Starhemberg
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Starhemberg is the name of an Austria
n noble family hailing from Upper Austria
, specifically Steyr
and Steinbach, who were Counts of the Empire
from 1643, raised to princes in 1765. The family's museum is in Castle Starhemberg in Eferding
, Upper Austria.
Starhemberg is the name of an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n noble family hailing from Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
, specifically Steyr
Steyr
Steyr is a town, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and simultaneously the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria....
and Steinbach, who were Counts of the Empire
Graf
Graf is a historical German noble title equal in rank to a count or a British earl...
from 1643, raised to princes in 1765. The family's museum is in Castle Starhemberg in Eferding
Eferding
Eferding is a city and the capital of the Eferding district in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. It had a population of 3,393 as of the 2001 census.-Geography:...
, Upper Austria.
Notable people
- Eberhard IV of Starhemberg (ca 1370–1429), Archbishop of Salzburg from 1427 until his death
- Erasmus of Starhemberg
- Count Ernst Rüdiger von StarhembergErnst Rüdiger von StarhembergCount Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg was the army commander of Vienna during the second siege of Vienna in 1683, imperial general during the Great Turkish War and President of the Hofkriegsrat.Starhemberg fought in the 1660s under Raimondo Montecuccoli against the French and the Turks.In 1683 he...
(1638–1701), Austrian politician, field marshal, the defender of ViennaBattle of ViennaThe Battle of Vienna took place on 11 and 12 September 1683 after Vienna had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months...
against the Turks in 1683, commander of the Vienna city defence - Maximilian Lorenz Starhemberg (ca 1640–89), Imperial field marshal and commander of the fortress of PhilippsburgPhilippsburgPhilippsburg is a town in Germany, in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg.-History:Before 1632, Philippsburg was known as "Udenheim".The city was a possession of the Bishop of Speyer from 1371–1718...
, brother of Ernst Rüdiger - Gundaker Starhemberg Thomas (1663–1745), half-brother of Ernst Rüdiger, financial expert
- Bohunka Starhemberg (died 1530), wife of the Bohemian noble Jost III of RosenbergHouse of RosenbergThe Rosenberg family was the most significant and influential Bohemian noble family playing important role in Czech medieval history from 13th century till 1611...
, who died at the birth of their daughter - Guido StarhembergGuido StarhembergGuido Wald Rüdiger, count of Starhemberg; was an Austrian military officer.He was a cousin of Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg , the famous commander of Vienna during the Turkish siege of 1683, and acted as his ADC during the siege...
(1657–1737), Austrian commander during the War of the Spanish SuccessionWar of the Spanish SuccessionThe War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have... - Maria Eva Sophia of Starhemberg (1722–73)
- Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1861–1927), Austrian politician and landowner
- Fanny von StarhembergFanny von StarhembergPrincess Franziska von Starhemberg born October 24, 1875 in Vienna - died April 27, 1943 in Darkov , was an Austrian politician....
(1875–1943), Austrian politician for the Christian Social Party - Ernst Rüdiger StarhembergErnst Rüdiger StarhembergErnst Rüdiger Camillo Starhemberg was an Austrian nationalist and conservative politician prior to World War II, a leader of the Heimwehr and later of the Christian Social Party/Fatherland's Front...
(1899–1956), Austrian politician, Vice-Chancellor of Austria and HeimwehrHeimwehrThe Heimwehr or sometimes Heimatschutz were a Nationalist, initially paramilitary group operating within Austria during the 1920s and 1930s; they were similar in methods, organisation, and ideology to Germany's Freikorps... - Heinrich Starhemberg, (1934–97) son of Ernst Rüdiger and Nora GregorNora Gregor-Biography:She was born Eleonora Hermina Gregor in Gorizia, a town which then belonged to Austria-Hungary but is now part of Italy, to Austrian Jewish parents.Her first husband was Mitja Nikisch, a pianist...
, actor and writer using the pseudonymPseudonymA pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Henry Gregor