Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

Rudolf
Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Born	(1859-12-11)11 December 1859 Hermanmiestetz, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died	Lissa, Republic of Poland
Spouse	Countess Marie of Wilczek
Issue	Marie 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
Full name Rudolf Ferdinand Joseph Damasus
House	House of Kinsky
Father	Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Mother	Princess 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:

• Countess Marie Gabrielle Josepha Guntram Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (28 March 1883 – 28 October 1970), married in 1903 to Prince Erich of Thurn and Taxis ; had issue.
• Countess Maria Antonie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (21 May 1885 – 3 July 1952), married in 1903 to Count Theobald Czernin of Chudenitz; had issue.
• Countess Emma Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (13 March 1888 – 2 December 1957)
• Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (6 July 1891 – 17 June 1971), married in 1912 to Count Carl Maria Joseph Czernin of Chudenitz; had issue.
• Countess Theresia Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (13 January 1902 – 11 November 1973)

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

Family of Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

16. Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau               8. Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                       17. Countess Rosa Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen               4. Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                             18. Baron Franz of Kerpen               9. Baroness Maria Charlotte of Kerpen                       19. Baroness Maria Antonetta of Hornstein-Göffingen               2. Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                                   20. Franz Gundackar, Prince of Colloredo-Mannsfeld               10. Count Hieronymus of Colloredo-Mannsfeld                       21. Countess Maria Isabella of Mansfeld               5. Countess Wilhelmine of Colloredo-Mannsfeld                             22. Georg Christian, Count of Waldstein               11. Countess Wilhelmine of Waldstein                       23. Elisabeth, Countess Ulfeldt               1. Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                                         24. Prince Carl Borromäus of Liechtenstein               12. Prince Karl of Liechtenstein                       25. Princess Eleonore of Oettingen-Spielberg               6. Prince Karl of Liechtenstein                             26. Franz Anton, Count of Khevenhüller-Metsch               13. Countess Josepha of Khevenhüller-Metsch                       27. Countess Maria Theresia of Rottal               3. Princess Maria of Liechtenstein                                   28. Count Eugen Wenzel of Wrbna and Freudenthal               14. Rudolf, Count of Wrbna and Freudenthal                       29. Count Maria Theresia Kollonitz of Kollegrad               7. Countess Franzisca of Wrbna and Freudenthal                             30. Dominik Andreas, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg               15. Countess Maria Theresia of Kaunitz-Rietberg-Questenberg                       31. Countess Bernhardine of Plettenberg-Wittem

Notes and sources

• Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Rudolf, 9.Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956

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