Ludwig von Cobenzl

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Cobenzl's signature

Johann Ludwig Joseph,

Graf von Cobenzl (21 November 1753 – 22 February 1809) was a diplomat and politician of the Habsburg monarchy
.

Von Cobenzl was born in

St. Petersburg
.

In 1795, during the Third Partition of Poland, he negotiated a large portion of land for the Habsburgy Monarchy that had gone empty in the Second Partition.

In 1800, he conducted negotiations in Paris to end the

foreign minister of the Habsburg Monarchy. As such, he recognized the imperial title of Napoleon. In 1805, the Austrian Empire took part in the War of the Third Coalition, and was defeated at the Battle of Austerlitz
, which led to Cobenzl's dismissal.

Cobenzl was a member of the

Illuminati under the name of Arrian. He died, aged 55, in Vienna
.

References

  1. ^ ADB:Cobenzl at de.wikisource.org (in German)

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