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Rudolf
Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Born(1859-12-11)11 December 1859
Hermanmiestetz, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died13 March 1930(1930-03-13) (aged 70)
Lissa, Republic of Poland
SpouseCountess Marie of Wilczek
IssueMarie Gabrielle, Princess Erich of Thurn und Taxis
Maria Antonie, Countess Theobald Czernin of Chudenitz
Countess Emma
Wilhelmine, Countess Carl Czernin of Chudenitz
Countess Theresia Maria
Names
Rudolf Ferdinand Joseph Damasus
HouseHouse of Kinsky
FatherFerdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
MotherPrincess Maria of Liechtenstein

Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (German: Rudolf Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 11 December 1859 – 13 March 1930) was the titular pretender Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.

Early life

Rudolf was born at Hermanmiestetz, Kingdom of Bohemia the third child and second son of Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1834–1904) and Princess Maria of Liechtenstein (1835–1905).

Marriage and family

Rudolf married on 20 September 1881 in Vienna to Countess Marie of Wilczek (1858–1938), eldest child of Graf Johann Nepomuk of Wilczek and his wife, Countess Emma Maria Helene Emo Capodilista.

They had five daughters:

Prince Kinsky

He became the titular pretender 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau at the death of his brother Karl in 1919, his brother died childless. As for him, without a male heir the title was passed to his nephew Ulrich at his death in 1930.

Ancestry

Notes and sources

Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau House of KinskyBorn: 11 December 1859 Died: 13 March 1930 Titles in pretence Preceded byKarl — TITULAR — Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau 11 December 1919 – 13 March 1930Reason for succession failure:Austrian nobility titles abolished Succeeded byUlrich