Harrach
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The Harrach family[1] is a Bohemian and Austro-German noble family. The Grafs (Counts) von Harrach were among the most prominent families in the Habsburg Empire.
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[edit] History
Two main family branches (from two Charles Harrach's sons) — of Rohrau (until 1886) and of Jilemnice. Two extant branches were founded by Frederick August's grandsons — Ernest Christopher Joseph (d. 1838) and Ferdinand Joseph (d. 1841)[2]
- 1195 — first mentions of family in Ranshofen monastery.
- 14th century — owned lands in Austria, Carinthia and Styria
- 1524 — Leonhard purchased of Castle Rohrau, main residence until now.
- January 4, 1552 — Leonhard von Harrach received the title of Imperial Baron from Charles V.
- November 6, 1627 — Karl von Harrach, his grandson received the title of Imperial Count from Ferdinand II.
- 1701 — Ferdinand Bonaventura I purchased Jilemnice.
- 1708 — Aloys Thomas Raimund marries Cecilia von Thannhausen and attaches her surname to family.
[edit] Manors
Family owned:
- Palais Harrach (Palais Harrach an der Freyung), Vienna (sold to city in 1975)
- Palais Harrach in der Ungargasse, Vienna
- Castle Rohrau, Rohrau, Austria, with notably private collection of paintings known as Graf Harrach’sche Familiensammlung[3] (in 1870-1970 kept in Palais Harrach).
- Chateau Prugg in Bruck an der Leitha
- Chateau Hrádek u Nechanic
- Chateau Náměšť na Hané
- Harrachov (Harrachsdorf) — town in Czech Republic with family's glass manufactory (since 1712), well known as Harrachglas. brand[4]
- Krzeczyn Mały
- Kunín
- Konárovice
- Lodín
[edit] Members
Many of its members bear the title 'Graf' (count/earl) or 'Gräfin' (countess). Members of the family are, among others:
- Przibislaus Harrach (d. 1289) — founder of the family
- Leonhard (d. 1590)
- Karl von Harrach (1570–1628) — his grandson, Imperial envoy to German sovereigns' courts, Ferdinand II's favourite. His children:
- Ernst Albrecht von Harrach (1598–1667), Archbishop of Prague and Cardinal Bishop of Trento.
- Leonhard (d. 1645), founder of the Rohrau line, the Superior Marshall at the Emperor Ferdinand III Habsburg's court.
- Otto Frederick (d. 1639) founder of the Jilemnice line, soldier and diplomat, brother-in-law of Albrecht Wallenstein. His son:
- Ferdinand Bonaventura I Graf Harrach (1637–1706), ambassador in Spain before War of the Spanish Succession. His children:
- Franz Anton Graf von Harrach (1665–1727) — Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vienna and Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Salzburg
- Aloys Thomas Raimund Graf Harrach (1669–1742), vice-king of Naples. His children:
- John Ernest Emmanuel (d. 1739) the Bishop of Nitra
- Ferdinand Bonaventure II (1708–1778) Governor of Milan
- Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau (1696–1749), interim governor of the Austrian Netherlands. His grandsons:
- Ernest Christopher Joseph (d. 1838)
- Ferdinand Joseph (d. 1841). His children:
- Auguste von Harrach (1800–1873) — second wife to king Frederick William III of Prussia
- Karl Philip (d. 1878). His son:
- Ferdinand (1832–1915) — painter.
- Ferdinand Bonaventura I Graf Harrach (1637–1706), ambassador in Spain before War of the Spanish Succession. His children:
- Johann Philipp Graf Harrach (1678–1764), Austrian field marshal
- Ernst Guido (1732–1783)
- Maria Josefa von Harrach (1727–1788), princesse of Liechtenstein, wife of Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein
- Karl Borromäus von Harrach (1761–1829) — honorary Chief Physician at the Elisabethine Hospital in Vienna.
- Johann Nepomuk von Harrach (1828–1909) — Czech politician
- Lieutenant Colonel Count Franz von Harrach (1870–1934), Franz Ferdinand's bodyguard when he was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.
- Countess Stephanie Harrach, Johann Harrach's (d. 1945) widow, current member of family
- Beppo Harrach, modern rally pilot, count Ernst Harrach's son
[edit] See also
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Possibly from Czech word hrách ("pea"). First known member of the family owned definitely Slavonic name Przibislaus. Indirect evidence of pea's theory — Harrach's coat of arms with an element described in heraldry as "golden ball".
- ^ Silesian gentry and aristocracy
- ^ The Collection Of Count Von Harrach
- ^ A Brief Introduction to Harrach Glass
[edit] References
- Reichenberger, Arnold G., The Counts Harrach and the Spanish Theater
