List of ambassadors of Austria to Spain

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Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Kingdom of Spain
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Incumbent
Christian Ebner
since 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Austria, Madrid
Style His Excellency
Website Austrian Embassy, Spain

The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Spain is the Republic of Austria's foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Spain. As head of Austria's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and government of Austria to the Prime Minister and the government of Spain. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and the embassy is located in Madrid. [1]

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History

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Embassy of Austria, Madrid

From 1580 to 1640, the Kingdom of Spain was ruled in personal union with the Kingdom of Portugal by the Philip dynasty (Philip II, Philip III and Philip IV) and, until 1700, by the Spanish line of the House of Habsburg.

In 1720, Charles VI and Philip V recognized the Bourbon dynasty as rulers of Spain. In 1869, Franz Joseph I recognized the government of Marshal Francisco Serrano Domínguez and that of Amadeo I. In 1871, Franz Joseph I recognized the government of Francisco Serrano Domínguez. In 1874, Franz Joseph I recognized the government of Alfonso XII, who restored the Bourbon dynasty.

From 1918, the official residence of the Austrian ambassador was at Calle de Fortuny, from 1968 at Calle Núñez de Balboa and is currently located at Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid.

Heads of Mission

Habsburg Ambassadors (until 1804)

Appointed /
Accredited
NameTitle / NotesAppointed duringAccredited duringLeft post
1563 Adam von Dietrichstein Ferdinand I Philip II 1570
1572 Hans Graf Khevenhüller-Frankenburg Maximilian II 1606
1609 Franz Christoph von Khevenhüller Nephew of Hans Rudolf II Matthias 1623
1683 Heinrich Franz von Mansfeld Leopold I Charles II 1690
1689 Karl Ernst von Waldstein 1693
1697 Ferdinand Bonaventura I. von Harrach 1698
1698 Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach Son of Ferdinand1700
1700Breakdown of relations Philip V 1725
1725 Joseph Lothar von Königsegg-Rothenfels Ambassador Charles VI Louis I 1730
1730 Johann Stolte Johann Philipp Stoltius Envoy1734
1734Breakdown of relations1751
1751 Georg Adam von Starhemberg Ambassador Maria Theresia Ferdinand VI 1752
1752 Christoph Anton von Migazzi 1756
1756 Franz Xaver Wolfgang von Orsini-Rosenberg 1763
1763 Franz Xaver Wolfgang von Orsini-Rosenberg Ambassador Charles III 1765
1765 Adam von Lebzeltern Envoy
1772 Anton August Joseph von Lobkowitz Ambassador1776
1776 Peter von Giusti Pietro Paolo Giusti Envoy
1776 Wenzel Anton Kaunitz Ambassador1780
1780 Wenzel Anton Kaunitz Ambassador Joseph II 1784
1784 Karl von Humburg Envoy
1786 Johann Friedrich von Kageneck 1800
1800 Karl Andreoli Ambassador Francis II Charles IV
1803 Emmerich von Eltz Ambassador1805

Austrian Ambassadors (1804 to 1867)

Appointed /
Accredited
NameTitle / NotesAppointed duringAccredited duringLeft post
1805 Karl Andreoli Envoy Francis II Charles IV 1809
1806 Wilhelm von Genotte Envoy1809
1809Breakdown of relations Ferdinand VII 1814
1814 Wilhelm von Genotte Envoy1815
1815 Alois von Kaunitz-Rietberg-Questenberg Ambassador1817
1817 Johann von Provost Envoy1819
1819 Lazar von Brunetti Envoy1823
1834 Johann von Reymond Envoy Isabella II 1836
1836Vacant Ferdinand I 1848
1848 Johann von Reymond Envoy Franz Joseph I 1849
1849 Georg von Esterházy 1855
1855 Isfordnik von Kostnitz Gobert Envoy
1856 Albert von Crivelli 1867

Austro-Hungarian Ambassadors (1867 to 1918)

Appointed /
Accredited
NameTitle / NotesAppointed duringAccredited duringLeft post
1867 Karl von Jäger Envoy Franz Joseph I Isabella II 1868
1868 Eduard von Lago Envoy Francisco Serrano 1869
1869 Ladislaus von Karnicki von Karnice 1871
1871 Boguslaw Chotek von Chotkow Amadeo I 1872
1872 Otto von Mayer von Gravenegg Envoy
1874 Emanuel von Ludolf Francisco Serrano 1882
1882 Viktor Dubský von Třebomyslice Alfonso XII 1888
1888 Viktor Dubský von Třebomyslice Ambassador Alfonso XIII 1903
1903 Rudolf von Welserheimb Ambassador1911
1911 Christoph von Wydenbruck Ambassador1913
1913 Hans von Wagner Envoy
1913 Karl Emil Prinz zu Fürstenberg Ambassador1918

Austrian Ambassadors (since 1919)

Ambassador of the First Republic (1925 to 1938) and ambassador of the Second Republic (since 1956).

Appointed /
Accredited
NameTitle / NotesAppointed duringAccredited duringLeft post
1925 Alfred Grünberger Rudolf Ramek Alfonso XIII 1932
1933 Otto Günther Engelbert Dollfuß Manuel Azaña 1938
1938Breakdown of relations1945
1956 Clemens Wildner Julius Raab Francisco Franco 1957
1958 Erich Filz Julius Raab Francisco Franco
1961 Karl Gruber Alfons Gorbach Francisco Franco 1966
1966 Heinz Standenat Josef Klaus Francisco Franco 1968
1968 Wolfgang Höller Josef Klaus Francisco Franco 1974
1977 Gerald Hinteregger Bruno Kreisky Juan Carlos I
1979 Wolfgang Schallenberg 1981
1984 Gerhard Gmoser [2] Fred Sinowatz
1986 Otto Maschke Franz Vranitzky 1987
1991 Michael Fitz
1995 Richard Wotava 1998
2011 Rudolf Lennkh Werner Faymann 2013
2014 Peter Huber Werner Faymann 2017
2018 Christian Ebner [3] Sebastian Kurz Felipe VI

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References

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  2. García, Ángeles (10 April 1984). "Gerhard Gmoser, embajador de Austria, expone su visión de América a través de 22 óleos". elpais.com (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. Christian Ebner, Archived (Date missing) at advantageaustria.org (Error: unknown archive URL)