweb.cz (Genealogy.EU).[self-published source][better source needed]
  • Genealogy of Maria Antonia Koháry
  • Franz Karl Wißgrill: Schauplatz des landsässigen Nieder-Österreichischen Adels vom Herren- und Ritterstande, Band 5, Seite 177ff.
  • Constantin von Wurzbach: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Band 12, Seite 284

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Ignaz Ritter von Schönfeld (1824). Adels-Schematismus Des Österreichischen Kaiserstaates (in German). Schaumburg. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Lexikoneintrag zu »Kohāry«. Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, Band 9. Altenburg ..." www.zeno.org.
  3. ^ "Almanach de Gotha". Gotha : J. Perthes. June 1, 1764 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Paoli, Dominique (2006). Fortunes & Infortunes des Princes d'Orléans. France: Editions Artena. pp. 107, 113, 372. ISBN 2-35154-004-2.
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