Joseph Nicolaus, Count von Windisch-Graetz,
(1744-1802)
Born 6 December 1744 Wien
Died 24 January 1802 Stekna, Slovenia
Married (1) 12 October 1766
Countess Maria Josefa Erdody de Monyorokerek et Monoszlo,
daughter of Count Miklos Erdody de Monyorokerek et Monoszlo
and Countess Maria Antonia Batthyany-Strattman de
Nemet-Ujvar
Born 5 April 1748
Died 10 April 1777
Married (2) 30 August 1781 Bruxelles
Princess & Duchess Leopoldine d'Arenberg, daughter of
Charles Marie Raymond, Prince et 5.Duc d'Arenberg and
Louise Marguerite von der Marck, Comtesse de La Marck et de
Schleiden
Born 31 July 1751 Bruxelles
Died 26 August 1812 Prag, Bohemia
Joseph was a friend of Kant as well as being a well-known philosopher
and author himself. One of his essays, "Capital Punishment and Torture",
would be regarded as farsighted even today. He argued in all
his writings against the use of violence in any form. His relationship
with the population was excellent, especially after the heavy flooding
of the river Misa in 1784, when he gave a large sum of money and
quantity of timber to help the population recover. His second wife,
Princesse Leopoldine d'Arenberg, survived him by 10 years. She chose the
monastery of Heiligen, near Tachau, as her residence.
Source: Leo van de Pas
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