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    Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (‹See Tfd›German: Wenzel Anton Reichsfürst von Kaunitz-Rietberg, Czech: Václav Antonín z Kounic a Rietbergu;...
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    most influential diplomat involved was an Austrian statesman, Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz. The change was part of the stately quadrille, a constantly shifting...
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    Countess Maria Eleonore von Kaunitz-Rietberg (10 October 1775 – 19 March 1825), granddaughter of Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg: Maria Leopoldina...
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    also called "bureau Kaunitz", as it was allegedly introduced in France in the first half of the 18th century by Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, then the ambassador...
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    also was a cousin of the diplomat Philipp Graf von Cobenzl, and a protégé of Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz. In 1779, he became minister at St. Petersburg....
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    Holy Roman Empress and Queen Regnant of Bohemia and Hungary, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg. Maximilian Ulrich was born in Vienna[citation needed]...
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    Years' War and Wars of the French Revolution. Kaunitz was the third son of the statesman Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz-Rietberg and his wife, Mary Ernestine (née...
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  • Duchess in Bavaria Franz Wenzel, Graf von Kaunitz-Rietberg, (1742-1825), Austrian general, son of Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz Wenzel Johann Tomaschek (1774-1850)...
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    occurred in 1756. In a move masterminded by Austrian diplomat Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, France and Austria became allies for the first time in over two...
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    France and Prussia, but he could not persuade Austrian statesman Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz to commit to offensive designs against Prussia so long as Prussia...
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    center for the communities of Verl, Sende and Bornholte. Count Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz-Rietberg sponsored the building of the church of St. Anna at the...
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    Aloys Wenzel Dominik, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (19 June 1774 – 15 November 1848) was a German nobleman and a diplomat of the Austrian Empire. Aloys...
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    by General Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, he soon was promoted colonel at the behest of Chancellor Wenzel Anton Kaunitz and distinguished himself repeatedly...
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  • frequented by Georg Forster, Henry Swinburne, Graf Karl von Zinzendorf and Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz. She supported Josephinist reforms and acted as benefactor...
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    two realms against Prussia. Beginning in 1753 Foreign Minister Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz pursued warmer relations with Austria's traditional rival, the...
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    Christoph von Bartenstein, he became State Chancellor and responsible for Austria's foreign policy. He held this post until 1753, when Wenzel Anton Kaunitz became...
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    Bartenstein. In 1753, the now 64-year-old Bartenstein was replaced by Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz-Rietberg as head of foreign policy. Even after his resignation...
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    implored the emperor's protection, and the Austrian chancellor Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz informed Noailles, the French ambassador that this protection would...
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    Anna was assisted in governing by the Austrian statesman Count Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz-Rietberg. On 9 October 1744 Maria Anna went into labour and gave...
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    charm and influence secured a connection for her husband with Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, one of the most powerful State Chancellors and a...
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    Beilstein. Her mother was Countess Eleonore von Kaunitz, a granddaughter of Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg. She was their fifth child and second...
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  • 1749–1750: Johann von Mareschall 1750–1752: Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (attaché: Ludwig von Zinzendorf) 1752–1753: Johann von Mareschall (2nd...
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  • secretary to Prince Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Chancellor of Austria. Employed by the Empress Maria Theresa, he remained Kaunitz’s secretary when the Prince...
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    astronomer, and lived much of his life in England. Nicholas Repnin Count Wenzel Anton Kaunitz-Rietberg Brühl (disambiguation) "Count Brühl". BRENTANO'S. Retrieved...
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    Succession, followed the controversial advice of her Chancellor Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz by pursuing warmer relations with Austria's longstanding rival...
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    vice-chancellor, eventually succeeding State Chancellor Prince Wenzel Anton of Kaunitz-Rietberg in 1792. However, already in March 1793 upon discords...
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    (1723-1786) and Emperor Joseph II's minister plenipotentiary, Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz-Rietberg, to secure the documents from the perilous Castello Sforzesco...
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    Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, son of Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg. His paternal grandparents were Count Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn and...
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  • and his mother's quarrels were usually mediated by Chancellor Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz who served for nearly 40 years as the principal minister to both...
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    Trieste, Madrid and Paris where he met Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz. Kaunitz was married to Countess Maria Ernestine von Starhemberg (1717–1749), a granddaughter...
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