House of Schwarzenberg
The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German and Czech nobility, and they once held the rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire.The cadet branch, which was established by Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg at Orlík Castle, continues to the present day.The German and Austrian properties from the primogeniture were embedded (with some exceptions) into the Fürstlich Schwarzenberg'sche Familienstiftung (Princely Schwarzenberg Family-Foundation) based in Vaduz.His marriage with Maria von Grumbach (†1564) ensured Groot Terhorne Castle until 1879 as the family seat in the Netherlands.The Frisian line was made a member of the Dutch nobility by a Royal decree of King William I of the Netherlands on August 28, 1814.He and his descendants were made members of the Prussian nobility by an Imperial decree, issued by Emperor Wilhelm II, and are entitled to carry the German title Freiherr.The House of Schwarzenberg produced many military commanders, politicians, church dignitaries (including a Cardinal), innovators and patrons of the arts.[1] Upon the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in 1939, the possessions of Prince Adolph of Schwarzenberg were seized by the Nazi authorities.Back then, the Spanish Netherlands, Prince-Bishopric of Liège and Duchy of Luxemburg were states within the Holy Roman Empire.[4] In 1599, Adolf von Schwarzenberg became an Imperial Count, and was given by the emperor a quarter with a canting arms showing the head of a Turk being pecked by a raven.[5][8] Due to the absence of a male heir, Count Rudolf requested at the imperial court that the two families should be consolidated.This was granted, which meant for the Schwarzenberg family not only to assume all titles, rights and duties of the Counts of Sulz, but also to inherit all of Rudolf's properties.This unique distinction was granted to commemorate the field marshal's victory in the Battle of the Nations, where he was the Generalissimo of the Sixth Coalition.
SeinsheimHoly Roman EmpireOld Swiss ConfederacyKingdom of BohemiaDuchy of StyriaArchduchy of AustriaGerman ConfederationAustrian EmpireAustria-HungaryDuchy of FranconiaErkinger VI of Seinsheim aka Erkinger I of SchwarzenbergPrince and Lord of SchwarzenbergDuke of KrumlovLandgrave of KlettgauCount of SulzLord of WittingauLord of FrauenbergLord of PostelbergLord of LobositzLord of KornhausLord of NeuschlossLord of ProtivinLord of NetolitzLord of WorlikLord of WinterbergLord of MurauLord of ReifensteinLord of FrauenburgStyle(s)Serene HighnessDissolution of the Holy Roman EmpireFranconianBohemianGermanCzech nobilityPrinces of the Holy Roman Empirehigh nobilityMiddle AgesKarel, 12th Prince of SchwarzenbergMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech RepublicFranconiaErkinger of SeinsheimScheinfeldFreiherrBohemiaImperial CountsStyrianHouse of EggenbergČeský KrumlovCzech RepublicmajoratsKarl Philipp, Prince of SchwarzenbergOrlík CastleKarl VII of SchwarzenbergMinister of Foreign Affairsfidei commissaprimogenituresecundogenitureThe Abduction of GanymedePeter Paul RubensJohann Georg de HamiltonHluboká CastleDutch nobilityKing William I of the NetherlandsRittmeisterImperial German ArmyEmperor Wilhelm IIImperial Immediate EstatesEarldom of BuchanCardinalLobkowiczErkinger VI of Seinsheim, 1st Baron of SchwarzenbergBishopric of Würzburgvon BibraJohann, Baron of SchwarzenbergMartin LutherConstitutio Criminalis CarolinaField marshalEmperor Charles VGerman Peasants' WarGuelders WarsAulic CouncilHofmarschallMargrave Philip II of BadenMaximilian IIRudolf IIGovernorDutch States PartySiege of MaastrichtMaastrichtAdolf, Count of SchwarzenbergRaab, HungaryAdam, Count of SchwarzenbergGrand MasterGeorge William, Elector of BrandenburgOrder of Saint JohnThirty Years WarFerdinand, 2nd Prince of SchwarzenbergAdam Franz, 3rd Prince of SchwarzenbergEleonore Princess of LobkowiczCharles VIJoseph I, 4th Prince of SchwarzenbergOrder of the Golden FleeceJoseph II, 6th Prince of Schwarzenbergimperial immediacyKarl Philipp Prince of Schwarzenbergvon HohenfeldEsterházyNapoleonic WarsSt.PetersburgGeneralissimoSixth CoalitionBattle of the NationsLeipzigBishopCologneLiègeSalzburgPassauEsztergomPrince Felix of SchwarzenbergField Marshal LieutenantJane DigbyMinister-President of the Austrian EmpireFriedrich Prince of SchwarzenbergMajor General