Franz von Ballestrem (5 September 1834 – 23 December 1910) was a German entrepreneur, manager and politician for Centre Party.

Franz was born on 5 September 1834 in Plawniowitz (today in Poland) into the House of Ballerstrem, which belonged to an old German nobility.

In 1857, he became a Prussian Army Officer in 1st (Silesian) Life Cuirassiers "Great Elector".

In 1873, Ballestrem was Papal gentleman (Camerieri Segreti di Spada e Cappa).

Together they had nine children: Franz von Ballestrem died on 23 December 1910 in Plawniowitz, at the age of 76.