Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

Ferdinand
Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber
Born	(1781-12-05)5 December 1781 Vienna, Habsburg monarchy
Died	3 November 1812(1812-11-03) (aged 30) Veltrusy, Kingdom of Bohemia
Spouse	Baroness Maria Charlotte Caroline of Kerpen
Issue	Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Count Joseph Sidonius
Names Rudolf Josef Anton Ferdinand Franz Leonhard Wilhelm Guido
House	Kinsky
Father	Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Mother	Countess Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen

Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (German: Ferdinand Johann Nepomuk Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 5 December 1781 – 3 November 1812) was the 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.

Early life

Ferdinand was born at Vienna, Habsburg monarchy as the elder son of Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1751–1798) and Countess Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen (1758–1814). He became Prince upon the death of his father in 1798. In 1809 he became one of Ludwig van Beethoven's important patrons.

Marriage and family

Ferdinand married on 8 June 1801 in Prague to Baroness Maria Charlotte of Kerpen (1782–1841), second daughter of Baron Lothar Franz Christoph of Kerpen, and his wife, Baroness Maria Charlotte Mohr of Wald.

They had two children:

• Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (30 March 1802 – 27 January 1836), married in 1825 to Countess Wilhelmine of Colloredo-Mansfeld; had issue.
• Count Joseph Sidonius Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (25 October 1806 – 17 July 1862), married in 1828 to Countess Marie Henriette Czernin of Chudenitz; had issue.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

16. Count Wenceslaus Norbert of Wchinitz and Tettau 8. Count Philip Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau 17. Baroness Anna Theresia of Nesselrode 4. Franz de Paula Ulrich, 3rd Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau 18. Count Jiri Adam Ignác Borita of Martinic 9. Countess Marie Karolina Borita of Martinic 19. Countess Josepha of Sternberka 2. Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau 20. Philipp, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 10. Count Hermann Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 21. Margravine Marie Sidonie of Baden 5. Countess Sidonie of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 22. Franz Albrecht, Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg 11. Countess Maria Josefa of Oettingen-Spielberg 23. Baroness Johanna Margaretha of Schwendi 1. Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau 24. Ferdinand Bonaventura I, Count of Harrach of Rohrau 12. Aloys Thomas Raymund, Count of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen 25. Countess Johanna Theresia of Lamberg 6. Ferdinand Bonaventura II Anton, Count of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen 26. Count Johann Joseph of Thannhausen 13. Countess Anna Cacilia of Thannhausen 27. Countess Anna Eleonore of Wetzhausen 3. Countess Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen 28. Aloys Thomas Raymund, Count of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen (= 12) 14. Count Friedrich August of Harrach-Rohrau and Thannhausen 29. Countess Anna Cacilia of Thannhausen (= 13) 7. Countess Maria Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen 30. Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein 15. Princess Maria Eleonora of Liechtenstein 31. Countess Eleonore Barbara of Thun and Hohenstein

Notes and sources

• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956