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Revision as of 16:30, 29 August 2010

Karel von Schwarzenberg
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 July 2010
Prime MinisterPetr Nečas
Preceded byJan Kohout
In office
9 January 2007 – 8 May 2009
Prime MinisterMirek Topolánek
Preceded byAlexandr Vondra
Succeeded byJan Kohout
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2010
Senator from 6th District of Prague
In office
November 2004 – May 2010
Personal details
Born (1937-12-10) 10 December 1937 (age 86)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyTOP 09
Other political
affiliations		Green Party (not member)
US-DEU (senator)
ODA (defunct)
SpouseTherese Hardegg
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Karel Schwarzenberg, Prince of Schwarzenberg, (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarɛl ˈʃvartsn̩bɛrk]) (born 10 December 1937 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech politician, the leader of Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 and the current Foreign Affairs Minister of the country, he already occupied the seat from 2007 to 2009.

He is a former Senator from Prague. In May 2010, he was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies, gaining the largest number of Preference votes.

His full name is Karl Johannes Nepomuk Josef Norbert Friedrich Antonius Wratislaw Mena von Schwarzenberg. He is the current head of the House of Schwarzenberg, through his adoption by Heinrich Schwarzenberg, the 11th Prince of Schwarzenberg and last male member of the major Schwarzenberg line. Karel Schwarzenberg is the eldest son of Prince Karl VI of Schwarzenberg of the minor line and Princess Antonie von Fürstenberg [1]. His full title is[2] His Serene Highness The Prince of Schwarzenberg, Count of Sulz, Princely Landgrave in Klettgau, and Duke of Krumlov.

Career

Prince Schwarzenberg is a longtime friend of Václav Havel, and a member of the Forum 2000 foundation. From 1984 to 1990 he was chairman of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights.

Between July 1990 and July 1992, he worked as chancellor of Czechoslovak President Václav Havel. At present he is Czech senator.

In May 2005, he was expelled from Cuba (together with German MP Arnold Vaatz), where he was due to meet dissidents opposed to the Cuban President Fidel Castro.[3]

Between 9 January 2007 and 9 May 2009, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic in Mirek Topolánek's second coalition government. His nomination by the Green Party caused a small controversy when President Václav Klaus stated that he had strong links to Austria and so would not be able to defend national interests.[4][5]

Rice, Schwarzenberg at Prague, 8 July 2008

On 8 July 2008, he and the American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed an agreement on the United States's Missile shield program.[6]

In the first half of 2009, Schwarzenberg was also the Council President (Responsible national minister) of the European Union. Also in 2009, he and coalition colleague Miroslav Kalousek formed a new Czech political party TOP09, which they led to success in the general elections of 2010, gaining 16% of the vote and representation in the Czech Parliament.

Awards

In 1989, he received together with Lech Wałęsa, later president of Poland, the Council of Europe Human Rights Prize.

In 2003, he received the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk 3rd Class of the Czech Republic. He has also been a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austrian branch) since 1991.

In 2005, he received the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria in Silver with Sash.

In 2008, he received the Grand Cross of the Federal Cross of Merit - Bundesverdienstkreuz - of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Schwarzenberg is also a regular attendant to the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg meetings.

Personal life

Schwarzenberg and his parents emigrated to Austria after the Communist coup of 1948. He studied law and forestry at the universities of Vienna, Munich and Graz.[7]

On 22 April 1967, Schwarzenberg married Countess Therese von Hardegg in Seefeld, Austria. The marriage ended in divorce in 1988. The couple married for the second time on 25 July 2008.[8][9] In marriage were born three children:

  • Johann Nepomucenus Andreas Heinrich Joseph Karl Ferdinand Johannes Evangelist die Heiligen Drei Könige Achaz Michael Maria, Hereditary Prince of Schwarzenberg (b. 12 December 1967)
  • Princess Anna Karolina of Schwarzenberg (b. 16 December 1968)
  • Karl Philipp Ernst Alwig Kilian of Schwarzenberg (b. 12 May 1979) (Adopted by Austrian industrialist and politician Thomas Prinzhorn by agreement 25 November 1987 and registered in Vienna 16 May 1988. On 20 March 1990 began using surname "Prinzhorn".)[10][11][12]

