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Leopold Berchtold
Austro-Hungarian politician (1863–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leopold Anton Johann Sigismund Josef Korsinus Ferdinand Graf[lower-alpha 1] Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz (Hungarian: Gróf Berchtold Lipót, Czech: Leopold hrabě Berchtold z Uherčic) (18 April 1863 – 21 November 1942)[1] was an Austro-Hungarian politician, diplomat and statesman who served as Imperial Foreign Minister at the outbreak of World War I.
Quick Facts Graf, Joint Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary ...
Leopold Berchtold | |
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![]() Count von Berchtold | |
Joint Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary | |
In office 17 February 1912 – 13 January 1915 | |
Preceded by | Alois Graf Lexa von Aehrenthal |
Succeeded by | Stephan Freiherr Burián von Rajecz |
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Russia | |
In office 28 December 1906 – 25 March 1911 | |
Preceded by | Alois Graf Lexa von Aehrenthal |
Succeeded by | Duglas Graf von Thurn und Valsássina-Como-Vercelli |
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Born | (1863-04-18)18 April 1863 Vienna, Lower Austria, Archduchy of Austria, Austrian Empire |
Died | 21 November 1942(1942-11-21) (aged 79) Peresznye, Sopron County, Kingdom of Hungary |
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