Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau
Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau,, was plenipotentiary minister of the Austrian Netherlands and became Governor-General ad interim in 1741–1744.
He was also High Chancellor of Bohemia from 1745 until his death.
Early life
By birth member of the House of Harrach, he was born as the eldest son and child of Count Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach und Rohrau and his second wife Countess Anna Caecilie von Thannhausen.Marriage and issue
He married Princess Maria Eleonora of Liechtenstein, the youngest daughter of Prince Anton Florian of Liechtenstein and his wife Countess Eleonore Barbara von Thun und Hohenstein, on 5 February 1719. They had 16 children:- Franz Anton
- Maria Rosa Who married her paternal uncle Ferdinand Bonaventura II von Harrach
- Johann Josef
- Ernst Guido ; his successor
- Maria Anna
- Anna Viktoria
- Maria Josepha ; married her cousin, Prince Johann Nepomuk Karl of Liechtenstein
- Maximilian Josef
- Bonaventura
- Ignaz Ludwig
- Franz Xaver
- Johann Leopold
- Maria Elisabeth
- Ferdinand
- Johann Nepomuk Ernst
- Maria ''Christina''
Descendants
Ernst Guido's great-great-grandson was Lieutenant Colonel Count Franz von Harrach, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria's Aide-de-camp when he was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.Literature
Ghislaine De Boom, Les ministres plénipotentaires dans les Pays-Bas autrichiens, principalement Cobenzl, Brussels: Académie Royale de Belgique.Ghislaine De Boom, "L'Archiduchesse Marie-Elisabeth et les Grands Maitres de la cour", Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire 5/2-3, pp. 495–506.