List of ambassadors of Austria to Spain

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The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Spain is the Republic of Austria's foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Spain. As head of Austria's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and government of Austria to the Prime Minister and the government of Spain. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and the embassy is located in Madrid.{{cite web |last1=Österreich |first1=Außenministerium der Republik |title=Österreichische Botschaft Madrid |url=https://www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-madrid |website=www.bmeia.gv.at |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=de-AT}}

History

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From 1580 to 1640, the Kingdom of Spain was ruled in personal union with the Kingdom of Portugal by the Philip dynasty (Philip II, Philip III and Philip IV) and, until 1700, by the Spanish line of the House of Habsburg.

In 1720, Charles VI and Philip V recognized the Bourbon dynasty as rulers of Spain. In 1869, Franz Joseph I recognized the government of Marshal Francisco Serrano Domínguez and that of Amadeo I. In 1871, Franz Joseph I recognized the government of Francisco Serrano Domínguez. In 1874, Franz Joseph I recognized the government of Alfonso XII, who restored the Bourbon dynasty.

From 1918, the official residence of the Austrian ambassador was at Calle de Fortuny, from 1968 at Calle Núñez de Balboa and is currently located at Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid.

Heads of Mission

= Habsburg Ambassadors (until 1804) =

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Appointed / Accredited ! Name !class="unsortable"\| Title / Notes ! Appointed during ! Accredited during ! Left post
{{datesort\|1563\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Adam von\|Dietrichstein}} \| \| Ferdinand I \|rowspan="2"\| Philip II \| {{datesort\|1570\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1572\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Hans Graf\|Khevenhüller-Frankenburg}} \| \| Maximilian II \| {{datesort\|1606\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1609\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Franz Christoph von\|Khevenhüller}} \| Nephew of Hans \| Rudolf II \| Matthias \| {{datesort\|1623\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1683\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Heinrich Franz\|von Mansfeld}} \| \|rowspan="5"\| Leopold I \|rowspan="4"\| Charles II \| {{datesort\|1690\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1689\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Karl\|Ernst von Waldstein}} \| \| {{datesort\|1693\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1697\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Ferdinand\|Bonaventura I. von Harrach}} \| \| {{datesort\|1698\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1698\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Aloys\|Thomas Raimund von Harrach}} \| Son of Ferdinand \| {{datesort\|1700\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1700\|style=text-align:right}} \|colspan=2\| Breakdown of relations \| Philip V \| {{datesort\|1725\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1725\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Joseph\|Lothar von Königsegg-Rothenfels}} \| Ambassador \|rowspan="3"\| Charles VI \|rowspan="3"\| Louis I \| {{datesort\|1730\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1730\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Johann\|Stolte Johann Philipp Stoltius}} \| Envoy \| {{datesort\|1734\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1734\|style=text-align:right}} \|colspan=2\| Breakdown of relations \| {{datesort\|1751\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1751\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Georg\|Adam von Starhemberg}} \| Ambassador \|rowspan="8"\| Maria Theresia \|rowspan="3"\| Ferdinand VI \| {{datesort\|1752\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1752\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Christoph\|Anton von Migazzi}} \| \| {{datesort\|1756\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1756\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Franz\|Xaver Wolfgang von Orsini-Rosenberg}} \| \| {{datesort\|1763\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1763\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Franz\|Xaver Wolfgang von Orsini-Rosenberg}} \| Ambassador \|rowspan="8"\| Charles III \| {{datesort\|1765\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1765\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Adam\|von Lebzeltern}} \| Envoy \|
{{datesort\|1772\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|August Josef,\|Prince of Lobkowicz}} \| Ambassador \| {{datesort\|1776\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1776\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Peter\|von Giusti Pietro Paolo Giusti}} \| Envoy \|
{{datesort\|1776\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Wenzel\|Anton Kaunitz}} \| Ambassador \| {{datesort\|1780\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1780\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Wenzel\|Anton Kaunitz}} \| Ambassador \|rowspan="3"\| Joseph II \| {{datesort\|1784\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1784\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Karl\|von Humburg}} \| Envoy \|
{{datesort\|1786\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Johann\|Friedrich von Kageneck}} \| \| {{datesort\|1800\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1800\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Karl\|Andreoli}} \| Ambassador \|rowspan="2"\| Francis II \|rowspan="2"\| Charles IV \|
{{datesort\|1803\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Emmerich\|von Eltz}} \| Ambassador \| {{datesort\|1805\|style=text-align:right}}

