Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau was the 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.Prince Ferdinand Bonaventura was born in Vienna, capital of the Austrian Empire, as the only son of Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau and Countess Wilhelmine Elisabeth of Colloredo-Mannsfeld. He became the prince at the age of 1, upon the death of his father in 1836.Marriage and family
Ferdinand Bonaventura was married on 5 April 1856 in Vienna to Princess Maria Josepha of Lichtenstein, youngest daughter of Prince Karl of Liechtenstein and his wife, Countess Franzisca of Wrbna and Freudenthal.
They had seven children:
- Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, married in 1878 to Franz, Prince of Auersperg; had issue.
- Karl Rudolf Ferdinand Andreas, 8th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, married in 1895 to Countess Elisabeth Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht; no issue.
- Rudolf, 9th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, married in 1881 to Countess Marie of Wilczek; had issue.
- Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, married in 1879 to Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo; had issue.
- Countess Elisabeth Wilhelmina Maria Prokopia Cyrilla Methodia Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, married in 1884 to Johann, Count of Wilczek; had issue.
- Count Ferdinand Vincenz Rudolf Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, married in 1892 to Princess Aglaë of Auersperg; had issue. Grandfather of Marie, Princess Consort of Liechtenstein, born Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
- Countess Marie Clotilde Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, married in 1897 to Count Ottokar von Czernin; had issue.
In 1873 he was invested as Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece. He died in 1904 and was succeeded by his eldest son Karl.
