Franz Joseph von Seefried

Count Franz-Joseph von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach (29 July 1904 – 15 May 1969) was a German nobleman and a naturalist.

He was born as a youngest child and the only son of Count Otto Ludwig Philipp von Seefried auf Buttenheim, Freiherr zu Hagenbach (1870-1951) and his wife, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria.

He was known for his work as a naturalist and hunter in Spain, where he served as trade commissioner of Austria.

[1] He married Gabrielle von Schnitzler (3 November 1918 – 13 February 2017) on 9 August 1941 in Frankfurt am Main.

[2] They had four children: He died on 15 May 1969 in Madrid as a result of a traffic accident, after crashing against a bus.

With his namesake great-grandfather, Emperor Franz Joseph I