| Johann Rudolf | |
| Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin | |
| Spouse: | Countess Maria Sidonia of Clary and Aldringen |
| Issue: | Count Johann Nepomuk Count Josef Louise, Princess of Clary and Aldringen Count Wenzel Ferdinand, Prince-Archbishop and Duke of Olmütz Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin Countess Theresa Count Hermann |
| Full Name: | Johann Nepomuk Rudolph |
| Noble Family: | Chotek |
| Father: | Johann Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin |
| Mother: | Countess Anna Maria Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1748 |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Habsburg monarchy |
| Death Place: | Vienna, Austrian Empire |
Johann Rudolf, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (German: Johann Nepomuk Rudolph Graf Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin; 18 May 174826 August 1824) was an Austrian finance minister and government president (Gubernialpräsident) in the Kingdom of Bohemia.
Johann Rudolf was born at Vienna, Habsburg monarchy, the only son of Johann Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (1704–1787) and Countess Anna Maria Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz (1711–1798).[1]
In 1770, he served in the Lower Austrian government, and in 1776 he was Councilor at the chancellery. In 1788, he allegedly resigned on account of his health, but in fact did so because of his poor relationship with the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II.[2]
Under the reign of Joseph II's successor Leopold II, in 1790 he was appointed president of the newly-constituted Finanzhofstelle. In 1793 he was dismissed, but in 1802 was elevated to Minister of State and Supreme Burgrave of Bohemia. He particularly superintended road construction, and established factories with English looms and spinning machines. From 1805 to 1809 he was a member of the ministry conference after the Treaty of Schönbrunn, President of the normal political Hofkommission in legislative matters.[3]
In 1808, he was awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece.[4]
On 18 May 1772 in Vienna, Johann Rudolf married Countess Maria Sidonia of Clary and Aldringen (1748–1824), second daughter of Franz Wenzel, 1st Prince of Clary and Aldringen, and his wife, Countess Josepha of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. Together, they had eight children:[5]
After his death in 1824, the family split into four main branches created by his surviving sons.Chotek . In: Meyers Lexikon- fourth. Edition. Volume 4, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1885-1892, p. 79.