Philip Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Czech nobleman
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Count Philip Joseph Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (Czech: Filip Josef Kinský z Vchynic a Tetova; German: Philipp Joseph Graf Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau) (28 November 1700 – 12 January 1749) was High chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Queen Maria Theresa.[1]
Early life
Born in Prague as a member of the House of Kinsky, Philip was the son of Count Wenceslaus Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1642–1719), a Bohemian high chancellor, and his wife, Countess Maria Anna Theresia von Nesselrode-Ereshoven (1670–1716).[2]
Marriage and issue
On 17 November 1722, he married Countess Marie Karolína Bořitová z Martinic (1700-1785).[3] They had eight children:
- Count Franz Karl (1722–1728)
- Count Karl Joseph (1723–1724)
- Countess Maria Josepha (1724–1754) married Count Michael Johann von Althann (1710–1778)
- Franz de Paula Ulrich, Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1726–1792)
- Countess Maria Anna (1727–1733)
- Countess Maria Therese (1730–1797) married Count Otto-Philipp von Hohenfeld (1733–1799)
- Countess Maria Antonia (1732–1752) married firstly to Count Nikolaus Erdödy (1719–1757); married secondly to Count Kristóf Erdődy (1726–1777)
- Count Johann Joseph (1734–1790) married Princess Maria Theresia von Auersperg (1735–1800) and had issue
Career
Count Kinsky received a fine education and had many interests, such as improving education in Bohemia.[4] He served Emperor Charles VI as an Imperial envoy in London between 1728 and 1736.[5] He came into the cabinet of his successor, Queen Maria Theresa, in 1741, and soon became the Queen's trusted adviser and friend.[6] Many feared him because of his temper. He was thought to be willful, but also stubborn and arrogant, which is why he wasn't very popular.[7]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1731.[8]