Count Karl Joseph of Morzin (1717–1783) was a Bohemian aristocrat from the Morzin family (originally from northeastern Italian region of Friuli), remembered today as the first person to employ the composer Joseph Haydn as his Kapellmeister, or music director.[1] The first few of Haydn's many symphonies were written for the Count.
- ^ Lesser known is the Count Wenzel von Morzin (Czech Václav hrabě z Morzinu) who was Vivaldi's patron, and dedicatee of The Four Seasons; see Kapsa 2012.