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Austro-Hungarian politician (1863–1942)

Leopold Anton Johann Sigismund Josef Korsinus Ferdinand Graf^[a] Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz (Hungarian: Gróf Berchtold Lipót, Czech: Leopold hrabě Berchtold z Uherčic) (18 April 1863 – 21 November 1942)^[1] was an Austro-Hungarian politician, diplomat and statesman who served as Imperial Foreign Minister at the outbreak of World War I.

Life

Early life

Born in Vienna on 18 April 1863 as the son of Count Sigismund Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz (1834–1900) and his wife, Countess Josephine von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (1835–1894).

He belonged to a wealthy Austrian noble family that owned lands in Moravia and Hungary.^[2][3] He was reputed to be one of Austria-Hungary's richest men.

His paternal grandparents were Count Siegmund Andreas Corsinus Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz and Countess Ludmilla Maria The