Harrach

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Austro-Bohemian noble family

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::summary Austro-Bohemian noble family ::

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The Harrach family is an old and influential Austrian noble family, which was also part of the Bohemian nobility. The Grafen (Counts) of Harrach were among the most prominent families in the Habsburg Empire. As one of a small number of mediatised houses, the family belongs to the Uradel (ancient nobility).

History

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The family first appeared in 1195 in documents found at Ranshofen Abbey in the Duchy of Bavaria. There are two main family branches – the Rohrau branch in Austria (until 1886) and the Jilemnice branch in Bohemia – which were established by two sons of Count Karl von Harrach (1570–1628). Two branches were later founded by grandsons of Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau – Ernest Christopher Joseph (d. 1838) and Ferdinand Joseph (d. 1841).

Residences

The family owned the following properties at various times:

  • Rohrau Castle, Rohrau, Austria: formerly the seat of the elder branch; with notable private collection of paintings known as Graf Harrach’sche Familiensammlung (from 1870–1970 kept in Palais Harrach). Rohrau has meanwhile been inherited by the counts of Waldburg-Zeil.
  • Prugg Castle, Bruck an der Leitha, Austria: still the seat of the younger branch.
  • Palais Harrach an der Freyung, Vienna, Austria (sold to the city in 1975).
  • Palais Harrach in der Ungargasse, Vienna, Austria.
  • Palais Harrach, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Harrachov (Harrachsdorf): town in Czech Republic with family's glass manufactory (since 1712), well known as Harrachglas brand.
  • Hrádek u Nechanic, Czech Republic.
  • Jilemnice, Czech Republic.
  • Konárovice, Czech Republic.
  • Kunín, Czech Republic.
  • Lodín, Czech Republic
  • Náměšť na Hané, Czech Republic.
  • Strkov, Czech Republic.
  • Krzeczyn Mały, Poland.

Rohrau - Schloss Harrach (1).JPG|Rohrau Castle in Rohrau, Austria Palais Harrach Vienna June 2006 054.jpg|Palais Harrach in Vienna, Austria Bruck an der Leitha - Schloss Prugg (1).JPG|Prugg Castle in Bruck an der Leitha, Austria Harrachovský palác.jpg|Palais Harrach in Prague, Czech Republic Zámek Hrádek u Nechanic.jpg|Hrádek u Nechanic, Czech Republic Jilemnický zámek.jpg|Jilemnice, Czech Republic

Notable family members

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Johann_Gottfried_Auerbach_003.JPG" caption="[[Aloys Thomas Raimund Graf Harrach]] (1669–1742), viceroy of Naples"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Franz_Krueger_Ausritt_der_Fuerstin_Liegnitz.jpg" caption="[[Auguste von Harrach]], princess of Liegnitz (1800–1873), second wife of king [[Frederick William III of Prussia"] ::

Many of its members bear the title of Graf (count/earl) or Gräfin (countess). Notable members of the family are, among others:

Notes

References

  • Reichenberger, Arnold G., The Counts Harrach and the Spanish Theater

References

  1. Possibly from the Czech word ''hrách'' ("[[pea]]"). First known member of the family owned definitely Slavonic name ''[[Pribislav (disambiguation). Przibislaus]]''. Indirect evidence of pea's theory — Harrach's coat of arms with an element described in heraldry as "golden ball".
  2. "Śląska szlachta i arystokracja".
  3. "Die Hintergründe der Fürstungen im Salzburger Domkapitel".
  4. "The Collection Of Count Von Harrach".
  5. "A Brief Introduction to Harrach Glass".

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