Count Manfred von Clary-Aldringen

Count Manfred von Clary-Aldringen (30 May 1852 Palais Mollard-Clary, Vienna – 12 February 1928 Castle Herrnau, Salzburg) was an Austro-Hungarian nobleman and statesman.

He was the younger brother of Fürst Siegfried (1848–1929), a prominent Austro-Hungarian diplomat, and the grandson of Count Charles-Louis de Ficquelmont (1777–1857), 2nd Minister-President of the Austrian Empire.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was dominated by a small circle[1] of high nobility families[2] that had great power and enormous riches and thus played a major role in politics and diplomacy.

Styria was one of the powerhouses of the Austro-Hungarian economy: the Länd was a center of industry and agriculture, and its capital Graz was one of the Empire's most populous cities.

After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire following the defeat of the Central Powers during the autumn of 1918, Count Manfred resigned from all his official offices and spent his remaining years on his estates in Austria and Czechia (Teplice).

Herrnau castle, Salzburg