Count Philip Joseph Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (Czech:Filip Josef Kinský z Vchynic a Tetova;German:Philipp Joseph Graf Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau) (28 November 1700 – 12 January 1749) wasHigh chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of QueenMaria Theresa.[1]
Born inPrague as a member of theHouse of Kinsky, Philip was the son of CountWenceslaus Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1642-1719), a Bohemian high chancellor, and his wife, Countess Maria Anna Theresia vonNesselrode-Ereshoven (1670-1716).[citation needed]
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On 17 November 1722, he married Countess Marie Karolína Bořitová z Martinic, by whom he had eight children:
Count Kinsky received a fine education and had many interests, such as improving education in Bohemia.[2] He served EmperorCharles VI as an Imperial envoy in London between 1728 and 1736.[3] He came into the cabinet of his successor, Queen Maria Theresa, in 1741, and soon became the Queen's trusted adviser and friend.[4] Many feared him because of his temper. He was thought to be willful, but also stubborn and arrogant, which is why he wasn't very popular.[5]
He was elected aFellow of the Royal Society of London in 1731.[6]
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