Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi
Encyclopedia
Heinrich Johann Maria von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1859 – May 14, 1906), also known as Heinrich Coudenhove-Kalergi and until 1903 Graf von Coudenhove, was an Austria
n traveller and diplomat of the Coudenhove-Kalergi
family. He was born in Vienna
and died in Poběžovice
. He spoke 18 languages (including Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and Japanese) and his postings included ones to Athens
, Rio de Janeiro
, Constantinople
and Buenos Aires
.
He was then made Deputy Minister of Austria-Hungary to Japan
, where he remained for 4 years, studying Buddhism
and marrying a Japanese woman, Mitsuko. They had 7 children together, including Richard Nikolaus Graf von Coudenhove-Kalergi.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n traveller and diplomat of the Coudenhove-Kalergi
Coudenhove-Kalergi
Coudenhove-Kalergi is a noble Bohemian family of mixed European descent formed when Franz Karl Coudenhove married Maria Kalergi . The Coudenhoves had been Reichsgrafs since 1790 and rose to great estate in The Netherlands and Belgium. After the upheaval of the French Revolution they followed...
family. He was born in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and died in Poběžovice
Pobežovice
Poběžovice is a town in the Czech Republic.-External links:*...
. He spoke 18 languages (including Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and Japanese) and his postings included ones to Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
and Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
He was then made Deputy Minister of Austria-Hungary to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, where he remained for 4 years, studying Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
and marrying a Japanese woman, Mitsuko. They had 7 children together, including Richard Nikolaus Graf von Coudenhove-Kalergi.