Harrach

The Harrach family^[1] is a Bohemian and Austro-German noble family. The Grafs (Counts) von Harrach were among the most prominent families in the Habsburg Empire.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Manors 2 Members 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

History

Two main family branches (from two Charles Harrach's sons) — of Rohrau (until 1886) and of Jilemnice. Two extant branches were founded by Frederick August's grandsons — Ernest Christopher Joseph (d. 1838) and Ferdinand Joseph (d. 1841)^[2]

• 1195 — first mentions of family in Ranshofen monastery.
• 14th century — owned lands in Austria, Carinthia and Styria
• 1524 — Leonhard purchased of Castle Rohrau, main residence until now.
• January 4, 1552 — Leonhard von Harrach received the title of Imperial Baron from Charles V.
• November 6, 1627 — Karl von Harrach, his grandson received the title of Imperial Count from Ferdinand II.
• 1701 — Ferdinand Bonaventura I purchased Jilemnice.
• 1708 — Aloys Thomas Raimund marries Cecilia von Thannhausen and attaches her surname to family.

Manors

Family owned:

• Palais Harrach (Palais Harrach an der Freyung), Vienna (sold to city in 1975)
• Palais Harrach in der Ungargasse, Vienna
• Castle Rohrau, Rohrau, Austria, with notably private collection of paintings known as Graf Harrach’sche Familiensammlung^[3] (in 1870-1970 kept in Palais Harrach).
• Chateau Prugg in Bruck an der Leitha
• Chateau Hrádek u Nechanic
• Chateau Náměšť na Hané
• Harrachov (Harrachsdorf) — town in Czech Republic with family's glass manufactory (since 1712), well known as Harrachglas. brand^[4]
• Krzeczyn Mały
• Kunín
• Konárovice
• Lodín

Members

Many of its members bear the title 'Graf' (count/earl) or 'Gräfin' (countess). Members of the family are, among others:

• Przibislaus Harrach (d. 1289) — founder of the family
• Leonhard (d. 1590)
• Karl von Harrach (1570–1628) — his grandson, Imperial envoy to German sovereigns' courts, Ferdinand II's favourite. His children:
  • Ernst Albrecht von Harrach (1598–1667), Archbishop of Prague and Cardinal Bishop of Trento.
  • Leonhard (d. 1645), founder of the Rohrau line, the Superior Marshall at the Emperor Ferdinand III Habsburg's court.
  • Otto Frederick (d. 1639) founder of the Jilemnice line, soldier and diplomat, brother-in-law of Albrecht Wallenstein. His son:
    • Ferdinand Bonaventura I Graf Harrach (1637–1706), ambassador in Spain before War of the Spanish Succession. His children:
      • Franz Anton Graf von Harrach (1665–1727) — Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vienna and Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Salzburg
      • Aloys Thomas Raimund Graf Harrach (1669–1742), vice-king of Naples. His children:
        • John Ernest Emmanuel (d. 1739) the Bishop of Nitra
        • Ferdinand Bonaventure II (1708–1778) Governor of Milan
        • Friedrich August von Harrach-Rohrau (1696–1749), interim governor of the Austrian Netherlands. His grandsons:
          • Ernest Christopher Joseph (d. 1838)
          • Ferdinand Joseph (d. 1841). His children:
            • Auguste von Harrach (1800–1873) — second wife to king Frederick William III of Prussia
            • Karl Philip (d. 1878). His son:
              • Ferdinand (1832–1915) — painter.
• Johann Philipp Graf Harrach (1678–1764), Austrian field marshal
• Ernst Guido (1732–1783)
• Maria Josefa von Harrach (1727–1788), princesse of Liechtenstein, wife of Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Karl Borromäus von Harrach (1761–1829) — honorary Chief Physician at the Elisabethine Hospital in Vienna.
• Johann Nepomuk von Harrach (1828–1909) — Czech politician
• Lieutenant Colonel Count Franz von Harrach (1870–1934), Franz Ferdinand's bodyguard when he was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.
• Countess Stephanie Harrach, Johann Harrach's (d. 1945) widow, current member of family
• Beppo Harrach, modern rally pilot, count Ernst Harrach's son

See also

• List of counts of Austria-Hungary
• Mediatized houses
• Gabor Harrach (*1971) Television and Film Producer in New York

Notes

References

• Reichenberger, Arnold G., The Counts Harrach and the Spanish Theater

External links

• Rohrau Castle. Official site
• Count Harrach Collection at liechtensteinmuseum.at
• Pedigree list