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Windisch-Graetz
The House of Windisch-Graetz, also spelled Windischgrätz, is an ancient Austrian aristocratic family, descending from Windischgrätz in Lower Styria (present-day Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia). The noble dynasty serving the House of Habsburg achieved the rank of ''Freiherren'' in 1551, of Imperial Counts in 1682 and of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1804. As a mediatised house, the family belongs to high nobility. History According to the Almanach de Gotha, the family was first recorded in 1242. They temporarily served as '' ministeriales'' of the Patriarchs of Aquileia, owners of Windischgrätz until the mid 14th century. One Conrad of Windischgracz (d. 1339) acted as a Habsburg administrator in the Habsburg Duchy of Styria from 1323 onwards. The family owned Thal, Styria a former Von Graben possession, between 1315 and 1605. In 1574 the dynasty obtained '' Inkolat'' in Bohemia; later, however, several members converted to Lutheranism and lost their estates in the cours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Nicholas Of Windisch-Graetz
Joseph Louis Nicholas, Count of Windisch-Graetz, Baron of Waldstein and Thal (6 December 1744 – 24 January 1802) was a nobleman, a member of the House of Windisch-Graetz, and was chamberlain (office), chamberlain to Archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria. Early life He was the second son of Count Leopold Carl Joseph of Windish-Graetz (1718–1746) and his wife Countess Maria Antonia Josepha von Khevenhüller (1726–1746). As his father died young, he was the heir of his grandfather, Count Leopold Johann Victorin Windisch-Graetz. However, the estate was heavily indebted, forcing him to sell Červená Lhota Castle in Southern Bohemia to the Barons of Gudenus in 1755 and the Trautmannsdorf an der Leitha estate in Lower Austria in 1756. Career On 12 May 1781, he purchased the lordships of Tachov, Ctěnice Castle, Ctěnice, and Štěkeň from Ernestine :de:Fuchs (Adelsgeschlecht), Fuchs von Bimbach, the widow of Count Adam Philipp Losy von Losinthal. Here he founded his extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
