Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau


Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau was the 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.

Early life

Ferdinand was born at Vienna, Habsburg Monarchy as the elder son of Joseph, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau and Countess Rosa of Harrach of Rohrau and Thannhausen. He became Prince upon the death of his father in 1798. In 1809 he became one of Ludwig van Beethoven's important patrons.

Marriage and family

Ferdinand married on 8 June 1801 in Prague to Baroness Maria Charlotte of Kerpen, second daughter of Baron Lothar Franz Christoph of Kerpen, and his wife, Baroness Maria Charlotte Mohr of Wald.
They had two children: