Alexander Count of Hoyos Ambassador

(Ludwig) Alexander (Georg) Graf von Hoyos, Freiherr zu Stichsenstein (13 May 1876 – 20 October 1937), was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat who played a major role during the July Crisis while serving as chef de cabinet of the Foreign Minister at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. He was the grandson of Robert Whitehead, the inventor of the torpedo.

Personal facts

Alexander Count of Hoyos
Birth dateMay 13, 1876
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Croatia , Rijeka
Date of deathOctober 20, 1937
Place of death
Schwertberg , Austria

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Baron Julius von SzilassyAmbassador

Alexander Count of Hoyos on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_2/435.pdf
  2. http://www.oocities.org/veldes1/hoyos.html