List of ambassadors of Austria to Italy

Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Italian Republic
Coat of arms of Austria
since 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Austria
StyleHis Excellency
WebsiteAustrian Embassy, Rome

The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Italian Republic is the Republic of Austria's (formerly the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire) foremost diplomatic representative in Italy. As head of Austria's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and government of Austria to the Prime Minister and the government of Italy. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and the embassy is located in Rome.[1]

Heads of mission

Image Name Term Start Term End Appointed by Accredited during Notes
1866: Establishment of diplomatic relations[2]
Alois Kübeck von Kübau December 16, 1866 December 20, 1871 Franz Joseph I Marco Minghetti Ambassador
1867: Reconstitution as Austria-Hungary
Alois Kübeck von Kübau December 16, 1866 December 20, 1871 Franz Joseph I Marco Minghetti
Felix von Wimpffen December 20, 1871 July 5, 1876 Urbano Rattazzi
Heinrich Karl von Haymerle Heinrich Karl von Haymerle January 14, 1877 October 8, 1879 Agostino Depretis
Felix von Wimpffen December 8, 1879 May 5, 1882 Benedetto Cairoli
Emanuel von Ludolf May 25, 1882 November 9, 1886 Agostino Depretis
Karl Ludwig von Bruck Karl Ludwig von Bruck December 7, 1886 October 7, 1895 Agostino Depretis
Marius Pasetti-Angeli von Friedenburg October 7, 1895 March 7, 1904 Francesco Crispi
Heinrich von Lützow Heinrich von Lützow March 7, 1904 March 4, 1910 Giovanni Giolitti
Kajetan von Mérey Kajetan von Mérey March 4, 1910 May 23, 1915 Luigi Luzzatti
1915: Breakdown of relations as a result of World War I
1919: Establishment of diplomatic relations
Rémy Kwiatkowsky March 13, 1921 Michael Mayr Envoy
Lothar Egger-Möllwald Envoy
Anton Rintelen Anton Rintelen September 1, 1933 July 25, 1934 Engelbert Dollfuss Benito Mussolini Envoy
Alois Vollgruber 1934 1936 Engelbert Dollfuss Benito Mussolini Envoy
Egon Berger-Waldenegg 1936 1938 Kurt Schuschnigg Benito Mussolini Envoy
1938 to 1945: Interruption of relations due to the Anschluss of Austria to the German Reich
1946: Establishment of diplomatic relations
Adrian Rotter 1946 1947 Leopold Figl Ferruccio Parri
Johannes Schwarzenberg 1947 1955 Leopold Figl Ferruccio Parri
Max Löwenthal-Chlumecky 1955 1972 Julius Raab Antonio Segni
Heribert Tschofen 1972 1974 Bruno Kreisky Giulio Andreotti
Rudolf Ender 1974 1976 Bruno Kreisky Aldo Moro
Georg Schlumberger 1977 1978 Bruno Kreisky Aldo Moro
Heinz Laube 1979 1982 Bruno Kreisky Aldo Moro
Friedrich Frölichsthal 1982 1991 Fred Sinowatz Bettino Craxi
Emil Staffelmayr 1991 1997 Franz Vranitzky Giulio Andreotti
Günter Birbaum 1997 2001 Viktor Klima Romano Prodi
Alfons M. Kloss 2001 2007 Wolfgang Schüssel Silvio Berlusconi
Christian Berlakovits 2008 2013 Werner Faymann
Gerda Vogl 2013 2015 Werner Faymann Mario Monti Chargé d'affaires
René Pollitzer April 2015 2020 Werner Faymann Matteo Renzi
Jan Kickert July 2020 Sebastian Kurz Giuseppe Conte
Martin Eichtinger Martin Eichtinger[3] 2024

Ambassadors to Italian States (before 1861)

Italy around 1796
Italy around 1843

In the following Habsburg and Austrian ambassadors in the Italian states before the Unification of Italy in 1861. In the Cisalpine Republic, Baron Sigismund von Moll (1759–1826) headed the Austrian embassy from 4 May 1802 to 23 April 1805. Napoleon Bonaparte founded the Kingdom of Italy (from 1805 to 1814) as the successor to the Cisalpine Republic, took over the presidency and crowned himself King of the Italians on 26 May 1814. On 23 April 1814, Eugène de Beauharnais capitulated to Austrian troops, who then occupied Veneto and Lombardy. The Congress of Vienna awarded the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia to the Habsburg monarchy.

Ambassadors in Genoa

Habsburg, or Austrian, ambassadors in the Republic of Genoa, from 1797 Ligurian Republic (until 1805).

1704: Establishment of diplomatic relations

  • 1721–1722: Antonio Ildaris
  • 1726–1741: Giovanni Guicciardi
  • 1766–1766: Jacopo di Durazzo
  • 1794–1797: Giovanni di Girola, Chargé d'Affaires
  • 1803–1805: Peter von Giusti

Ambassadors in Modena

Habsburg, or Austrian, ambassadors in the Duchy of Modena, also accredited in the Duchy of Parma.

