House House of Kinsky | Name Ferdinand, Prince | |
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Born 5 December 1781
Vienna, Habsburg Monarchy ( 1781-12-05 ) 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 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.
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Early life
Rudolf 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: