Prince Ferenc József Koháry, 1st Prince of Koháry

Ferenc József, 1st Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (4 September 1767, in Vienna – 27 June 1826, in Oroszvár), was a Hungarian nobleman, magnate and a statesman. He was a member of the noble House of Koháry and served as Hungarian Chancellor.

Early life He was the son of Ignác József Anton Franz Xaver, Count Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya (Szent-Antal, 2 December 1726 – Vienna, 10 October 1777) and his wife, Countess Maria Gabriella Cavriani (Vienna, 25 April 1736 – Pest, 29 July 1803), who were married at Seiffersdorf on 15 January 1758.

Marriage and issue On 13 February 1792, he married Countess Maria Antonia von Waldstein-Wartenberg in Vienna. On 30 November 1815 in Vienna, she married Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Coburg, 28 March 1785 – Vienna, 27 August 1851), by whom she had issue, the so-called Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry.

Death Ferenc József, Koháry died in Oroszvár, Kingdom of Hungary, on 27 June 1826 at the age of 58 and was buried in Hronský Beňadik, in present-day Slovakia.

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