Count Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn (23 October 1677 – 22 September 1754), was a German politician and diplomat who was also active as a composer and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

[5] His uncle was Lothar Franz von Schönborn, the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz and Bishop of Bamberg, who is known today for commissioning a number of Baroque buildings, such as the palace Schloss Weissenstein.

[6] Schönborn was initially taught by a private tutor before attending the Jesuit High School in Aschaffenburg and Würzburg.

Thus, the family obtained imperial immediacy for the first time, and since the counts of Schönborn bear the prefix Illustrious Highness.

[7] In November 1736, Schönborn was enfeoffed with the town of Eschelbronn by his brother, Bishop Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim.

[7] Schönborn was a talented amateur cellist who had ordered original cello compositions from various composers including Platti and Vivaldi.