Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Rainer Ferdinand Maria Johann Evangelist Franz Ignaz of Austria (11 January 1827 – 27 January 1913) was an Austrian prince and politician who served as Minister-President of Austria from 1861 to 1865. Later in his life, he took up the collection of preserved papyri, largely from Egypt, and served as a benefactor and patron while working with the Oriental studies department of the University of Vienna. His purchases of papyri from Egypt formed the Rainer collection at the Austrian National Library.
Archduke Rainer of Austria | |||||
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| 3rd Chairman of the Austrian Ministers' Conference | |||||
| In office 4 February 1861 – 26 June 1865 | |||||
| Monarch | Francis Joseph I | ||||
| Preceded by | Johann Bernhard Graf von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen | ||||
| Succeeded by | Alexander Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly | ||||
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| Born | 11 January 1827 Milan, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Died | 27 January 1913 (aged 86) Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||||
| Resting place | Imperial Crypt | ||||
| Spouse | Archduchess Maria Karoline of Austria | ||||
| Alma mater | University of Vienna | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Elisabeth of Savoy | ||||
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