List of counts of Austria-Hungary

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This page lists comital families in the territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, whether extant or extinct. Mediatized counts (Reichsgrafen) were entitled to the style of Erlaucht (Illustrious Highness), while others bore the style of Hochgeboren (High Born). The Austrian comital title (Graf) was the second most prestigious title of the Austrian nobility, forming the higher nobility (hoher Adel) alongside the princes (Furst); this close inner circle, called the 100 Familien (100 families), possessed enormous riches and lands. They also had great influence at the court and thus played an important role in politics and diplomacy.[note 1]

Nobility was formally abolished in Austria in 1919.

Preposition[1] Original name Current name Notes
von Abensberg und Traun Abensberg-Traun
von (Althan) Althann
von became extinct in 1248
von Attems
Bartolotti
also used the preposition de and raised from comital (c. 1802) to princely rank (in 1917) by Emperor Charles
von Berényi
von became extinct in 1894,
Brivio von Brokles Brivio
von
von Caprara
von
von
Chotek von Chotkova und Wognin Chotek
von Cobenzl Cobenzl
von Coudenhove-Kalergi
Cseszneky
Czernin von und zu Chudenitz Czernin
Drashkovich of Trakoshtyan also used the preposition de
von
von Erdődy Erdődy
von Eppan extinct since 1248
von extinct since 1122
von extinct since 1620
de Ficquelmont Ficquelmont Extinct
von
de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt Harnoncourt also used varying prepositions/conjunctions
von
von Ghetaldi-Gondola/Gundulich /Gundulich
von
von Gudenus
zu Hardegg
von Harrach zu Rohrau und Thannhausen Harrach
von Hartig
Henckel von Donnersmarck
von Herberstein
von Hohenems
von Hoyos
von Huyn
von Rozwadowski title granted in last years of Holy Roman Empire, family from Poland-Galicia
von Kaunitz
von
Kinsky also princely
von
von Kolowrat Kolowrat Kolowrat and Kolowrat-Krakowsky extant; extinct since 1861
von
von Lamberg
von Ledóchowski Ledóchowski
von Mir
von Mensdorff-Pouilly junior members of Dietrichstein subline used
von Mészkő Mesco also used the preposition de and raised from comital to princely rank (in 1917) by Emperor Charles
von Montfort extinct since 1787
von Neipperg Neipperg title of Fürst von Montenuovo granted to illegitimate line
von
von Pace Pace von Friedensberg
Pálffy von Erdőd Pálffy
von Pallavicini Pallavicini Also the branch Csáky-Pallavicini de Körösszegh et Adorján
von Family ennobled by Ferdinand III in the seventeenth century in recognition of military defense of Christianity. Most of the descendants live in France.
von Renoldi-Staud Renoldi(-subline) one of the multiple branches of the family
von Schallenberg Schallenberg
von Schönborn Schönborn(-subline) this family had multiple branches
von Schönburg(-subline) this family had multiple branches; also princely
von Strozzi Strozzi
von
von Stubenberg extinct since 1868
von also used the preposition de
von
von fled in 1620
von Thun und Hohenstein Thun-Hohenstein also princely
von
von und zu also princely
Wassilko von Serecki also used the preposition de
von
von Wimpffen Wimpffen
von
von
von Wurmbrand-Stuppach
von Zaleski Zaleski family from Poland-Galicia
von Zenz Zenz
von Zichy
von Zierotin
von Zinzendorf
^ Where this section is blank, it is possible that the preposition is unknown or did not exist.

Comital families[]

The list of comital families from the Hungarian half of Austria-Hungary according to the :

Notes[]

  1. ^ The German forms of the titles are Graf (count) and Gräfin (countess), while Hungarian forms are gróf (count) and grófnő (countess born or granted with the title) or grófné (wife of a count).
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