Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol

Karl Ferdinand Graf von Buol-Schauenstein
Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1854
1st Chairman of the Austrian Ministers' Conference
In office
11 April 1852 – 4 May 1859
MonarchFrancis Joseph I
Preceded byPrince Felix of Schwarzenberg
(as Minister-President)
Succeeded byJohann Bernhard Graf von Rechberg
6th Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire
In office
11 April 1852 – 17 May 1859
Preceded byPrince Felix of Schwarzenberg
Succeeded byJohann Bernhard von Rechberg
Personal details
Born(1797-05-17)17 May 1797
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria,
Holy Roman Empire
Died28 October 1865(1865-10-28) (aged 68)
Vienna, Austrian Empire
SpouseCaroline Franziska von Isenburg-Birstein
Children2
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Karl Ferdinand von Buol (German: Karl Ferdinand Graf von Buol-Schauenstein; 17 May 1797 – 28 October 1865) was an Austrian Empire diplomatist and statesman, who served as Foreign Minister of Austrian Empire from 1852 to 1859.