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Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein [nb 1] (/ ˈ m ɛ t ər n ɪ x / MET-ər-nikh; 15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), [1] known as Klemens von Metternich (German: [ˈkleːmens fɔn ˈmɛtɐniç]) or Prince Metternich, was a German statesman and diplomat in the service of the Austrian Empire.
Richard and Pauline von Metternich had three daughters, but no sons, so upon the death of Richard, the title of Fürst passed to Richard's half-brother, Paul von Metternich (1834–1906). The title then passed to his son, Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (1869–1930). His son, Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg (1917–1992), was the president ...
Metternich in the 1840s. Prince Klemens von Metternich was a German-born Austrian politician and statesman and one of the most important diplomats of his era, serving as the Foreign Minister of the Holy Roman Empire and its successor state, the Austrian Empire, from 1809 until the liberal revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation.
Klemens von Metternich became Foreign Minister in 1809. He also held the post of Chancellor of State from 1821 until 1848, under both Francis I and his son Ferdinand I. The period of 1815–1848 is also referred to as the "Age of Metternich". [7] During this period, Metternich controlled the Habsburg monarchy's foreign policy. He also had a ...
A member of the House of Metternich, she was the daughter of Austrian diplomat and politician Prince Klemens von Metternich and his third wife, Countess Melanie Zichy-Ferraris (1805–1854). [ 1 ] She married Count József Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (1814–1897), brother of Antónia Zichy , on 20 November 1853.
The first successor was Klemens’ eldest son, the 3rd Prince, Richard von Metternich (1829–1895). [12] As Richard only had daughters, the title passed to his half-brother, the 4rd Prince, Paul von Metternich (1834–1906), who was then succeeded by his son, the 5th Prince, Dr. Clemens Wenzel von Metternich (1869–1930). [12]
The Portrait of Prince Metternich is a painting by the British artist Thomas Lawrence of the Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich. [1] Lawrence painted many European leaders involved in the alliance against Napoleon's French Empire. A Rhinelander by birth, Metternich was appointed Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire in 1809.
The Lords of Winneburg were first mentioned in a 1304 deed, they also acquired the estates of the neighbouring Beilstein Castle in 1362. In the following decades the Lords of Winneburg and Beilstein were forced to give their lands in pawn to the Archbishops of Trier, who after a feud, finally seized the property in 1488, only to lend it back as a fiefdom a few years later.