Thun und Hohenstein

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Coat of arms of the Princes of Thun und Hohenstein

The House of Thun und Hohenstein, also known as Thun-Hohenstein, belonged to the historical

Bohemian nobility. There is one princely and several comital branches of the family. The princely branch of the family lived at Děčín (German: Tetschen) in Bohemia
for more than 200 years.

History

Thun Castle at Ton, Trentino, Italy

A

Tyrol (today part of the Trentino province of Italy), the male line traces back to Manfreinus of Tunno in 1187.[1] In 1469, they became hereditary cup-bearers of the Prince-bishopric of Trent and in 1558 of the Prince-bishopric of Brixen
.

Titles of Baron, Count and Prince

The family's original, baronial and comital arms (from left to right)

All males of the family were granted the hereditary title of

entailed lordship of Tetschen since 1879.[1]

Properties in Bohemia

The family acquired Klášterec nad Ohří Chateau in 1621, Jílové Castle in 1629 (expropriated in 1946), and Děčín Castle in the second half of the 17th century, which became the family's main seat until it was sold in 1932. They also acquired Choltice Castle and Benátky nad Jizerou Castle, and several palaces in Prague.

Notable family members

Coats of Arms of Alfonso Franz (1625–1688), Anna Barbara (1632–1709) and their daughter Pulcheria Felicitas von Thun und Hohenstein displayed on an 18th century ancestry chart

Friedrich von Thun und Hohenstein

Of the three sons of Count Franz Anton (1786–1873) and his wife Countess

St. Petersburg
.

After his retirement in 1863 from the public service in the Bohemian

Reichsrat he supported the federal policy of his brother Leo. In 1879 he was made a hereditary member of the Upper House. In this position he was, on his death 24 September 1881, succeeded by his eldest son Franz (born 1847).[2]

Maria Wilhelmine von Thun und Hohenstein

Main article: Maria Wilhelmine von Thun und Hohenstein

Countess Maria Wilhelmine von Thun und Hohenstein, née Countess von Ulfeldt was a Viennese aristocrat of the 18th century. She was the hostess of a musically and intellectually outstanding salon, and a patroness of music, notably that of Mozart and Beethoven
.

Leopold von Thun und Hohenstein

Leopold, Count von Thun und Hohenstein
Main article: Leopold, Count von Thun und Hohenstein

Count Leopold von Thun und Hohenstein (1811–1888) was a leading Austrian statesman who was later a minister in the cabinets of Schwarzenberg and Bach.

Franz von Thun und Hohenstein

Main article: Franz, Prince of Thun and Hohenstein

Count Franz Anton von Thun und Hohenstein, Czech: hrabě František Antonín z Thunu a Hohensteina (1847–1916) was an Austro-Hungarian nobleman and statesman. He was Governor of his native Bohemia from 1889 to 1896 and again from 1911 to 1915. He was elevated to the rank of Prince by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on 19 July 1911. Leaving no sons, he was succeeded in the princely title by his brother Jaroslav (1864–1929).[1]

Galeas von Thun und Hohenstein

Main article: Galeas von Thun und Hohenstein

Fra' Galeas von Thun und Hohenstein (1850–1931) was the 75th

Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
from 1905 to 1931.

Róża Maria von Thun und Hohenstein

Main article: Róża Thun

Róża Maria Fürstin von Thun und Hohenstein (

European Parliament Member (MEP) from Poland
since 2009.

Other prominent members

Historic properties

References

  1. ^ a b c d Almanach de Gotha, Thun und Hohenstein. Justus Perthes, 1944, p. 539 (in French).
  2. Headlam, James Wycliff (1911). "Thun-Hohenstein". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica
    . Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 898.

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