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Antal Apponyi de Nagy-Appony
Lord of Kölesd
(1782–1852)

Other names: Antal József János Ferenc

Biographical

Lord of Kölesd
Commander's Cross of the Order of Leopold.
Grand Cross of the Order of St Stephen of Hungary [Hungary]
Knight of Order of the Golden Fleece 1836 [Austria]

Austrian minister to Florence 1819
Austrian ambassador to Rome 1816–17, 1820–26
Austrian ambassador to France
Royal Privy Councillor 1819
Royal Chamberlain 1806

By the end of the 18h century, the Apponyi family had become increasingly involved in diplomatic service for the Habsburgs. Antal began his diplomatic career in 1815 as Austrian ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He was then ambassador to Rome. In this capacity, he provided significant assistance to the local government in preventing the spread of the Neapolitan uprising. In January 1825, he led a diplomatic mission to Naples. He successfully fulfilled his mandate: the two Kingdoms of Sicily remained subordinate to Austria despite the change of ruler. Between 1826 and 1848, he was envoy to Paris. In France, he worked on deepening Austrian-French relations based on the principles of legitimism, and was attacked by the French liberal opposition due to his conservative attitude. In the 1840s, he made a significant contribution to establishing cooperation between the July Monarchy and Austria. Throughout his long diplomatic career, he remained an Austrian conservative. Metternich expressed his praise for his work on several occasions. Antal lived in seclusion from 1848 until his death.

Place of birth: Pressburg (Bratislava) or Nagy-Appony (Oponice)
Place of marriage: Vienna
Place of death: Nagy-Appony

Son of Antal György Apponyi de Nagy-Appony and Maria Carolina, Gräfin Lodron Laterano. He married Therese, Gräfin von Nogarola (†1874) in 1808, and had issue.

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