Karl, 8th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
| Karl | |||||
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| Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | |||||
| Born |
29 November 1858 Vienna, Austrian Empire |
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| Died | 11 December 1919 (aged 61) | ||||
| Spouse | Countess Elisabeth Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht | ||||
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| House | House of Kinsky | ||||
| Father | Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria of Liechtenstein | ||||
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| Karl Rudolf Ferdinand Andreas |
Karl, 8th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (German: Karl Rudolf Ferdinand Andreas Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 29 November 1858 – 11 December 1919) was the 8th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.
Karl was born in Vienna, the capital of the Austrian Empire, as the son of Ferdinand Bonaventura, 7th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1834–1904), the head of the princely line of the House of Kinsky, and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (1835–1905).
Karl was born into the family's great equine tradition and inherited a love of horses. A servant, the Kinsky's master of the horse, Roland Reynolds, who had two great loves, England and the Grand National steeplechase, was to prove a great influence on Karl, passing on his passions to the young Count.
Karl first visited England as part of the retinue of Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the late 1870s. The Empress arranged to visit Liverpool and see the famous steeplechase which provided Kinsky with his first opportunity to witness the event. Later, in 1883, he won the Grand National on his own horse, from the family's own Kinsky breed, the mare Zoedone.
Karl married on 7 January 1895 in Herdringen, Arnsberg, to Countess Elisabeth Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (1874–1909). They had no children.
Karl achieved his two greatest British goals in rapid succession. First, he was made Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Britain; and second, he rode his own horse, Zoedone, to win the 1883 Grand National. He was distraught when Zoedone was poisoned on the race day two years later.
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