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Austrian diplomat
Count
Theodor von Strattman
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Portrait of Count Theodor Heinrich von Strattmann
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Died
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Theodor Heinrich von Strattmann
(1637 ? 25 October 1693) was an Austrian statesman. He came from a distinguished historical family.
Career
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Initially he served the
Elector of Brandenburg
, and later was at the court of the Elector
Wilhelm von der Pfalz-Neuburg
, (
Palatinate
) where he held the position of vice chancellor (
Vicekanzler
). There he distinguished himself in dealing with disputes between Brandenburg and the Palatinate.
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Wishing to advance his career beyond the confines of the court at
Dusseldorf
he entered the service of the Imperial Court where he came to the attention of
Leopold I
(1658 ? 1705). He was sent as a representative to the
peace negotiations
at
Nijmegen
in 1676. Following this he worked to bring about the third marriage of the Emperor to
Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
in 1676.
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He enjoyed the favours of his new Empress. From 1680?1683 he was the Austrian ambassador at
Regensburg
, and on 1 March 1683 became
Hofkanzler
following the death of his predecessor (Johann Paul Freiherr von Hocher 1663?1683), until his death in 1693. In that role he arranged the marriage of Leopold's daughter
Maria Antonia of Austria
to
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
in 1685, and settled the dispute between Lorraine and Hungary. On 30 September 1685 he was raised to the nobility as Count.
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He worked on the
Habsburg
succession culminating in the coronation of
Joseph I
In 1690 as
King of the Romans
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Life
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Strattmann was married twice, first to Marie Mechtilde Freiin von Mollard, and secondly to Eleonore Therese, Countess Schellard.
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With his first wife he had five sons and three daughters.
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His daughter
Eleonore Batthyany-Strattmann
(1677?1741) was famous for her liaison with
Prince Eugene of Savoy
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