The House of Montecuccoli is the name of an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

noble family, descending from Montecuccoli Castle,

Pavullo nel Frignano Pavullo nel Frignano ( Frignanese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Modenese Apeninnes. It is home to the medieval Castle of Montecuccolo, birthplace of the 17th century condottiero Raimondo Mon ...

in the former

Duchy of Modena A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a medieval country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or queen in Western European tradition. There once existed an important difference between ...

. In later parts of its history, a branch of it became thoroughly Austrian in identity and loyalty, though keeping the Italian name.

Notable members

*Count Ernesto Montecuccoli (1582-1633), general for the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War * Leopold Philip Montecuccoli (1663–1698), Austrian general, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire *

Raimondo Montecuccoli Raimondo Montecuccoli (; 21 February 1609 – 16 October 1680) was an Italian-born professional soldier, military theorist, and diplomat, who served the Habsburg monarchy. Experiencing the Thirty Years' War from scratch as a simple footsoldie ...

(1609–1680), Italian military general in Austrian service * Rudolf Montecuccoli (1843–1922), chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy *

Sebastiano de Montecuccoli Count Sebastiano de Montecuccoli, also spelt Montecucoli or Montecuculli (died 7 October 1536) was an Italian nobleman in the service of Francis I of France, executed for allegedly having poisoned the King's eldest son. Montecuccoli was secretary t ...

(died 1536), Italian nobleman in French service

Notable members

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