Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust

Friedrich Ferdinand Graf von Beust
Beust c. 1860
6th Chairman of the Ministers' Conference of the Austrian Empire
In office
7 February 1867  30 December 1867
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byRichard Graf von Belcredi
Succeeded byKarl Fürst von Auersperg (for Cisleithania)
Gyula Andrássy (for Transleithania)
1st Chairman of the Ministers' Council for Common Affairs of Austria-Hungary
In office
30 December 1867  8 November 1871
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byhimself (for the Austrian Empire)
Succeeded byGyula Andrássy
Interior Minister of the Austrian Empire
In office
7 February 1867  7 March 1867
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byRichard Graf von Belcredi
Succeeded byEduard Graf von Taaffe
1st Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary
In office
30 December 1866  8 November 1871
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byhimself (as Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire)
Succeeded byGyula Andrássy
9th Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire
In office
30 October 1866  30 December 1866
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byAlexander Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly
Succeeded byhimself (as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary)
6th Minister-President of the Kingdom of Saxony
In office
28 October 1858  15 August 1866
MonarchJohn, King of Saxony
Preceded byFerdinand von Zschinsky
Succeeded byJohann Paul von Falkenstein
Personal details
Born(1809-01-13)13 January 1809
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died24 October 1886(1886-10-24) (aged 77)
Altenberg, Austria-Hungary
SpouseMathilde von Jordan
ChildrenFriedrich Graf von Beust
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Count Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (German: Friedrich Ferdinand Graf von Beust; 13 January 1809 – 24 October 1886) was a German and Austrian statesman. As an opponent of Otto von Bismarck, he attempted to conclude a common policy of the German middle states between Austria and Prussia.