Alexander von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Prince von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg
Alexander Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg | |
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Portrait by Friedrich von Amerling | |
| 4th Chairman of the Austrian Ministers' Conference | |
| In office 26 June 1865 – 27 July 1865 | |
| Monarch | Francis Joseph I |
| Preceded by | Erzherzog Rainer Ferdinand von Österreich |
| Succeeded by | Richard Graf von Belcredi |
| 8th Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire | |
| In office 27 October 1864 – 30 October 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Johann Bernhard Graf von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Ferdinand Graf von Beust |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Konstantin Albrecht Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly 4 August 1813 Coburg |
| Died | 14 February 1871 (aged 57) |
| Spouse | Alexandrine von Dietrichstein |
| Children | Hugo, 2nd Prince von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein Clotilde Apponyi |
| Parent(s) | Count Emmanuel von Mensdorff-Pouilly Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
Count Alexander Konstantin Albrecht von Mensdorff-Pouilly, 1st Prince von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg (German: Alexander Konstantin Albrecht Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly, 1. Fürst von Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg; 4 August 1813 in Coburg – 14 February 1871) was an Austrian general, diplomat and politician, including two years as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1864–66) and one month's service as Minister-President of Austria. He was a cousin of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and a favorite cousin and childhood playmate of her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.