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He was a scion of the Irish Taaffe noble dynasty, who held hereditary titles from two countries: Imperial Counts (Reichsgrafen) of the Holy Roman Empire and viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"24 February 1833","date":"1833-02-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Vienna","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1741"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"29 November 1895","date":"1895-11-29"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Nalžovy Castle","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30793216"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Austrian Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131964"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Constitutional Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379922"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Vienna","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165980"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Irma von Taaffe","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55679918","start":"1860-02-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Member of the House of Lords (Austria) (since 13 September 1870)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67653663","start":"1870-09-13"},{"text":"Member of Abgeordnetenhaus (1867–1870)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42744067","start":"1867","end":"1870"},{"text":"Member of the Bohemian Diet (1867–1870)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99193556","start":"1867","end":"1870"},{"text":"Member of the Bohemian Diet (1864–1866)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99193556","start":"1864","end":"1866"},{"text":"Minister-President of Austria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15902790"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35793416"},{"text":"Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15117228","date":"1878"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard%2C_Count_of_Taaffe","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Eduard, Count of Taaffe born?","a":"Eduard, Count of Taaffe was born on 24 February 1833 in Vienna."},{"q":"What positions has Eduard, Count of Taaffe held?","a":"Positions held by Eduard, Count of Taaffe include: Member of the House of Lords (Austria) (since 13 September 1870); Member of Abgeordnetenhaus (1867–1870); Member of the Bohemian Diet (1867–1870); Member of the Bohemian Diet (1864–1866); Minister-President of Austria."},{"q":"Where did Eduard, Count of Taaffe study?","a":"Eduard, Count of Taaffe was educated at University of Vienna."}],"related":[{"name":"Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/count-karl-sigmund-von-hohenwart"},{"name":"Johann II of Liechtenstein","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-ii-of-liechtenstein"},{"name":"Franz I of Liechtenstein","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/franz-i-of-liechtenstein"},{"name":"Heinrich Lammasch","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/heinrich-lammasch"},{"name":"Archduke Rainer of Austria","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/archduke-rainer-of-austria"},{"name":"Ernest von Koerber","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ernest-von-koerber"},{"name":"Anton Korošec","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anton-korosec"},{"name":"Karl Renner","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/karl-renner"},{"name":"Michael Mayr","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/michael-mayr"},{"name":"Alcide De Gasperi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alcide-de-gasperi"},{"name":"Karl von Stürgkh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/karl-von-sturgkh"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/eduard-count-of-taaffe-95c64dfde3.jpg","width":475,"height":592,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Isidor Hatschek","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Taaffe_(1833%E2%80%931895).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Eduard, Count of Taaffe","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard%2C_Count_of_Taaffe","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q550748","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550748","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Eduard Taaffe (1833–1895).jpg by Isidor Hatschek (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Taaffe_(1833%E2%80%931895).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Eduard, Count of Taaffe, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Eduard Taaffe (1833–1895).jpg — Isidor Hatschek, Public domain.","cite":"\"Eduard, Count of Taaffe\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/eduard-count-of-taaffe. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T06:57:48Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/eduard-count-of-taaffe","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/eduard-count-of-taaffe","ne":null}}