| Franz Joseph von Seefried | |
| Count of Seefried | |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Ružomberok, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Death Place: | Madrid, Spanish State |
| Father: | Count Otto von Seefried auf Buttenheim |
| Mother: | Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria |
Count Franz-Joseph von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach (29 July 1904 – 15 May 1969) was a German nobleman and a naturalist.
He was born as a youngest child and the only son of Count Otto Ludwig Philipp von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach (1870-1951) and his wife, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was known for his work as a naturalist and hunter in Spain, where he served as trade commissioner of Austria.[1]
He married Gabrielle von Schnitzler (3 November 1918 – 13 February 2017) on 9 August 1941 in Frankfurt am Main. She was the only daughter of Georg August Eduard von Schnitzler and his wife, Lilly Bertha Dorothea von Mallinckrodt (b. 1888).[2] They had four children:
He died on 15 May 1969 in Madrid as a result of a traffic accident, after crashing against a bus.[4] His funeral was celebrated on 14 June at Church of the Conception.[5]