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Kalnocky von Köröspatak, Gustav Sigmund GrafKalnocky von Köröspatak, Gustav Sigmund, Count, b. Letovice, Czech Republic (then Lettowitz), Dec. 29, 1832, d. Brodek u Prostějova, Czech Republic (then Prödlitz), Feb. 13, 1898, statesman and diplomat. 1874 envoy to Copenhagen, 1880 ambassador to St. Petersburg, 1881-1895 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dual Monarchy. Leading part in the conclusion of the Triple Alliance . Mediated between the Balkan states and Central Europe (Bulgarian crisis, "Battenberg affair" 1885-1887). Literature: W. Rauscher, Zw. Berlin und St. Petersburg, 1993; ÖBL; NDB.
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