Count Otto von Bray-Steinburg

Otto Kamillus Hugo Gabriel Count von Bray-Steinburg (* 17 May 1807 in Berlin – † 9 January 1899 in Munich) was a Bavarian diplomat and politician. He was a son of the diplomat Count François Gabriel von Bray, who was from Rouen, France. Early life Bray-Steinburg came from the old Norman family of Bray. He was a son of the Bavarian diplomat Count François Gabriel von Bray (originally from Normandy) and Baroness Sophia Catherine von Löwenstern. His main residence was the castle of Irlbach, south of Regensburg, but he also owned the nearby castles of Schambach and Steinburg. Bray-Steinburg was taught in the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich and then studied law at the Universities of Göttingen and Munich. Career He then served as a Bavarian diplomat in Vienna, Paris and Athens. In 1843 to 1859, Bray was, with interruptions, the Bavarian ambassador in Sankt Petersburg. In 1846 to 1847, and again in 1848 to 1849, he was the Bavarian foreign secretary. During his second term, he also served as President of the Council of Ministers, a title equivalent to prime minister. In 1859 to 1860, Bray was the Bavarian ambassador in Berlin, and he then returned to Vienna as ambassador.