David Ungnad von Sonnegg

David Ungnad von Sonnegg
Dominum Davidem Ungnad, Liberum Baronem de Sonnek, Præfečium Confili Bellici, qui pluribus Annis
Holy Roman Empire Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
In office
1572–1572
Holy Roman Empire Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
In office
1574–1578
Personal details
Born1 January 1535
Died22 December 1600(1600-12-22) (aged 65)
Košice
Spouse(s)His wife Eva Lang, Freiin von Wellenburg, gave birth to four sons and three daughters.
Parents
  • Andreas II. Freiherr von Ungnad, Brother of Hans von Ungnad, lived mostly in Bohemia, where he had the Veste and rule Frauenberg on the Vltava River along with other estates, but died in 1557 at Sonnegg in Carinthia, and rests in the church to Bleiburg. (father)
  • Bohunka von Pernstein from Moravia (mother)
RelativesBrother Adam
Alma materUniversity of Tübingen inscritption disputed

David Ungnad von Sonnegg was the Holy Roman Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1572 to 1578. He was sent by Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and accredited by Sultan Selim II.[1]

  1. ^ Philip Sidney, The Correspondence of Sir Philip Sidney, p. 358