Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust

Hochgeboren Friedrich Ferdinand Graf von Beust
Beust c. 1860
6th Chairman of the Ministers' Conference of the Austrian Empire
In office 7 February 1867 – 30 December 1867
Monarch	Francis Joseph I
Preceded by	Richard Graf von Belcredi
Succeeded by	Karl Fürst von Auersperg (for Cisleithania) Gyula Andrássy (for Transleithania)
1st Chairman of the Ministers' Council for Common Affairs of Austria-Hungary
In office 30 December 1867 – 8 November 1871
Monarch	Francis Joseph I
Preceded by	himself (for the Austrian Empire)
Succeeded by	Gyula Andrássy
Interior Minister of the Austrian Empire
In office 7 February 1867 – 7 March 1867
Monarch	Francis Joseph I
Preceded by	Richard Graf von Belcredi
Succeeded by	Eduard Graf von Taaffe
1st Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary
In office 30 December 1866 – 8 November 1871
Monarch	Francis Joseph I
Preceded by	himself (as Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire)
Succeeded by	Gyula Andrássy
9th Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire
In office 30 October 1866 – 30 December 1866
Monarch	Francis Joseph I
Preceded by	Alexander Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly
Succeeded by	himself (as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary)
Personal details
Born	(1809-01-13)13 January 1809 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	24 October 1886(1886-10-24) (aged 77) Altenberg, Austria-Hungary
Spouse	Mathilde von Jordan
Children	Friedrich Graf von Beust
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Count Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (German: Friedrich Ferdinand Graf^[a] von Beust; 13 January 1809 – 24 October 1886) was a German and Austrian statesman. As an opponent of Otto von Bismarck, he attempted to conclude a common policy of the German middle states between Austria and Prussia.
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