Aehrenthal, Count Aloys von (1854–1912)

Austro-Hungarian diplomat and politician. He was foreign minister during the Bosnian Crisis of 1908.

He studied at the universities of Prague and Bonn and entered the diplomatic service in 1877, serving as ambassador in St Petersburg 1898–1906. He succeeded Agenor Goluchowski (1849–1921) as foreign minister in 1906 and directed the foreign policy of the Dual Monarchy until his death. Aehrenthal was generally identified with the peace party in Austria-Hungary.