The House of Khuen von Belasi (originally ''Khuen, Khuon, Khun'') is the name of an old and distinguished Austrian noble family originated from the

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History

The family starts late 13th century with ''Egon'' or ''Egino de Tramino'' ("dem Kühnen", meaning "the keen"). On 13 June 1542, ''Blasius Khuen'' became "Regimentsrat" of

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and also

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to the

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. From 1560 to 1568, he became

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. In 1573, ''Rudolf Khuen'' was titled ''Belasy von Gandeck'', also Liechtenberg and Aur,

Freiherr (; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , literally "free lord" or "free lady") and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire ...

zu Neu-Lembach. Rudolf Khuen bought the county Gandegg in 1557.

Notable members of the Barons of Khuen von Belasi before 1622

*''Rudolf Khuen von Belasi'' (†1581

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, since 1559

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, later

Geheimrat ''Geheimrat'' was the title of the highest advising officials at the Imperial, royal or princely courts of the Holy Roman Empire, who jointly formed the ''Geheimer Rat'' reporting to the ruler. The term remained in use during subsequent monarchic r ...

of Maximilian II. of Austria and Rudolf II. Titled to a

May, 8th of 1573 *His son ''Johann Eusebius Freiherr Khuen von Belasi'' (†6. November 1622) *''Johann Jakob Khuen von Belasi'', *about 1515; †15. Mai 1586)

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Notable members of the Counts of Khuen von Belasi since 1622

*''Jakob Freiherr Khuen von Belasi'' zu Lichtenberg and Gandeck (†21. September 1639) nobled to

Reichsgraf Imperial Count (german: Reichsgraf) was a title in the Holy Roman Empire. In the medieval era, it was used exclusively to designate the holder of an imperial county, that is, a fief held directly ( immediately) from the emperor, rather than from ...

in 1640 *''Johann Franz Reichsgraf Khuen von Belasi'' (12. August 1649; †3. April 1702

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), Prince-Bishop of

External links

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