Bohuslav, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin

Bohuslav
Bohuslav
	Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin
	Count Bohuslav, portrait by Friedrich Kriehuber, 1870
	Full name Bohuslav
Born	4 April 1829; Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died	11 October 1896 (aged 67); Görlitz, Kingdom of Prussia
Noble family	Chotek
Spouse(s)	Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
	Issue Count Wolfgang; Countess Zdenka; Marie, Princess of Thun und Hohenstein; Countess Caroline; Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg; Oktavia, Countess von Glauchau und Waldenburg; Maria Antonia, Countess von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm; Countess Henriette
Father	Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin
Mother	Countess Marie Berchtold, Baroness von Ungarschitz

Bohuslav, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin.[1][2][3][4] (Czech: Bohuslav hrabě Chotek z Chotkova a Vojnína, German: Bohuslaw Graf Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin; 4 July 1829 – 11 October 1896) was a Bohemian nobleman and a diplomat in the service of Austria-Hungary. He was the father of Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, the morganatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

Life

Bohuslav was born at Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, the younger son of Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1783–1868) and Countess Marie Berchtold von Ungarschitz (1794–1878). Bohuslav's father was the Governor of Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Bohemia, and also a founder of the Tyrolean State Museum.

In 1866, Bohuslav became the Austrian ambassador in Stuttgart, (Kingdom of Württemberg). In 1869, he became ambassador to St. Petersburg (Russian Empire) and from 1872 in Brussels (Belgium).

Marriage and family

Bohuslav married on 30 October 1859 in Kostelec nad Orlici to Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1838–1886), elder daughter of Count Joseph Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau and his wife, Countess Maria Czernin von und zu Chudenitz.

They had one son and seven daughters:

Count Wolfgang Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (15 August 1860 – 10 December 1926), married in 1896 to Anna Elisabeth von Künell auf Nedamow; no issue.
Countess Zdenka Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1861 – 1946)
Countess Marie Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (11 July 1863 – 21 June 1935), married in 1887 to Jaroslav, 2nd Prince von Thun und Hohenstein; had issue.
Countess Caroline Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (19 November 1865 – 29 November 1919), married in 1886 to Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck; had issue.
Countess Sophie Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1 March 1868 – 28 June 1914), married morganatically in 1900 to Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; had issue.
Countess Oktavia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (5 May 1873 – 29 November 1946), married in 1898 to Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau and Waldenburg; had issue, her great-grand daughter is Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, mother of the current head of the house Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.
Countess Maria Antonia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (12 May 1874 – 13 June 1930), married in 1893 to Carl, Count von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm; had issue.
Countess Henriette Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (9 July 1880 – 19 March 1964), married in 1921 to Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck; had issue.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Bohuslav, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin

8. Johann Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin

4. Johann Rudolf, Count Chotek von Chotek und Wognin

9. Countess Anna Maria Kottulinsky von Kottulin und Krzizkowitz

2. Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin

10. Franz Wenzel, 1st Prince von Clary und Aldringen

5. Countess Maria Sidonia von Clary und Aldringen

11. Countess Josepha of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

1. Bohuslav, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin

12. Anton, Count Berchtold, Baron von Ungarschitz

6. Anton, Count Berchtold, Baron von Ungarschitz

13. Marie Anna Reviczky von Revisnye

3. Countess Marie Berchtold, Baroness von Ungarschitz

14. Josef Huszár de Szent-Kereszt

7. Marie Anna Franziska Huszár de Szent-Baráth

15. Maria Elisabeth Majláth de Szekhely

References

Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 238. ISBN 0-220-66222-3
Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, pp. 153, 613
Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 54, 58. French.
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Hohenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.600-601.

Notes and sources

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1980 478

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by ?	Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Württemberg 16 December 1866 – 14 October 1869	Succeeded by Baron Otto of Walterskirchen
Preceded by Count Friedrich Revertera of Salandra	Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Russia 14 October 1869 – 11 September 1871	Succeeded by Baron Ferdinand of Langenau
Preceded by Count Karl Vitzthum of Eckstädt	Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Belgium 22 October 1872 – 24 April 1888	Succeeded by Count Rudolf of Khevenhüller-Metsch

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[burke-1] Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, p. 238. ISBN 0-220-66222-3

[willis-2] Willis, Daniel A., The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain, Clearfield Company, 2002, pp. 153, 613

[enache-3] Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 54, 58. French.

[ghda-4] Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Hohenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp.600-601.