Karel Schwarzenberg holds Czech and Swiss citizenship.[13]

Ancestry

Family of Karel Schwarzenberg
16. Karl III, Prince of Schwarzenberg
8. Karl IV, Prince of Schwarzenberg
17. Princess Wilhelmine of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Wallerstein
4. Karl V, Prince of Schwarzenberg
18. Count Frederick Charles Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
9. Countess Maria Theresa Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
19. Countess Sophie of Mensdorff-Pouilly
2. Karl VI, Prince of Schwarzenberg
20. Count Eduard Clam-Gallas
10. Count Francis of Clam and Gallas
21. Countess Clothilde of Dietrichstein-Proskau and Leslie
5. Countess Eleanor of Clam and Gallas
22. Count Ernest Karl of Hoyos-Sprinzenstein
11. Countess Maria of Hoyos-Sprinzenstein
23. Countess Eleanor Paar
1. Karl Johannes, Prince of Schwarzenberg
24. Karl Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg
12. Maximilian Egon I, Prince of Fürstenberg
25. Princess Amalie Christine of Baden
6. Prince Karl Emil of Fürstenberg
26. Richard, 5th Prince of Khevenhüller-Metsch
13. Countess Leontina Antonie of Khevenhüller-Metsch
27. Countess Antonia Lichnowsky
3. Princess Antonie Leontina of Fürstenberg
28. Count György Festetics de Tolna
14. Count Tassilo Festetics de Tolna
29. Countess Eugénia Erdödy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló
7. Countess Maria Matilda Festetics de Tolna
30. William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
15. Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
31. Princess Marie of Baden

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ He is the fourth cousin twice removed of Heinrich Schwarzenberg, the 11th Prince of Schwarzenberg [1] [2].
  2. ^ In the Czech Republic, using of noble predicates is prohibited by law No. 61/1918 Sb.
  3. ^ EU politicians expelled from Cuba, BBC.co.uk, 20 May 2005, retrieved 16 October 2009
  4. ^ Klaus, Václav (28 December 2006). "Senátor Schwarzenberg sedí na dvou židlích" (in Czech language). euPortál. Retrieved 5 January 2009. Asi se shodneme na tom, že každý náš ministr zahraničí musí jasně, ostře a z vlastního přesvědčení zastávat a hájit zájmy, postoje a priority České republiky. Obávám se však, že něco takového není možné - ale nijak ho za to nekritizuji - očekávat od člověka, který je s naší zemí (...) spojen pouze menší částí svého života. (In English: I think we agree that every Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country must clearly, strongly and by his own will defend interests, opinions and priorities of Czech Republic. However, I am afraid (but I'm not criticizing him) that we cannot expect this from a person who has been connected to our country only for a shorter period in his life (no matter this was not voluntary). {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ^ Velinger, Jan (27 December 2006). "Who's afraid of Karel Schwarzenberg?". Český rozhlas 7. Retrieved 5 January 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Bilefsky, Dan (8 July 2008). "U.S. and Czech Republic sign agreement on missile shield". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 8 July 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ http://www.vlada.cz/en/vlada/karel-schwarzenberg-50241/
  8. ^ Royals Portal MAG 2008, by Petra
  9. ^ news.at
  10. ^ http://www.wargs.com/royal/pouilly.html
  11. ^ [3]
  12. ^ [4]
  13. ^ Velinger, Jan (18 January 2007). "Rozhovor pro časopis Instinkt". Instinkt. Retrieved 5 January 2009. 'Jak je to s vaším občanstvím - máte české a švýcarské?' 'Oboje od narození.' (In English: 'What about your citizenship - you have both Czech and Swiss ones?' 'I have both since I was born.') {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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