Kinsky, Philip Joseph

Count Philip Joseph Kinsky von Vhinitts und Tettau ( German: Philipp Joseph Kinsky ; November 8, 1700 , Prague - January 12, 1749 , Vienna ) is a Bohemian and Austrian aristocrat , politician and diplomat . The highest chancellor of the Czech kingdom during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa (1738-1745).

Philip Josef Kinsky
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Awards and prizes	member of the Royal Society of London

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The representative of the Czech princely - graph family of Kinsky . The son of Count Watslaus Kinsky, the highest chancellor, and Maria Anna Theresa de Nesselrode.

Received an excellent education, many were interested, in particular, the improvement of education in Bohemia. Diplomat in the service of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire .

In 1728–1736 he was the imperial envoy of the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in England (ambassador from 1742).

Since 1731, he is a member of the Royal Society for the Development of Knowledge of Nature.

From 1741, he served at the court of Empress Maria Theresa and soon became her trusted advisor and friend. Many were afraid of him because of the nature. He was considered stubborn and arrogant, so he was not very popular.

Also known for having opened its own personal valuable library in Prague for public use. He was one of the pioneers in the manufacture of glass products, less successful in the linen industry, he experimented with the production of silk .