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Appointed /
Accredited

! Name

!class="unsortable"| Title / Notes

! Appointed during

! Accredited during

! Left post

| {{sortname|Adam von|Dietrichstein}}

| Ferdinand I

|rowspan="2"| Philip II

| {{datesort|1570|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Hans Graf|Khevenhüller-Frankenburg}}

| Maximilian II

| {{datesort|1606|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Franz Christoph von|Khevenhüller}}

| Nephew of Hans

| Rudolf II

| Matthias

| {{datesort|1623|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Heinrich Franz|von Mansfeld}}

|rowspan="5"| Leopold I

|rowspan="4"| Charles II

| {{datesort|1690|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Karl|Ernst von Waldstein}}

| {{datesort|1693|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Ferdinand|Bonaventura I. von Harrach}}

| {{datesort|1698|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Aloys|Thomas Raimund von Harrach}}

| Son of Ferdinand

| {{datesort|1700|style=text-align:right}}

|colspan=2| Breakdown of relations

| Philip V

| {{datesort|1725|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Joseph|Lothar von Königsegg-Rothenfels}}

| Ambassador

|rowspan="3"| Charles VI

|rowspan="3"| Louis I

| {{datesort|1730|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Johann|Stolte Johann Philipp Stoltius}}

| Envoy

| {{datesort|1734|style=text-align:right}}

|colspan=2| Breakdown of relations

| {{datesort|1751|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Georg|Adam von Starhemberg}}

| Ambassador

|rowspan="8"| Maria Theresia

|rowspan="3"| Ferdinand VI

| {{datesort|1752|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Christoph|Anton von Migazzi}}

| {{datesort|1756|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Franz|Xaver Wolfgang von Orsini-Rosenberg}}

| {{datesort|1763|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Franz|Xaver Wolfgang von Orsini-Rosenberg}}

| Ambassador

|rowspan="8"| Charles III

| {{datesort|1765|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Adam|von Lebzeltern}}

| Envoy

| {{sortname|August Josef,|Prince of Lobkowicz}}

| Ambassador

| {{datesort|1776|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Peter|von Giusti Pietro Paolo Giusti}}

| Envoy

| {{sortname|Wenzel|Anton Kaunitz}}

| Ambassador

| {{datesort|1780|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Wenzel|Anton Kaunitz}}

| Ambassador

|rowspan="3"| Joseph II

| {{datesort|1784|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Karl|von Humburg}}

| Envoy

| {{sortname|Johann|Friedrich von Kageneck}}

| {{datesort|1800|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Karl|Andreoli}}

| Ambassador

|rowspan="2"| Francis II

|rowspan="2"| Charles IV

| {{sortname|Emmerich|von Eltz}}

| Ambassador

| {{datesort|1805|style=text-align:right}}

= Austrian Ambassadors (1804 to 1867) =

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Appointed / Accredited ! Name !class="unsortable"\| Title / Notes ! Appointed during ! Accredited during ! Left post
{{datesort\|1805\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Karl\|Andreoli}} \| Envoy \|rowspan="8"\| Francis II \|rowspan="2"\| Charles IV \| {{datesort\|1809\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1806\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Wilhelm\|von Genotte}} \| Envoy \| {{datesort\|1809\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1809\|style=text-align:right}} \|colspan=2\| Breakdown of relations \|rowspan="5"\| Ferdinand VII \| {{datesort\|1814\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1814\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Wilhelm\|von Genotte}} \| Envoy \| {{datesort\|1815\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1815\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Alois\|von Kaunitz-Rietberg-Questenberg}} \| Ambassador \| {{datesort\|1817\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1817\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Johann\|von Provost}} \| Envoy \| {{datesort\|1819\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1819\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Lazar\|von Brunetti}} \| Envoy \| {{datesort\|1823\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1834\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Johann\|von Reymond}} \| Envoy \|rowspan="6"\| Isabella II \| {{datesort\|1836\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1836\|style=text-align:right}} \| Vacant \| \| Ferdinand I \| {{datesort\|1848\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1848\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Johann\|von Reymond}} \| Envoy \|rowspan="4"\| Franz Joseph I \| {{datesort\|1849\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1849\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Georg\|von Esterházy}} \| \| {{datesort\|1855\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1855\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Isfordnik\|von Kostnitz Gobert}} \| Envoy \|
{{datesort\|1856\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Albert\|von Crivelli}} \| \| {{datesort\|1867\|style=text-align:right}}

