Wolfgang Schallenberg | |
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Died | 8 February 2023 | (aged 92)
Nationality | Austrian |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Children | Alexander Schallenberg; Valérie Schallenberg (Bataille); Sophie Schallenberg |
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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]
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Wolfgang Schallenberg | |
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Born | |
Died | 8 February 2023 | (aged 92)
Nationality | Austrian |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Children | Alexander Schallenberg; Valérie Schallenberg (Bataille); Sophie Schallenberg |
Parent |
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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]
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