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| Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | |||||
 Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber | |||||
| Born | (1781-12-05)5 December 1781 Vienna, Habsburg monarchy | ||||
| Died | 3 November 1812(1812-11-03) (aged 30) Veltrusy, Kingdom of Bohemia | ||||
| Spouse | Baroness Maria Charlotte Caroline of Kerpen | ||||
| Issue | Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Count Joseph Sidonius | ||||
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| House | Kinsky | ||||
| Father | Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | ||||
| Mother | Countess Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen | ||||
Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (German: Ferdinand Johann Nepomuk Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 5 December 1781 – 3 November 1812) was the 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.
Early life
Ferdinand was born at Vienna, Habsburg monarchy as the elder son of Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1751–1798) and Countess Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen (1758–1814). He became Prince upon the death of his father in 1798. In 1809 he became one of Ludwig van Beethoven's important patrons.
Marriage and family
Ferdinand married on 8 June 1801 in Prague to Baroness Maria Charlotte of Kerpen (1782–1841), second daughter of Baron Lothar Franz Christoph of Kerpen, and his wife, Baroness Maria Charlotte Mohr of Wald.
They had two children:
- Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (30 March 1802 – 27 January 1836), married in 1825 to Countess Wilhelmine of Colloredo-Mansfeld; had issue.
- Count Joseph Sidonius Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (25 October 1806 – 17 July 1862), married in 1828 to Countess Marie Henriette Czernin of Chudenitz; had issue.
Ancestry
Notes and sources
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956
| Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau House of KinskyBorn: 5 December 1781 Died: 3 November 1812 | ||
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| Preceded byJoseph | Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau 11 August 1798 – 3 November 1812 |
Succeeded byRudolf |
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