Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Rainer of Austria | |||||
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| 3rd Chairman of the Austrian Ministers' Conference | |||||
| In office 4 February 1861 – 26 June 1865 | |||||
| Monarch | Francis Joseph I | ||||
| Preceded by | Johann Bernhard Graf von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen | ||||
| Succeeded by | Alexander Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly | ||||
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| Born | 11 January 1827 Milan, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Died | 27 January 1913 (aged 86) Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||||
| Resting place | Imperial Crypt | ||||
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| Alma mater | University of Vienna | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Elisabeth of Savoy | ||||
Archduke Rainer Ferdinand Maria Johann Evangelist Franz Ignaz of Austria (11 January 1827 – 27 January 1913) was an Austrian prince and politician who served as Minister-President of Austria from 1861 to 1865. Later in his life, he took up the collection of preserved papyri, largely from Egypt, and served as a benefactor and patron while working with the Oriental studies department of the University of Vienna. His purchases of papyri from Egypt formed the Rainer collection at the Austrian National Library.