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Karl Heinrich Graf von Hoym or Count Karl Heinrich von Hoym (18 June 1694–22 April 1736) was a diplomat and cabinet minister of the Electorate of Saxony, working mostly in the Kingdom of Poland.
Life
He was born in Dresden into the distinguished noble family von Hoym, the youngest son of Baron Ludwig Gebhard von Hoym and brother of Count Adolph Magnus von Hoym, and was baptised on 19 June 1694 in the chapel of the Residenz at Dresden.
He was born Freiherr ("Baron") von Hoym, and on 18 July 1711 together with his three brothers was raised to the rank of Count (Reichsgraf).
As the champion of an anti-Imperial alliance of Saxony with France and the sea powers he was several times in disfavour at court and eventually banned; later he was arrested twice on various pretexts.
During his second imprisonment Hoym committed suicide in his cell in Königstein Fortress (Festung Königstein) on 22 April 1736.
Notes
- formerly also spelt Carl
Sources and external links
- "Karl Heinrich von Hoym", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 13, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1881, p. 219
- Sächsische Biografie online: Karl Heinrich von Hoym Template:De icon
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