  • 1815–1816: Ferdinando Marescalchi
  • 1821–1848: Supervised by the embassy in Florence
  • 1848–1852: Giovanni di Allegri
  • 1852–1854: Carl von Lederer, Chargé d'Affaires
  • 1854–1857: Eduard von Lebzeltern-Collenbach
  • 1857–1859: Ludwig von Paar

Ambassadors in Naples

Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy

Habsburg, or Austrian, ambassadors in the Kingdom of Naples, from 1815 Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

1751: Establishment of diplomatic relations

  • 1751–1752: Paul II Anton Esterházy de Galántha
  • 1752–1754: Alfons Gomez da Sylva (Charge d'Affaires)
  • 1754–1758: Karl Joseph von Firmian
  • 1758–1764: Leopold von Neipperg
  • 1764–1770: Ernst Christoph von Kaunitz-Rietberg
  • 1770–1771: Anton Binder von Krieglstein
  • 1771–1773: Franz Joseph von Wurmbrand-Stuppach
  • 1773–1778: Johann Joseph Maria von Wilczek
  • 1778–1784: Anton von Lamberg-Sprinzenstein
  • 1784–1787: Karl von Richecourt
  • 1787–1789: Johann Amadeus Franz von Thugut
  • 1789–1791: Norbert Hadrava (Charge d'Affaires)
  • 1791–1792: Francesco di Ruspoli
  • 1792–1801: Franz von Esterhazy
  • 1801–1805: Franz von Cresceri (Charge d'Affaires)
  • 1805–1807: Aloys von Kaunitz-Rietberg
  • 1807–1815: Franz von Cresceri
  • 1815–1820: Ludwig von Jabłonowski
  • 1820–1821: Karl von Menz (Charge d'Affaires)
  • 1821–1829: Karl Ludwig von Ficquelmont
  • 1829–1830: Karl von Menz (Charge d'Affaires)
  • 1830–1844: Ludwig von Lebzeltern
  • 1844–1848: Felix zu Schwarzenberg

1848–1849: Interruption of relations

  • 1849–1860: Anton Stephan von Martini
  • 1860–1864: Emerich Széchenyi

1864: Dissolution of the embassy

Ambassadors in Sardinia-Piedmont

Count Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau

Habsburg, or Austrian ambassadors, in the Duchy of Savoy, from 1720 Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont.

1705: Establishment of diplomatic relations

Ambassadors in Tuscany

Louis Philippe de Bombelles by Moritz Daffinger

Habsburg, or Austrian, ambassadors in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

  • 1722–1726: Francesco Lisoni, Chargé d'Affaires
  • 1726–1735: Girolamo Caimo
  • 1735–1743: Francesco Lisoni, Chargé d'Affaires
  • 1743–1758: Vacant
  • 1758–1765: Antoniotto Botta Adorno
  • 1765–1769: Vacant
  • 1771–1772: Johann Josef von Wilczek
  • 1773–1798: Josef Veigl, Chargé d'Affaires
  • 1798–1800: Siegmund Veigl, Chargé d'Affaires
  • 1800–1803: Vacant
  • 1803–1804: Filippo di Ghisilieri
  • 1804–1807: Michael von Colli-Marchini

1807 to 1814: Interruption of relations due to the French annexation of Tuscany

  • 1814–1815: Johann Rudolf von Buol-Schauenstein
  • 1815–1820: Anton von Apponyi
  • 1820–1821: Adam von Ficquelmont
  • 1821–1829: Louis Philippe de Bombelles
  • 1830–1832: Franz Josef von Saurau
  • 1832–1836: Friedrich von Senfft
  • 1836–1842: Adam Reviczky von Revisnye
  • 1842–1844: Karl Schnitzer von Meerau, Chargé d'Affaires
  • 1844–1847: Philipp von Neumann
  • 1847–1848: Karl Schnitzer von Meerau, Chargé d'Affaires

1848 to 1850: Interruption of relations

26 October 1866: Breaking off diplomatic relations

Ambassadors in Venice

Habsburg, or Austrian, ambassadors to the Republic of Venice (until 1797)

1494: Establishment of diplomatic relations

  • 1715–1726: Johann von Colloredo-Waldsee
  • 1728–1732: Josef Bolagno
  • 1732–1743: Ludovico Principe Pio di Savoia
  • 1743–1747: Josef von Rathgeb
  • 1747–1753: Giovanni di Prié
  • 1754–1764: Philipp Josef von Orsini-Rosenberg
  • 1764–1784: Giacomo Durazzo
  • 1773–1785: Francesco Simone Corradini
  • 1785–1790: Karl von Breuner-Enckevoirth
  • 1790–1796: Karl von Breuner-Enckevoirth
  • 1796–1797: Karl von Humburg

See also

References

  1. ^ Österreich, Außenministerium der Republik. "Österreichische Botschaft Rom". www.bmeia.gv.at (in Austrian German). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ^ Matsch, Erwin (1986). Der Auswärtige Dienst von Österreich(-Ungarn) 1720-1920 (in German). Böhlau. ISBN 978-3-205-07269-0. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Martin Eichtinger ist neuer österreichischer Botschafter in Rom". www.noen.at (in German). NÖN. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
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