Franz Joseph von Seefried
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Franz Joseph von Seefried | |
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| Count of Seefried | |
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| Born | 29 July 1904 Ružomberok, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 15 May 1969 (aged 64) Madrid, Spanish State |
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| Father | Count Otto von Seefried auf Buttenheim |
| Mother | Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria |
Count Franz-Joseph von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach (29 July 1904 – 15 May 1969) was a German nobleman and a naturalist.
Early life
[edit]He was born as a youngest child and the only son of Count Otto Ludwig Philipp von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach (1870-1951) 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.[1]
Marriage and issue
[edit]He married Gabrielle von Schnitzler (3 November 1918 – 13 February 2017) 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 (b. 1888).[2] They had four children:
- Franz, (born 1942, Frankfurt am Main), married to Ruth Margaretha Schlumpf (b. 1963), no issue
- Ferdinand, (born 1944, Madrid, Spain), married to Monique Brouillet (b. 1950), has two daughters and a son
- Isabel, (born 1949, Madrid, Spain), married to Martin Edmont Walter Karl, Count Hoyos zu Stichsenstein (1947-2024), has two daughters and a son
- Johannes, (born 1959, Wien, Austria), never married.[3]
Death
[edit]He died on 15 May 1969 in Madrid as a result of a traffic accident, after crashing against a bus.[4] His funeral was celebrated on 14 June at Church of the Conception.[5]
Selected works
[edit]- Cacerías de Alta Montaña, Ediciones y Publicaciones Españolas (EPESA), Madrid, 1949.
References
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