Franz Joseph von Seefried
Count Franz-Joseph von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach was a German nobleman and a naturalist.
Early life
He was born as a youngest child and the only son of Count Otto Ludwig Philipp von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach and his wife, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was known for his work as a naturalist and hunter in Spain, where he served as trade commissioner of Austria.Marriage and issue
He married Gabrielle von Schnitzler on 9 August 1941 in Frankfurt am Main. She was the only daughter of Georg August Eduard von Schnitzler and his wife, Lilly Bertha Dorothea von Mallinckrodt. They had four children:- Franz,, married to Ruth Margaretha Schlumpf, no issue
- Ferdinand,, married to Monique Brouillet, has two daughters and a son
- Isabel,, married to Martin Edmont Walter Karl, Count Hoyos zu Stichsenstein, has one daughter and two sons
- Johannes,, never married.