Count Francis Lützow (German: Franz Heinrich Hieronymus Valentin von Lützow, Czech: František Lützow; 21 March 1849 – 13 January 1916) was an Austrian author, historian, critic and revivalist.
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Early life
Francis Lützow was born on 21 March 1849 in Hamburg. He was the son of Franz Joseph Johann Nepomuk Gottfried von Lützow (1814–1897) and Henriette Seymour (1822–1909). His brother, Count Heinrich von Lützow, was a diplomat who served as the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Italy. His sister, Countess Rosa, married Prince Alfred zu Salm-Salm (younger brother of Prince Leopold zu Salm-Salm) in 1869.
He came from the Austro-Bohemian (Catholic) branch of the noble family of Lützow, originally from Mecklenburg, and was raised to the rank of Count in 1692. His maternal grandparents were Henry Augustus Seymour (an illegitimate son of the 2nd Marquess of Hertford) and Margaret Williams.
He was educated at Vienna and Innsbruck and followed a diplomatic career.