Count Friedrich Ferdinand Von Beust - Later Diplomatic Career 1871-1882

Later Diplomatic Career 1871-1882

At his own request he was appointed Austrian ambassador at London; in 1878 he was transferred to Paris; in 1882 he retired from public life.

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