Johann Caspar Gr. Cobenzl - Castle Chapel of St George - Ljubljanski Grad - Ljubljana - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Coat of Arms of Johann Karl Philipp von Cobenzl on the ceiling of the Castle Chapel of St George, Ljubljanski Grad, Ljubljana. The arms bear the legend 'Johann Caspar Gr. Cobenzl A 1714 wird Kay. Carl VI. Hoffmarsch. A 1723'

"Johann Karl Philipp, Graf von Cobenzl (21 July 1712 in Laibach (now Ljubljana) – 27 January 1770 in Brussels) was an 18th-century politician in the Habsburg Monarchy. He was minister plenipotentiary of the Austrian Netherlands in Brussels under Empress Maria Theresia from 1753 until his death in 1770.

Cobenzl was born in 1712 in Laibach, Carniola, Austrian Empire (present-day Ljubljana, Slovenia) as the son of Johann Caspar von Cobenzl (1664-1742), Imperial councillor and his second wife Carolina Sophia von Rindsmaul (1682-1756), and thus a member of the Austrian high nobility.

He studied in Leiden and Würzburg and subsequently became treasurer of the emperor in 1730. Five years later, in 1735, he was appointed Imperial councillor, in succession of his father. From 1738 onwards, he was committed to solve the boundary problems between Upper Lorraine and Lower Lorraine. During the reign of Empress Maria Theresia he was travelling as an envoy throughout the Habsburgian empire solving all kinds of problems.

On 19 May 1753, Cobenzl was appointed minister plenipotentiary of the Austrian Netherlands in Brussels by Empress Maria Theresia. His predecessor was Antoniotto Botta Adorno who then became Prime minister of Tuscany. In 1759, Cobenzl was appointed member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Cobenzl's long term in office as minister plenipotentiary is seen as a successful period, although he constantly had to struggle with lack of money.

Well noted is his strong ambition for arts and culture throughout his life and he collected a huge amount of art. In 1768 in Brussels Catherine the Great bought the collections of Count Karl von Cobenzl and Prince Charles de Ligne which are now displayed in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

In 1769, a 'literary society' was established by Count Johann Karl Philipp von Cobenzl in Brussels, initially led by Johann Daniel Schöpflin and with regard to its resources mainly based on the vast collection of books and manuscripts of the library of the Burgundian dukes. These books and manuscripts were saved from destruction by fire when the Coudenberg Palace, the residence of the archdukes, burnt down in 1731.

However, shortly after the foundation of the society, Cobenzl died in Brussels in January 1770 at the age of 57. Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg (1724-1807) became his successor as minister plenipotentiary of the Austrian Netherlands. Starhemberg continued the efforts of his predecessor in Brussels by transforming Cobenzl's 'literary society' in 1772 into the 'Imperial and Royal Academy of Brussels' with the approval of Empress Maria Theresia."

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family Full name of the bearer: Johann Karl Philipp, Graf von Cobenzl Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Ceiling of the Castle Chapel of St George - Ljubljanski Grad - Ljubljana Material / Design: Painting on plaster Blazon (heraldic description): quartered with razčetverjenim heart Peaked - 1 and 4 silver; 2. and 3. The four inclined modrosrebmo chipped lengthwise (Six inclined srebrnočrno chipped lengthwise). 1 and 4. divided and twice clan srebrnordeča chessboard; black Teutonic Cross Crusade Order of the shield. Deveterorogljata crown. (Gold Cover). 2 and 3 on the golden black ibex on a green hill. To shield silver oibroibljen Black Cross Crusade order. Two Slemene crowns on the right crowned black eagle on the left rises the white-dressed men figure with a red baseball cap, three arrows in his right hand and a bow in his left hand. Bedspread: Right red (rdečesrebrno) left a black (črnozlato. Caption: Johann Caspar Gr. Cobenzl A 1714 wird King Carl VI. Hoffmarsch. A ". 1,723th Dvorni marshal of Emperor Charles VI., Count Janez Gasper Kobencel Pooly google translated from Slovene SOURCE - www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:doc...4f60.../PDF Address: St George's Chapel Ljubljana Castle Ljubljana 1000 Slovenia Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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