Wolfgang Schallenberg
Wolfgang Schallenberg | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Schallenberg in 2013 | |
| Born | 3 June 1930 |
| Died | 8 February 2023 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Children | Alexander Schallenberg; Valérie Schallenberg (Bataille); Sophie Schallenberg |
| Father | Herbert, Count of Schallenberg |
Wolfgang Schallenberg gcYC (3 June 1930 – 8 February 2023) was an Austrian diplomat. He was the Austrian ambassador to India (1974–1978), Spain (1979–1981), and France (1988–1992), and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1992–1996).[1][2]
A member of the comital branch of the noble Austro-Hungarian Schallenberg family, he was born in Prague as the son of the industrialist and diplomat Herbert, Count of Schallenberg (Herbert Graf von Schallenberg).[3] He studied law at the University of Vienna as well as political science at French and British universities. In 1982, he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (gcYC) by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.[4]
His son, Alexander, is Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019 interrupted by a short stint as Chancellor in 2021.[1] Wolfgang Schallenberg died on 8 February 2023, at the age of 92.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vieregge, Thomas (11 October 2021). "Alexander Schallenberg: Vom Einflüsterer und Nothelfer zum Kanzler". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Plötzlich Kanzler: Schallenberg vom Außenminister zum Regierungschef". Kurier (in German). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Jahrbuch der Vereinigung katholischer Edelleute in Österreich. Verlagsanstalt Tyrolia A.G., Innsbruck/Wien/München 1931.
- ^ "REAL DECRETO 2415/1982, de 13 de septiembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica al señor Wolfgang Schallenberg" (PDF) (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Um 18:10, 3 December 2021 (3 December 2021). "Schallenberg wird wieder Außenminister". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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