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Vaclav Antonin Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnin (German: Wenzel Anton Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin) (February 26, 1674 – May 2, 1754) was a Bohemian nobleman and royal Stadtholder in the Kingdom of Bohemia.
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Family background
Vaclav Antonin Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnin was born in Belusice, Bohemia (now Czech Republic), on February 26, 1674. His title was knight (Czech: rytir; German: Ritter). He was son of Vilem Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnin (1628–1674) and his second wife Johanna Sabina Proy von Gaiselsberg und Findtelstein (1650–1692).
He married Maria Theresia Ludmilla Scheidler von Scheidlern (1684–1709) on October 28, 1698 in Prague. Maria Theresia was daughter of Ferdinand Christoph (Ritter) Scheidler von Scheidlern, captain of the Prague quarter Mala Strana (Lesser Town) and High Chamberlain (nejvyssi zemsky komornik; Oberstlandkammerer) of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
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Biographical data
On February 6, 1702, Vaclav Antonin Chotek Ritter (Knight) of Chotkov and Vojnin was received into the Bohemian nobility in Vienna. On May 13, 1743, in Laxenburg he was awarded the title of Bohemian Graf (Count) and on October 4, 1745 in Frankfurt am Main he was elevated to the rank of Reichsgraf (Imperial Count) with heraldic augmentation.
Owner of the Belusice estate, Vaclav Chotek also acquired the Veltrusy estate, where architect Frantisek Maxmilian Kanka erected his new residence, the Veltrusy Mansion in 1716. He later also purchased the Domasin estate, becoming one of the richest landowners in Bohemia.
Vaclav Chotek was head of the Slany Landkreis (district) and, thereafter, head of the Litomerice Landkreis. After these assignments, he was appointed Imperial Counsellor. He also held the position of Austrian Stadtholder of the Kingdom of Bohemia from 1735–1738.
Vaclav Chotek died in Prague on May 2, 1754, age 80.