Aloys Thomas Raimund, Count Harrach

Aloys Thomas Raimund Count Harrach ( born March 7, 1669 Vienna, † November 7, 1742 ) was an Austrian statesman, diplomat and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Life

Aloys von Harrach was descended from the noble Harrach, his father was Ferdinand Bonaventura I Count Harrach. He was an envoy of the Emperor in 1694 in Dresden, served from 1697 to 1700 in the same capacity in Spain and in 1711 was again in Dresden, and afterwards in Berlin and Hanover on diplomatic missions. From 1715 to 1742 he served as District Marshal in Lower Austria, from 1728 to 1733 as viceroy in Naples, where he acquired many works of art that are exhibited in the gallery in Rohrau. From 1734 until his death, was Count Harrach member of the Secret State Conference in Vienna.

As a major client he committed several times the architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt, for lock Prugg in Bruck an der Leitha, for the Palais Harrach in the Hungarian in Vienna.

Family

He was married since April 22, 1691 with Marie Barbara von Sternberg († 1694/95 ). They had five children:

  • Johann Philipp Wenzel, (* December 28, 1691, † December 9, 1693 )
  • Ferdinand Wenzel (1692-1692)
  • Maria Josepha Philippine, ( born January 9, 1693 Vienna, † April 2, 1763 in Prague) ∞ Count Johann Franz von Thun und Hohenstein ( * June 16, 1686, † June 30, 1720 )
  • Ferdinand Leopold, ( born December 21, 1693 † December 5, 1694 )
  • Wenzel Friedrich (1694-1694)

Alois Thomas Raimund married his second wife Anna Cecilia of Thannhausen (* March 14, 1674, † February 15, 1721 ). They had ten children:

  • Friedrich August (1696-1749)
  • Maria Anna, (* October 21, 1698, † September 14, 1758 )
  • Karl Joseph Gervase, (* June 19, 1700, † June 20, 1714 in Passau)
  • Maria Aloysia (* January 13, 1702, † May 16 1775 ) ∞ February 13, 1721 Prince Franz Anton Lamberg to (* September 30, 1678; † August 23, 1759 )
  • Franz Anton (* December 13, 1702; † July 27, 1707 )
  • Wenzel Leopold Joseph Stanislaw, ( born November 13, 1703 † June 29, 1734 at the Battle of Parma)
  • Johann Ernst Emanuel Joseph, Bishop of Neutra ( April 9, 1705 *, † December 17, 1739 in Rome)
  • Leopold Joseph Jacob, (* April 27, 1706, † May 13 1706 )
  • Franz Joseph Anton Johann, (* March 8, 1707; † July 27, 1707 )
  • Ferdinand Bonaventura (* April 11, 1708; † January 28, 1778 )

In 1721 he married his third wife Ernestine Countess of Dietrichsteinplatz (* July 13, 1683; † January 30 1744 ) Widow of Johann Wenzel von Gallas. The marriage remained childless.

Sources and Literature

  • Counts Harrach cal family archive ( in the Austrian State Archives ).
  • Felix Czeike: Historical Dictionary Vienna. Volume 3: Ha - La. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-218-00545-0.
  • Anton Victor Felgel: Harrach. In: General German Biography (ADB ). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, pp. 627-629.
  • Helmuth Furch: The Counts Harrachsche family archive. The buildings of Count Harrach and the Emperor quarry at Leithaberg. In: Reports of the Museum and Cultural Association Kaisersteinbruch. No. 37, June 1995, pp. 7-39.
  • Bruno Grimschitz, Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. Herold, Vienna et al 1959.
  • Georg Heilingsetzer, The Harrach. Their position in politics, economy and culture of ancient Austria. In: Palais Harrach. History, revitalization and restoration of the house at Freyung in Vienna. Trauner, Linz 1995, ISBN 3-85320-713-8, pp. 81-87.
  • Hermann trowel Benz: Harrach, Count of Aloys. In: New German Biography ( NDB ). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5, pp. 697 f ( digitized ).
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