Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (died 1794)

Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg

Austrian statesman (1711–1794)

Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg was an Austrian and Czech diplomat and statesman in the Habsburg monarchy. A proponent of enlightened absolutism, he held the office of State Chancellor for about four decades and was responsible for the foreign policies during the reigns…