Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau explained

Ferdinand
Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Spouse:Baroness Maria Charlotte Caroline of Kerpen
Issue:Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Count Joseph Sidonius
Full Name: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
Birth Date:5 December 1781
Birth Place:Vienna, Habsburg monarchy
Death Place:Veltrusy, Kingdom of Bohemia

Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (German: Ferdinand Johann Nepomuk Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 5 December 17813 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:

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