Bohuslav, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin
Bohuslav, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin was a Bohemian nobleman, landowner, and a diplomat in the service of Austria-Hungary. He was the father of Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, the morganatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Early life
By birth member of an old Bohemian noble House of Chotek, Bohuslav was born in Prague, as the younger son of Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin and his wife, Countess Marie Berchtold von Ungarschitz. Bohuslav's father was the Governor of Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Bohemia, and also a founder of the Tyrolean State Museum.Career
In 1866, Bohuslav became the Austrian ambassador in Stuttgart. In 1869, he became ambassador to St. Petersburg and from 1872 in Brussels.Personal life
On 30 October 1859 in Kostelec nad Orlicí, Bohuslav was married to Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, elder daughter of Count Joseph Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau and Countess Maria Czernin von und zu Chudenitz. They had eight daughters and one son.- Count Wolfgang Karl Wilhelm Bohuslav Joseph Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin, who married Anna Elisabeth von Künell-Nedamow in 1896.
- Countess Sidonie Zdenka Marie Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin, who died unmarried.
- Countess Maria Pia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin, who married Jaroslav, 2nd Prince von Thun und Hohenstein in 1887.
- Countess Karolina Kara Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin, who married Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck in 1886.
- Countess Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin, who married morganatically Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1900.
- Countess Theresia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin.
- Countess Oktavia Maria Josephine Karolina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin, who married Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau in 1898.
- Countess Maria Antonia Josefa Karolina Sophie Bonifacia Nepomucena Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin, who married Carl, Count von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm in 1893.
- Countess Marie Henriette Leopoldine Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin, who married her brother in law, Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck in 1921.