John Wenceslau Wratislaw von Mitrowitz

John Wenceslaus Wratislaw von Mitrowitz (ca. 1670 – 21 December 1712) was the highest Bohemian chancellor.

Earl John Wenceslau Wratislaw von Mitrowitz was born in a Bohemian prince's family. In his early years he was a lawyer and travelled through Europe. Helped by his Uncle Earl Franz Ulrich Kinsky he became a member of the Austrian chancel. At the beginning of the 18th century he worked as a diplomate in London and Den Haag, where he build the alliance against France. On 7 September 1701 he set his name under the Treaty of Den Haag. Before this he had spoken against getting the whole Spanish countries by Austria, because it was unrealistic. He became the friend of Prince Eugene of Savoy, whom he gave advice in foreign affairs. Before the Battle of Blenheim he supported Eugene by sending Marlborough to him and helping to coordinate their activities. After Bavaria fell he didn't become the governor, indeed Earl Löwenstein would, because the princes in Vienna liked him more.

When Emperor Leopold I died in 1705 he got the title of a highest Bohemian chancellor and advised Joseph I in foreign affairs. Joseph's teacher, Karl Theodore of Salm, became his intime enemy. While Joseph died Wratislaw von Mitrowitz got as a minister a member of the advisors of Eleonore-Magdalena in Catalonia. After her return to Austria he lived in Vienna and died on 21 December 1712 of dropsy.

Sources

Franz Herre: "Eugen von Savoyen Europas heimlicher Herrscher" (German)