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Wolfgang Schallenberg
Schallenberg in 2013
Born(1930-06-03)3 June 1930
Died8 February 2023(2023-02-08) (aged 92)
NationalityAustrian
OccupationDiplomat
Children Alexander Schallenberg; Valérie Schallenberg (Bataille); Sophie Schallenberg
Parent
Coat of arms of the comital branch of the Schallenberg family

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Vieregge, Thomas (11 October 2021). "Alexander Schallenberg: Vom Einflüsterer und Nothelfer zum Kanzler". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Plötzlich Kanzler: Schallenberg vom Außenminister zum Regierungschef". Kurier (in German). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ Jahrbuch der Vereinigung katholischer Edelleute in Österreich. Verlagsanstalt Tyrolia A.G., Innsbruck/Wien/München 1931.
  4. ^ "REAL DECRETO 2415/1982, de 13 de septiembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica al señor Wolfgang Schallenberg" (PDF) (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ Um 18:10, 3 December 2021 (3 December 2021). "Schallenberg wird wieder Außenminister". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2023.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wolfgang Schallenberg
Schallenberg in 2013
Born(1930-06-03)3 June 1930
Died8 February 2023(2023-02-08) (aged 92)
NationalityAustrian
OccupationDiplomat
Children Alexander Schallenberg; Valérie Schallenberg (Bataille); Sophie Schallenberg
Parent
Coat of arms of the comital branch of the Schallenberg family

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Vieregge, Thomas (11 October 2021). "Alexander Schallenberg: Vom Einflüsterer und Nothelfer zum Kanzler". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Plötzlich Kanzler: Schallenberg vom Außenminister zum Regierungschef". Kurier (in German). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ Jahrbuch der Vereinigung katholischer Edelleute in Österreich. Verlagsanstalt Tyrolia A.G., Innsbruck/Wien/München 1931.
  4. ^ "REAL DECRETO 2415/1982, de 13 de septiembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica al señor Wolfgang Schallenberg" (PDF) (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ Um 18:10, 3 December 2021 (3 December 2021). "Schallenberg wird wieder Außenminister". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2023.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)

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