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Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg

1711 - 1794

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Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (German: Wenzel Anton Reichsfürst von Kaunitz-Rietberg, Czech: Václav Antonín z Kounic a Rietbergu; 2 February 1711 – 27 June 1794) was an Austrian and Czech diplomat and statesman in the Habsburg monarchy. A proponent of enlightened absolutism, he held the office of State Chancellor for about four decades and was responsible for the foreign policies during the reigns of Maria Theresa, Joseph II, and Leopold II. In 1764, he was elevated to the noble rank of a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (Reichfürst). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg is the 3,909th most popular politician (down from 3,392nd in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from Austria (down from 238th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Austrian Politician.

Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg is most famous for being the Austrian Foreign Minister.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg ranks 3,909 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, Ante Marković, Salah Jadid, Zwentibold, Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Hetepheres I. After him are Gustav Radbruch, Cuitláhuac, Amadou Toumani Touré, Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Edvard Kardelj, and Halsten Stenkilsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1711, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg ranks 7. Before him are David Hume, Qianlong Emperor, Mikhail Lomonosov, Roger Joseph Boscovich, Laura Bassi, and William IV, Prince of Orange. After him are Barbara of Portugal, Ablai Khan, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg, Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, and Georg Wilhelm Richmann. Among people deceased in 1794, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg ranks 16. Before him are Georg Forster, Alexandre de Beauharnais, André Chénier, Georges Couthon, William Jones, and Jacques Hébert. After him are Nicolas Chamfort, Gregory Skovoroda, Augustin Robespierre, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Rudolf Erich Raspe, and Sheikh Mansur.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg ranks 256 out of 1,424. Before him are Otto Bauer (1881), Ferdinand Piëch (1937), Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1211), Otto Rank (1884), Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria (1895), and Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein (1656). After him are Rudolf Kirchschläger (1915), Joseph Lanner (1801), Hans Hahn (1879), Oskar Potiorek (1853), Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882), and August Kubizek (1888).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg ranks 85. Before him are Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589), Bruno Kreisky (1911), Otto Bauer (1881), Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1211), Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria (1895), and Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein (1656). After him are Rudolf Kirchschläger (1915), Oskar Potiorek (1853), Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria (1866), Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893), Leopold Berchtold (1863), and Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1887).

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