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Appointed /
Accredited

! Name

!class="unsortable"| Title / Notes

! Appointed during

! Accredited during

! Left post

| {{sortname|Karl|Andreoli}}

| Envoy

|rowspan="8"| Francis II

|rowspan="2"| Charles IV

| {{datesort|1809|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Wilhelm|von Genotte}}

| Envoy

| {{datesort|1809|style=text-align:right}}

|colspan=2| Breakdown of relations

|rowspan="5"| Ferdinand VII

| {{datesort|1814|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Wilhelm|von Genotte}}

| Envoy

| {{datesort|1815|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Alois|von Kaunitz-Rietberg-Questenberg}}

| Ambassador

| {{datesort|1817|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Johann|von Provost}}

| Envoy

| {{datesort|1819|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Lazar|von Brunetti}}

| Envoy

| {{datesort|1823|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Johann|von Reymond}}

| Envoy

|rowspan="6"| Isabella II

| {{datesort|1836|style=text-align:right}}

| Vacant

| Ferdinand I

| {{datesort|1848|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Johann|von Reymond}}

| Envoy

|rowspan="4"| Franz Joseph I

| {{datesort|1849|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Georg|von Esterházy}}

| {{datesort|1855|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Isfordnik|von Kostnitz Gobert}}

| Envoy

| {{sortname|Albert|von Crivelli}}

| {{datesort|1867|style=text-align:right}}

= Austro-Hungarian Ambassadors (1867 to 1918) =

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Appointed / Accredited ! Name !class="unsortable"\| Title / Notes ! Appointed during ! Accredited during ! Left post
{{datesort\|1867\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Karl\|von Jäger}} \| Envoy \|rowspan="12"\| Franz Joseph I \| Isabella II \| {{datesort\|1868\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1868\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Eduard\|von Lago}} \| Envoy \|rowspan=2\| {{sortname\|Francisco\|Serrano\|Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre}} \| {{datesort\|1869\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1869\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Ladislaus\|von Karnicki von Karnice}} \| \| {{datesort\|1871\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1871\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Boguslaw\|Chotek von Chotkow}} \| \|rowspan="2"\| Amadeo I \| {{datesort\|1872\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1872\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Otto\|von Mayer von Gravenegg}} \| Envoy \|
{{datesort\|1874\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Emanuel\|von Ludolf}} \| \| {{sortname\|Francisco\|Serrano\|Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre}} \| {{datesort\|1882\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1882\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Viktor\|Dubský von Třebomyslice}} \| \| Alfonso XII \| {{datesort\|1888\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1888\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Viktor\|Dubský von Třebomyslice}} \| Ambassador \|rowspan="5"\| Alfonso XIII \| {{datesort\|1903\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1903\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Rudolf\|von Welserheimb}} \| Ambassador \| {{datesort\|1911\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1911\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Christoph\|von Wydenbruck}} \| Ambassador \| {{datesort\|1913\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1913\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Hans\|von Wagner}} \| Envoy \|
{{datesort\|1913\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Karl\|Emil Prinz zu Fürstenberg}} \| Ambassador \| {{datesort\|1918\|style=text-align:right}}

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Appointed /
Accredited

! Name

!class="unsortable"| Title / Notes

! Appointed during

! Accredited during

! Left post

| {{sortname|Karl|von Jäger}}

| Envoy

|rowspan="12"| Franz Joseph I

| Isabella II

| {{datesort|1868|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Eduard|von Lago}}

| Envoy

|rowspan=2| {{sortname|Francisco|Serrano|Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre}}

| {{datesort|1869|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Ladislaus|von Karnicki von Karnice}}

| {{datesort|1871|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Boguslaw|Chotek von Chotkow}}

|rowspan="2"| Amadeo I

| {{datesort|1872|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Otto|von Mayer von Gravenegg}}

| Envoy

| {{sortname|Emanuel|von Ludolf}}

| {{sortname|Francisco|Serrano|Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre}}

| {{datesort|1882|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Viktor|Dubský von Třebomyslice}}

| Alfonso XII

| {{datesort|1888|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Viktor|Dubský von Třebomyslice}}

| Ambassador

|rowspan="5"| Alfonso XIII

| {{datesort|1903|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Rudolf|von Welserheimb}}

| Ambassador

| {{datesort|1911|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Christoph|von Wydenbruck}}

| Ambassador

| {{datesort|1913|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Hans|von Wagner}}

| Envoy

| {{sortname|Karl|Emil Prinz zu Fürstenberg}}

| Ambassador

| {{datesort|1918|style=text-align:right}}

= Austrian Ambassadors (since 1919) =

Ambassador of the First Republic (1925 to 1938) and ambassador of the Second Republic (since 1956).

