Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau


Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau,, was plenipotentiary minister of the Austrian Netherlands and became Governor-General ad interim in 1741–1744.
He was the son of Aloys Thomas Raimund Count Harrach and Countess Anna Caecilie von Thannhausen.
He married Princess Maria Eleonora of Liechtenstein, the daughter of Anton Florian of Liechtenstein, on 5 February 1719. They had 16 children;
Ernst Guido's great-great-grandson was Lieutenant Colonel Count Franz von Harrach, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria's bodyguard when he was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.

Literature

Ghislaine De Boom, Les ministres plénipotentaires dans les Pays-Bas autrichiens, principalement Cobenzl, Brussels: Académie Royale de Belgique.
Ghislaine De Boom, "L'Archiduchesse Marie-Elisabeth et les Grands Maitres de la cour", Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire 5/2-3, pp. 495–506.