Bohuslav, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin

Bohuslav, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin   (, Bohuslaw Graf Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin; 4 July 1829 – 11 October 1896) was a Bohemian nobleman, landowner,  and a diplomat in the service of Austria-Hungary. He was the father of Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, the morganatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

Early life and ancestry
By birth member of an old Bohemian noble House of Chotek, Bohuslav was born in Prague, as the younger son of Karl, Count Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1783–1868) and his wife, Countess Marie Berchtold von Ungarschitz (1794–1878). Bohuslav's father was the Governor of Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and Bohemia, and also a founder of the Tyrolean State Museum.

Diplomatic career
In 1866, Bohuslav became the Austrian ambassador in Stuttgart (Kingdom of Württemberg). In 1869, he became ambassador to St. Petersburg (Russian Empire) and from 1872 in Brussels (Belgium).

Marriage and family
Bohuslav married on 30 October 1859 in Kostelec nad Orlicí to Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (19 July, 1838 — 5 March, 1886), elder daughter of Count Joseph Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1806–1862) and his wife, Countess Maria Czernin von und zu Chudenitz (1806–1872).

They had one son and eight daughters:
 * Count Wolfgang Karl Wilhelm Bohuslav Joseph Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (15 August 1860 — 10 December 1926), married in 1896 to Anna Elisabeth von Künell-Nedamow (12 April, 1871 — 26 December, 1922); no issue.
 * Countess Sidonie Zdenka Marie Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (10 December, 1861 — 15 March, 1946)
 * Countess Maria Pia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (11 July 1863 — 21 June 1935), married in 1887 to Jaroslav, 2nd Prince von Thun und Hohenstein (23 May, 1864 — 5 March, 1926); had issue.
 * Countess Karolina Kara Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (19 November 1865 — 29 November 1919), married in 1886 to Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck (8 July, 1865 — 5 October, 1945); had issue.
 * Countess Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (1 March 1868 — 28 June 1914), married morganatically in 1900 to Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; had issue.
 * Countess Theresia Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (22 May 1871 — 19 September 1871)
 * Countess Oktavia Maria Josephine Karolina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (5 May 1873 — 29 November 1946), married in 1898 to Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (20 July, 1873 — 3 July, 1943); had issue, her great-grand daughter is Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, mother of the current head of the house Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.
 * Countess Maria Antonia Josefa Karolina Sophie Bonifacia Nepomucena Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (12 May 1874 — 13 June 1930), married in 1893 to Carl, Count von Wuthenau-Hohenthurm (26 June, 1863 — 13 November, 1946); had issue.
 * Countess Marie Henriette Leopoldine Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin (9 July 1880 — 19 March 1964), married in 1921 to brother in law, Count Leopold von Nostitz-Rieneck (8 July, 1865 — 5 October, 1945); had issue.

Honours and awards
•  Austria-Hungary:

• * Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, 1867

• * Knight of the Iron Crown, 1st Class, 1878

• * Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1881

•  Württemberg:

• * Knight of Honour of the Württemberg Crown, 1853

• * Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order, 1869

• 🇧🇪 Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (civil), 24 August 1878

•  Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Royal Crown Order, 2nd Class, 18 November 1861

•   Reuss: Civil Cross of Honour, 1st Class

•  Russian Empire:

• * Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class

• * Knight of St. Stanislaus, 2nd Class

•  Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach:

• * Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1892

• * Golden Jubilee Medal

•  Kingdom of Saxony: Commander of the Albert Order, 1st Class, 1865

•  undefined: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, 31 October 1871

Notes and sources

 * Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1980 478