Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi
Noble person
1859 – 1906
Who was Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi?
Heinrich Johann Maria von Coudenhove-Kalergi, also known as Heinrich Coudenhove-Kalergi and until 1903 Graf von Coudenhove, was an Austrian traveller and diplomat of the Coudenhove-Kalergi family. He was born in Vienna and died in Ronsberg, Western Bohemia. He spoke 18 languages and his postings included ones to Athens, Rio de Janeiro, Constantinople and Buenos Aires.
He was then made Deputy Minister of Austria-Hungary to Japan where he remained for 4 years, studying Buddhism and marrying a young Japanese woman from a Samurai-turned-merchant family, Mitsuko Aoyama. They had 7 children including Richard Nikolaus Graf von Coudenhove-Kalergi, best known for his role in establishing the Pan-European movement.
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- Born
- Oct 12, 1859
Vienna - Also known as
- Count Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi
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- Lived in
- Vienna
- Died
- May 14, 1906
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on July 23, 2013
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