Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz
Austrian nobleman and chamberlain of Marie Antoinette
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| Intro | Austrian nobleman and chamberlain of Marie Antoinette | ||
| Places | Austria | ||
| was | Writer | ||
| Work field | Literature | ||
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| Birth | 6 December 1744, Vienna, Austria | ||
| Death | 24 January 1802Štěkeň, Czech Republic (aged 57 years) | ||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | ||
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Biography
Joseph Louis Nicholas, Count of Windisch-Graetz, Baron of Waldstein and Thal (6 December 1744 – 24 January 1802 in Štěkeň) was an Austrian nobleman, a member of the House of Windisch-Graetz, and was chamberlain to Archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria. He was the second son of Leopold Carl Joseph of Windish-Graetz and his wife Maria Antonia Josepha of Khevenhüller.
Family archive
On 12 May 1781, he purchased the lordships of Tachov, Ctěnice, and Štěkeň from Ernestine, the widow of Adam Philip Losy of Losinthal. Here he founded his extensive family archive. His descendants later move this archive to the former Kladruby monastery, which they had acquired after it had been secularized.
Marriages and issue
Joseph Nicholas married twice. His first wife was Maria Josepha Reinharda Raimunda Countess Erdödy (5 April 1748 – 10 April 1777).
His second wife was Maria Leopoldine Franziska of Arenberg (31 July 1751 – 26 August 1812); he married her in Brussels on 30 August 1781. Their son Alfred (11 May 1787 in Brussels – 21 March 1862, Vienna) was raised to the rank of prince in 1804. Their daughter Sophie Luise married Prince Karl of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.