Rihard Blagaj

Rihard Blagaj
A man wearing black coat
Born(1786-08-17)17 August 1786
Died14 March 1858(1858-03-14) (aged 71)
CitizenshipAustrian Empire
Holy Roman Empire
OccupationBotanist
View of the Polhov Gradec castle and the nearby tower, residence of Counts Ursini von Blagay

Count Rihard Ursini von Blagay (17 August 1786 – 14 March 1858) was an aristocrat, Slovene botanist and patron of the arts. He was both first cousin and uncle-in-law of Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg, an Austrian poet and liberal politician from Carniola, better known as Anastasius Grün.[1]