Tobias Schindler

Tobias Schindler was an Austrian diplomat in the Holy Roman Empire's service.

Early Life
Tobias Schindler was born to an upper class family in Salzburg, Austria as the second-born child of five children. Unlike his parents who ran a big weaver's cottage in Salzburg and his older brother who took over after their demise, Tobias Schindler decided to pursue a career in politics and went on to become a diplomat.

Life
At the age of 28, in 1682, Tobias Schindler became deputy diplomat for political negotiations with the Electorate of Brandenburg for the Holy Roman Empire. In 1686, at the age of 32, Schindler became the main diplomat for negotiations with the Electorate of Brandenburg for the Holy Roman Empire.

In 1688, Schindler met Gotthelf Köhler who negotiated on behalf of Elector Friederich III of Brandenburg to convert the Electorate of Brandenburg into a Kingdom. Tobias Schindler rejected these proposals and named them 'absurd', as stated in Köhler's memorials.

In 1695, Schindler fell severely ill. His deputy, Felix von Sturmburg took over the negotiations with the Electorate of Brandenburg. It was von Sturmburg who eventually gave in to Köhler's negotiations and gave indirect permission from the Holy Roman Empire which gave Elector Friedrich III the possibility directly negotiate with the Holy Roman Emperor and to become King Friedrich I of Prussia in 1701.

Schindler, just like many other diplomats, were appalled by von Sturmburg's reckless move.

The following years Schindler decided to move positions and became diplomat for political negotiations with the Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel.

Tobias Schindler died naturally on January 10, 1721 at the age of 67 in his residence in Vienna, Austria.