Baron Johann von Wessenberg-Ampringen
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| Succeeded by | Felix Prinz zu Schwarzenberg |
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| Born | 28 November 1773 Dresden, Saxony |
| Died | 1 August 1858 (aged 84) Freiburg, Baden |
Baron Johann von Wessenberg-Ampringen (German: Johann Philipp Freiherr von Wessenberg-Ampringen; 28 November 1773 – 1 August 1858, Freiburg im Breisgau) was an Austrian diplomat statesman.[1]
Wessenberg was born in
Bishopric of Constance. In 1776 the family returned to Freiburg in Further Austria
.
Johann joined the Austrian civil service in 1794. He served as a diplomatic envoy during the
Mortier
in 1806.
In 1808 Wessenberg returned to Berlin as ambassador at the
Prince Metternich) at the Congress of Vienna. Wessenberg efforts made a major contribution to the establishment of the German Confederation. From 1830 he again served as ambassador at The Hague, he also took part in the proceedings after the Belgian Revolution that finally led to the 1839 Treaty of London
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After the
Minister President on 18 July, he nevertheless was forced to flee with the court from the Vienna Uprising to Olomouc, whereafter he resigned on 21 November in favour of Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
.
Wessenberg spent his last years at his family's estates in Freiburg, where he also died.
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| Ministers-President of the Austrian Empire, 1848–1867 |
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| Ministers-President of Cisleithania in Austria-Hungary, 1867–1918 |
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