Baron Johann von Wessenberg-Ampringen (German: Johann Philipp Freiherr von Wessenberg-Ampringen; 28 November 1773 – 1 August 1858 Freiburg im Breisgau) was an Austrian diplomat statesman.Wessenberg was born in Dresden where his father worked as a tutor to the princes of the electoral House of Wettin. Johann’s younger brother Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg later chose an ecclesiastical career and in 1801 was appointed Vicar general of the Bishopric of Constance.
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active years end date
1848-11-21
active years start date
1848-05-08, 1848-07-18
birth date
1773-11-28
birth place
Electorate of Saxony, Dresden
death date
1858-08-01
death place
Freiburg im Breisgau, Grand Duchy of Baden
monarch
Ferdinand I of Austria
office
Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire
order in office
4th, 5th, Minister-President of the Austrian Empire
