He came from the princely line of the Czech noble family of
Kinsky. He was the third and youngest son of Prince
Ferdinand Bonaventura Kinsky (1834–1904) and Maria Josepha of Liechtenstein (1835–1905). As the younger son of the Prince, he used the title of Count and served in the army from a young age. In the army, he eventually reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of dragoons, and received the
Order of the Iron Crown 3rd class (1898) and the
Order of Leopold (1906). After leaving active military service, he worked at the imperial court. In 1907 he was appointed to the privy council and in 1908 he received the Grand Cross of the
Order of Franz Joseph. In the years 1909–1916, he held the position of Imperial Oberststallmeister at court, in 1912 he received the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold and finally he was awarded the
Order of the Golden Fleece (1915).
Marriage and Children In 1892, in Prague, he married Princess Aglaja Auersperg (1868–1919), daughter of the former Austrian Prime Minister
Prince Adolf of Auersperg (1821–1885). Seven children came from their marriage. Three daughters married descendants of old noble families and important landowners in Bohemia (Buquoy,
Waldstein and Trauttmansdorff). His eldest son
Ulrich, 10th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau inherited the princely title and estates in northern and eastern Bohemia from his uncle
Rudolf, who had 5 daughters, but no son. == Sources ==