Global InformationMathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske information
Mathias Franz | |
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| Bishop of Brno, Count of Chorinsky Baron of Ledske | |
 Bishop Mathias Franz, Count of Chorinsky Baron of Ledske | |
| Coat of arms |  Personal coat of arms of 1st Bishop of Brno Mathias Franz, shield only represented (main coat of arms are that of the Brno diocese with Chorinsky-Ledske coat of arms shown in the centre.)  Contemporary representation of the original coat of arms borne by house members before 1761. |
| Full name | German: Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske Czech: Matyáš František hrabě Chorinský svobodný pán z Ledské |
| Born | 4 October 1720 Pačlavice, Moravia, Habsburg Empire |
| Died | 30 October 1786 (aged 66) Kuřim, Moravia, Habsburg Empire |
| Buried | Brno, Moravia, Habsburg Empire |
| Family | House of Chorinsky (Chorinský) House of Ledske (Ledská) |
| Father | Franz Karl Baron of Chorinsky and Ledske |
| Mother | Maria Catherina Baroness Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz |
Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske[1][2][3][4][5] (in English: Mathias Franz Count of Chorinsky Baron of Ledske; Latin: Mathias Franciscus Comes de Chorinsky Liber Baron de Ledske; Czech: Matyáš František hrabě z Chorinský svobodný pán z Ledské) (4 October 1720 in Pačlavice – 30 October 1786 in Kuřim, Moravia) was first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno, Imperial and Royal senior Privy Counsellor of the Imperial and Royal Privy Council of the Habsburg monarchy and with his equally eminent brothers[6] the first Counts of Chorinsky.[1][3][4][7][8]
- ^ a b Österreichische Staatsarchiv (ÖStA) (Austrian State Archives (ÖStA)); Allgemeines Adelsarchiv der österreichischen Monarchie (General Archive of Nobility of the Austrian Monarchy), Author: Karl Friedrich Benjamin Leupold, Publisher: Hoffmeister, Wien (Vienne), 1789, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 179-184, in German.
- ^ Adels-Lexikon (Nobility Lexicon), Author: Johann Christian von Hellbach, Publisher: Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Ilmenau, 1825, Volume 1 A to K, Page 230, in German.
- ^ a b Der Adel der böhmischen Krönländer: ein Verzeichnis derjenigen Wappenbriefe und Adelsdiplome welche in den Böhmischen Saalbüchern der Adelsarchives im k.k. Ministerium des Innern in Wien eingetragen sind (The Nobility of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown: a roster of the coat of arms and letters patent of nobility that are registered in the Bohemian Hall-books of nobility archives at the Imperial and Royal Ministry of Interior in Vienna), Author: August von Doerr, Publisher: Verlag von Fr. Rivnac, Prag (Prague), 1900, Page 196 and 246, in German.
- ^ a b Neues Preussisches Adels-Lexicon (New Prussian Nobility Lexicon), Gebrüder Reichenbach, Leipzig, 1839, Supplement Volume/Vol. 5, Page 100-103, in German.
- ^ Der Adel von Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien: ein alphabetisch geordnetes Verzeichnis..., (The Nobility of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia: an alphabetical directory...,), Author: Anton Schimon, Publisher: P. Gerzabek, Prag (Prague), 1859, Page 20, in German.
- ^ Brothers of Mathias Franz: (1). Franz Johann (b. 24 April 1725), (2). Johann Nepomuk (b. ?), (3). Ignaz Dominic (b. 20 August 1729), (4). Michael Wenzel (b. 4 December 1736); each Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske, except brother Johann Nepomuk who died in 1760 (prior to elevation to Counts in 1761) from fatal battle wounds received in the Battle of Torgau, held the hereditary birth name and title Freiherr von Chorinsky und Ledske. Sisters of Mathias Franz: (1) Maria Anna (b. 14 March 1716); (2) Josepha (b. ?); (3) Franziska (b. ?); each held the hereditary birth name and title Freiin von Chorinsky und Ledske.
- ^ Geographisches Handbuch von dem östreichischen Staate: Böheim, Mahren, und Schlesien. (Geographical Handbook of the Austrian States: Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia.), Author: Ignaz de Luca, Publisher: J. B. Degen, Wien (Vienne), 1791, Volume 3, Page 66, 165, 219, 236, in German.
- ^ Österreichisches Adels-Lexikon: des achtzehnten u. neunzehnten Jahrhunderts (Austrian Nobility Lexicon: of the eighteenth and nineteenth century), Author: Johann Georg Megerle von Mühlenfeld, Publisher: Mörscher and Jasper, Wien (Vienne), 1822, Page 15, in German.