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Spouse(s) Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau Mother Countess Marie Berchtold, Baroness von Ungarschitz Born 4 April 1829Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia ( 1829-04-04 ) Died October 11, 1896, Gorlitz, Germany Parents Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin Children Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg Grandchildren Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, Prince Ernst of Hohenberg Grandparents Johann Rudolf, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin Similar People Sophie - Duchess of Hohenberg, Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Maximilian - Duke of Hohenberg, Archduke Franz Ferdinan | ||
Bohuslav, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin. (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 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.
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Life
Bohuslav was born at Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, the younger son of Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1783–1868) and Countess Marie Berchtold, Baroness von Ungarschitz (1794–1878). Bohuslav's father was the Governor of Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Bohemia, and also a founder of the Tyrolean State Museum.
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 Orlici to Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1838–1886), elder daughter of Count Joseph Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau and his wife, Countess Maria Czernin von und zu Chudenitz.
They had one son and seven daughters: