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German noble (1904–1969)
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is von Seefried auf Buttenheim and the second or maternal family name is Baviera.
Franz Joseph von Seefried
Count of Seefried
Born29 July 1904
Ružomberok, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Died15 May 1969(1969-05-15) (aged 64)
Madrid, Spanish State
Spouse(s) Gabrielle von Schnitzler ​ ​(m. 1941)​
Issue
  • Francisco José von Seefried
  • Fernando von Seefried
  • Isabel von Seefried
  • Johannes von Seefried
FatherCount Otto von Seefried auf Buttenheim
MotherPrincess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria

Count Franz-Joseph von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach (29 July 1904 – 15 May 1969) was a German nobleman and a naturalist.

Early life

He was born as a youngest child and the only son of Count Otto Ludwig Philipp von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach (1870-1951) and his wife, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was known for his work as a naturalist and hunter in Spain, where he served as trade commissioner of Austria.

With his namesake great-grandfather, Emperor Franz Joseph I

Marriage and issue

He married Gabrielle von Schnitzler (3 November 1918 – 13 February 2017) on 9 August 1941 in Frankfurt am Main. She was the only daughter of Georg August Eduard von Schnitzler and his wife, Lilly Bertha Dorothea von Mallinckrodt (b. 1888). They had four children:

  • Franz, (born 1942, Frankfurt am Main), married to Ruth Margaretha Schlumpf (b. 1963), no issue
  • Ferdinand, (born 1944, Madrid, Spain), married to Monique Brouillet (b. 1950), has two daughters and a son
  • Isabel, (born 1949, Madrid, Spain), married to Martin Edmont Walter Karl, Count Hoyos zu Stichsenstein (1947-2024), has two daughters and a son
  • Johannes, (born 1959, Wien, Austria), never married.

Death

He died on 15 May 1969 in Madrid as a result of a traffic accident, after crashing against a bus. His funeral was celebrated on 14 June at Church of the Conception.

Selected works

  • Cacerías de Alta Montaña, Ediciones y Publicaciones Españolas (EPESA), Madrid, 1949.

References

  1. ABC Madrid - 28 May 1966
  2. https://gw.geneanet.org/cvpolier?lang=en&iz=0&p=franz+joseph+otto+maria&n=von+seefried+auf+buttenheim
  3. https://heinbruins.nl/FraKa.html
  4. ABC Sevilla - 18 May 1969
  5. ABC Madrid - 12 June 1969


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