- Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi
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Heinrich von Coudenhove-Kalergi Count of Coudenhove-Kalergi Mitsuko Aoyama Issue Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi House Coudenhove-Kalergi Born 1859
Vienna, AustriaDied May 14, 1906
PoběžoviceHeinrich Johann Maria von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1859 – May 14, 1906), also known as Heinrich Coudenhove-Kalergi and until 1903 Graf von Coudenhove, was an Austrian traveller and diplomat of the Coudenhove-Kalergi family. He was born in Vienna and died in Poběžovice. He spoke 18 languages (including Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and Japanese) and his postings included ones to Athens, Rio de Janeiro, Constantinople and Buenos Aires.
He was then made Deputy Minister of Austria-Hungary to Japan, where he remained for 4 years, studying Buddhism and marrying a Japanese woman, Mitsuko. They had 7 children together, including Richard Nikolaus Graf von Coudenhove-Kalergi.
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