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Appointed / Accredited ! Name !class="unsortable"\| Title / Notes ! Appointed during ! Accredited during ! Left post
{{datesort\|1925\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Alfred\|Grünberger}} \| \| {{sortname\|Rudolf\|Ramek}} \| Alfonso XIII \| {{datesort\|1932\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1933\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Otto\|Günther\|Otto Günther (diplomat)}} \| \| {{sortname\|Engelbert\|Dollfuß}} \| {{sortname\|Manuel\|Azaña}} \| {{datesort\|1938\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1938\|style=text-align:right}} \|colspan=4\| Breakdown of relations \| {{datesort\|1945\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1956\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Clemens\|Wildner}} \| \| {{sortname\|Julius\|Raab}} \| {{sortname\|Francisco\|Franco}} \| {{datesort\|1957\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1958\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Erich\|Filz}} \| \| {{sortname\|Julius\|Raab}} \| {{sortname\|Francisco\|Franco}} \|
{{datesort\|1961\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Karl\|Gruber \|k=Politiker, 1909}} \| \| {{sortname\|Alfons\|Gorbach}} \| {{sortname\|Francisco\|Franco}} \| {{datesort\|1966\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1966\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Heinz\|Standenat}} \| \| {{sortname\|Josef\|Klaus}} \| {{sortname\|Francisco\|Franco}} \| {{datesort\|1968\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1968\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Wolfgang\|Höller}} \| \| {{sortname\|Josef\|Klaus}} \| {{sortname\|Francisco\|Franco}} \| {{datesort\|1974\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1977\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Gerald\|Hinteregger}} \| \|rowspan=2\| {{sortname\|Bruno\|Kreisky}} \|rowspan="8"\| Juan Carlos I \|
{{datesort\|1979\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Wolfgang\|Schallenberg}} \| \| {{datesort\|1981\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1984\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Gerhard\|Gmoser}} \| {{cite news \|last1=García \|first1=Ángeles \|title=Gerhard Gmoser, embajador de Austria, expone su visión de América a través de 22 óleos \|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1984/04/10/cultura/450396006_850215.html \|newspaper=El País \|access-date=31 July 2024 \|language=es \|date=10 April 1984}} \| {{sortname\|Fred\|Sinowatz}} \|
{{datesort\|1986\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Otto\|Maschke}} \| \|rowspan=3\| {{sortname\|Franz\|Vranitzky}} \| {{datesort\|1987\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|1991\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Michael\|Fitz\|Michael Fitz (diplomat)\|k=Diplomat}} \| \|
{{datesort\|1995\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Richard\|Wotava}} \| \| {{datesort\|1998\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|2011\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Rudolf\|Lennkh}} \| \| {{sortname\|Werner\|Faymann}} \| {{datesort\|2013\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|2014\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Peter\|Huber\|Peter Huber (diplomat)}} \| \| {{sortname\|Werner\|Faymann}} \| {{datesort\|2017\|style=text-align:right}}
{{datesort\|2018\|style=text-align:right}} \| {{sortname\|Christian\|Ebner}} \| Christian Ebner, {{Webarchive\|url=https://www.advantageaustria.org/es/oesterreich-in-spain/news/local/Su_Majestad_el_Rey_recibe_cartas_credenciales_del_nu.es.html \|wayback=20190121064803 \|text=Archivierte Kopie \|archiv-bot=2022-03-19 11:35:02 InternetArchiveBot }} \| {{sortname\|Sebastian\|Kurz}} \| Felipe VI \|

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Appointed /
Accredited

! Name

!class="unsortable"| Title / Notes

! Appointed during

! Accredited during

! Left post

| {{sortname|Alfred|Grünberger}}

| {{sortname|Rudolf|Ramek}}

| Alfonso XIII

| {{datesort|1932|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Otto|Günther|Otto Günther (diplomat)}}

| {{sortname|Engelbert|Dollfuß}}

| {{sortname|Manuel|Azaña}}

| {{datesort|1938|style=text-align:right}}

|colspan=4| Breakdown of relations

| {{datesort|1945|style=text-align:right}}

| {{sortname|Clemens|Wildner}}

| {{sortname|Julius|Raab}}