Franz Deym
Franz Deym | |
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Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| Preceded by | Alois Graf Károlyi von Nagykároly |
| Succeeded by | Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein |
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| Born | 23 August 1838 Neuschloss (now First Lieutenant |
| Unit | Lancers |
Count Franz Deym (23 August 1838 at Neuschloss (now
Austrian diplomat
.
His full title was Franz de Paula Severin Wenzel Maria Philipp Benitius Graf Deym von Střítež.
Life
Deym was the son of a
First Lieutenant in the Lancers. In 1864 he joined the Diplomatic Service. He was first Attaché then Legationssekretär (Secretary) in Paris, before being sent to the Embassy in Rome
.
In 1871 he became the Special Ambassador and Acting Minister for the armed services, and then retired from public life. In 1879 he became a member of the
Austrian Reichsrat, and was re-elected in 1885. On 18 October 1888 he became Ambassador to London
, a position he held until his death.
Sources
- Friedrich Graf Deym und die österreichische Frage in der Paulskirche (in German). Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. 1891.
- "Deym Střítež of Franz Graf". Austrian Biographical Dictionary, 1815-1950 (OBL) (PDF) (in German). Vol. 1. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences. p. 182. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
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