Maximilian Ulrich von Kaunitz
Maximilian Ulrich von Kaunitz-Rietberg | |
|---|---|
Maxmilián Oldřich z Kounic-Rietbergu | |
Portrait from 1698 by Hyacinthe Rigaud | |
| Born | March 27, 1679. |
| Died | September 10, 1746 (aged 67) Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Title | Governor of Moravia |
| Term | 1721–1746 |
| Spouse |
Maria Ernestina Franziska von Cirksena-Rietberg
(m. 1699) |
| Children | 16, including Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg |
| Honours | Knight of the Golden Fleece |
Count Maximilian Ulrich von Kaunitz-Rietberg (Czech: Maxmilián Oldřich z Kounic-Rietbergu; 27 March 1679 – 10 September 1746) was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as governor of Moravia from 1720 until his death. He was the father of the powerful state chancellor of Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress and Queen Regnant of Bohemia and Hungary, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg.