List of counts of Austria-Hungary

This page lists comital families in the territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, whether extant or extinct. The style of address was, but not in all cases, Erlaucht (Illustrious Highness). Also used was Gräfliche Gnaden (Comital Grace). The Austrian comital title (Graf) was the second most prestigious title of the Austrian nobility, forming the higher nobility (hoher Adel) alongside the princes (Furst); this close inner circle, called the 100 Familien (100 families), possessed enormous riches and lands. They also had great influence at the court and thus played an important role in politics and diplomacy.

Please note that nobility as such was formally abolished in Austria in 1919.

The German forms of the titles are Graf (count) and Gräfin (countess) and, for a Countess not being married, the title Komtesse (borrowed from the French language Comtesse), while Hungarian forms are gróf (count) and grófnő (countess born or granted with the title) or grófné (count's wife).

Preposition[1] Original name Current name Notes
von Abensberg und Traun Abensberg-Traun
von Althann (Althan) Althann
von Andechs-Meranien became extinct in 1248
von Attems Attems
Bartolotti von Partenfeld Bartolotti
Barth von Barthenheim de Bart also used the preposition de and raised from comital (c. 1802) to princely rank (in 1917) by Emperor Charles
von Berényi Berényi
von Bozen Bozen, Maurer, Mauriello, Morello exiled in 1927 from Italy
von Breuner Breuner-Asparn became extinct in 1894, one member was married to the old hungarian nobel fammily Kováts and the descendants of this fammily are actually descendants of Breuners, Breuner-Nussdorf (also B.-Nußdorf) in 1864
Brivio von Brokles Brivio
Bucquoi von Longueval Bucquoi
von Buol-Schauenstein Buol-Schauenstein
von Caprara
von Cavriani Cavriani
von Chorinsky Chorinsky
Chotek von Chotkova und Wognin Chotek
von Cobenzl Cobenzl
von Coudenhove-Kalergi Coudenhove-Kalergi
Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek Cseszneky
Czernin von und zu Chudenitz Czernin
Drashkovich of Trakoshtyan also used the preposition de
von Eibenstein Eibenstein
von Enzenberg Enzenberg
von Erdődy Erdődy
von Eppan extinct since 1248
von Eppensteiner extinct since 1122
von Eyczing extinct since 1620
de Ficquelmont Marie de Ficquelmont also using the preposition von, counts of the Holy Roman Empire, also part of French nobility, current members of the family reside in France
von Firmian Firmian
de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt Harnoncourt also used varying prepositions/conjunctions
von Clam-Gallas Clam-Gallas
von Ghetaldi-Gondola/Gundulich Ghetaldi-Gondola/Gundulich
von Goëss Goëss
von Gudenus Gudenus
zu Hardegg auf Glatz und im Machlande Hardegg
von Harrach zu Rohrau und Thannhausen Harrach
von Hartig Hartig
Henckel von Donnersmarck
von Herberstein Herberstein
von Hohenems Hohenems
von Hoyos Hoyos
von Huyn Huyn
von Kaunitz Kaunitz
von Keyersling Keyersling
Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau Kinsky also princely
von Kollonitsch Kollonitsch
von Kolowrat Kolowrat Kolowrat and Kolowrat-Krakowsky extant; Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky extinct since 1861
von Kuefstein Kuefstein
von Lamberg Lamberg-Karlovsky The only son of Reichsgraf Carl Othmar von Lamberg is C.C. Lamberg-Karlovsky a noted professor of archaeology at Harvard University. Elizabeth Lamberg Moulton lives in Hanover, N.H.

The youngest members of the family reside in Rockville, Maryland.
von Ledóchowski Ledóchowski
von Mir
von Mensdorff-Pouilly junior members of Dietrichstein subline used Dietrichstein-Mensdorff-Pouilly
von Montfort extinct since 1787
von Neipperg Neipperg illegitimate line became Princes of Montenuovo
von Norman und von Audenhove Norman-Audenhove
Pálffy von Erdőd Pálffy
von Pallavicini Pallavicini
Sanchez de la Cerda de la Cerda
von Schönborn Schönborn(-subline) this family had multiple branches
von Schönburg Schönburg(-subline) this family had multiple branches; also princely
Sizzo-Noris Sizzo-Noris
von Strozzi Strozzi
von Stubenberg extinct since 1868
von Sylva von Tarouca Sylva-Tarouca also used the preposition de
von Teuffenbach Teuffenbach
von Thonradel Thonradel fled in 1620
von Thun-Hohenstein (Thun und Hohenstein Thun-Hohenstein also princely
von Trautson Trautson
von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg also princely
von Wilczek Wilczek
von Wimpffen Wimpffen
von Wetter-Tegerfelden Wetter-Tegerfelden
von Wodzicki Wodzicki
von Wurmbrand-Stuppach Wurmbrand-Stuppach
Vrints zu Falkenstein
von Zenz Zenz
von Zichy
von Zinzendorf Zinzendorf
^ Where this section is blank, it is possible that the preposition is unknown or did not exist.

Comital families

The list of comital families from the Hungarian half of Austria-Hungary according to the 8th Law of 1886: