Noble family Chotek | Name Johann Count | |
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Spouse(s) Countess Maria Sidonia of Clary and Aldringen Father Johann Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin Mother Countess Anna Maria Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz Born 17 May 1748
Vienna, Habsburg Monarchy ( 1748-05-17 ) Died 26 August 1824(1824-08-26) (aged 76)
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Johann Rudolf, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (German: Johann Nepomuk Rudolph Graf Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin; 18 May 1748 – 26 August 1824) was an Austrian finance minister and Government President (Gubernialpräsident) in the Kingdom of Bohemia.
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Life
Johann Rudolf was born at Vienna, Habsburg Monarchy, the only son of Johann Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (1704–1787) and Countess Anna Maria Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz (1711–1798).
In 1770, he was in the Lower Austrian Government, in 1776 he was Councilor at the chancellery. In 1788, he allegedly took his resignation for health reasons, but mainly because he did not have a friendly relationship with Emperor Joseph II.
Under the reign of Emperor Leopold II, in 1790 he received the head of the newly established Finanzhofstelle. In 1793 he took his dismissal, but was elevated to Minister of State in 1802 and Colonel Burgraves of Bohemia. As such, he promoted especially the road construction and putfactories with English looms and spinning machines. From 1805 to 1809 he was a member of the ministry conference after the Treaty of Schönbrunn, President of the normal political Hofkommission in legislative matters
In 1808, he was awarded with the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Marriage and family
Johan Rudolf married on 18 May 1772 in Vienna to Countess Maria Sidonia of Clary and Aldringen (1748–1824), second daughter of Franz Wenzel, 1st Prince of Clary and Aldringen, and his wife, Countess Josepha of Hohenzollern-Hechingen.
They had eight children: