Klemens von Metternich

Klemens von Metternich was a diplomat, politician and writer (1773–1859). He was born at Koblenz and died at Vienna.

Also recorded as Klemens Wenzel von Metternich; Clement, Prince von Metternich; Clemens von Metternich.

Klemens von Metternich in brief

Born
1773
Died
1859
Known for
diplomat, politician and writer
Place of birth
Koblenz
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Clement, Prince von Metternich and Clemens von Metternich. His recorded language was German. His recorded confession was Catholicism.

He was the child of Franz Georg Karl von Metternich and Maria Beatrix von Kageneck. He married Maria Eleonore von Kaunitz, Maria Antonia, Countess of Beilstein and Gräfin Melanie Zichy-Ferraris de Zich et Vásonykeö. 4 children are recorded: Richard von Metternich, Melanie Metternich-Zichy, Marie-Clementine Bagration and Maria Leopoldina Prinzessin von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein.

Formation and teaching

Klemens von Metternich studied at University of Strasbourg and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. He trained under Christoph Wilhelm von Koch.

Career and activity

He was employed by Emperor of Austria. Recorded positions include Minister-President of Austria, ambassador to Saxony, ambassador of Austria to France, ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire to Prussia and invited and represented member of the House of Magnates. He belonged to German Archaeological Institute, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie and Secret State Conference.

Recognition and collections

Klemens von Metternich received Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Order of the Black Eagle, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order and Order of Saint Anna, 1st class.

Catalogued works

2 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection.

Mémoires, documents et écrits divers laissés par le prince de Metternich, chancelier de cour et d'état. David turns his eyes heaven-ward as he holds the upturned, severed head of Goliath by the hair. Line engraving by G. Garavaglia after I. Migliavacca after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino., dated [between 1800 and 1899], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

10 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Metternich, Klemens von, Government Leaders, Military Rulers and Political Activists, 2014. Metternich-Winneburg, Richard Klemens Fürst. Metternich-Winneburg, Klemens Wenzel Lothar Fürst. Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (1773–1859), Die 101 wichtigsten Personen der Weltgeschichte, 2015. Metternich–Winneburg, Klemens Lothar Fürst, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. MEHMED SADIK RIFAT PAŞA’NIN VİYANA ELÇİLİĞİ VE İTALYA MİSYONU (1837–1839), History Studies, 2024. Ioannis Capodistrias: a brilliant personality of modern Greek and European history, Proceedings (European Academy of Sciences and Arts), 2025. The foreign policy of Klemens von Metternich in the works of V. K. Nadler (1840–1894), Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Історія, 2023. Sobre Milagros Martínez-Flener, ¿Independencia inevitable? La América española en los informes de los diplomáticos austríacos en España (1808-1825), Historia Mexicana El Colegio de México, 2024. Talleyrand i Metternich. Od równowagi sił do bezpieczeństwa zbiorowego – kilka spostrzeżeń, jak dyplomaci tworzyli historię, Acta Iuris Stetinensis, 2024.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 82 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Klemens von Metternich studied at University of Strasbourg and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. training under Christoph Wilhelm von Koch is recorded. the recorded working language is German.

Employment is recorded with Emperor of Austria. Positions recorded include Minister-President of Austria and ambassador to Saxony. Membership is recorded of German Archaeological Institute, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and Order of the Black Eagle.

Chronology

  1. 1773Klemens von Metternich born at Koblenz.
  2. 1800David turns his eyes heaven-ward as he holds the upturned, severed head of Goliath by the hair. Line engraving by G. Garavaglia after I. Migliavacca after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1859Klemens von Metternich died at Vienna.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (1773–1859), Die 101 wichtigsten Personen der Weltgeschichte, 2015

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  2. 2.

    Metternich-Winneburg, Klemens Wenzel Lothar Fürst

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  3. 3.

    Metternich-Winneburg, Richard Klemens Fürst

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    Metternich, Klemens von, Government Leaders, Military Rulers and Political Activists, 2014

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    Metternich–Winneburg, Klemens Lothar Fürst, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming Klemens von Metternich.

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Klemens von Metternich.

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q45662: Klemens von Metternich

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Klemens von Metternich”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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