Althann
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Althann (also spelled Althan, Altham or Altheim) is the name of a German noble family from Lower Bavaria. They are one of the oldest extant German noble families, going back to at least 1129.[1] By 1400, they had moved to Austria, where they were created barons, in 1574, and counts, in 1610. After Brandenberg-Prussia annexed Silesia in the First Silesian War, a branch of the family joined the Prussian nobility.[2] In the nineteenth century, they had seats in both the Austrian and Prussian Herrenhauser, or House of Lords.[3]
A list of notable members and possessions of the family may be found in the corresponding German Wikipedia article.
References
- ^ Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau (2005). Der Landkreis Dillingen a. d. Donau in Geschichte und Gegenwart: 3. neu bearbeitete Auflage, Dillingen an der Donau. pp. 223–224, 248.
- ^ von Hefner, Otto Titan (1857). J. Siebmachers's großes Wappenbuch, Band 3, Abt. 1: Der Adel des Königreichs Preußen. p. 1.
- ^ Chronik der preussischen Herrenhauses. 1885. p. 150.
Bibliography
- Wilhelm Hauser, Das Geschlecht derer von Althann. Dissertation: Vienna, 1949.
- Joseph Kögler, Die Chroniken der Grafschaft Glatz. Neu bearbeitet von Dieter Pohl, (Köln, 1992ff): Volume 2: 257–259; Volume 4: 220–225.
Category:European noble families Category:Austrian noble families Category:German noble families Category:Prussian nobility
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